Canterbury Golf Club
Beachwood, OH
Canterbury Golf Club is a private 18-hole, par-72 golf course in Beachwood, Ohio, playing 7,005 yards with a course rating of 74.6 and slope of 140. It is ranked #8 on Golf Digest's Best in Ohio (2025-26).
🏛 Designed by Herbert Strong (1921); W.H. Way (renovation, 1928)
Canterbury Golf Club is a private club in Beachwood, Ohio, designed by Herbert Strong and opened in 1922, with a 1928 reconstruction by W.H. Way. It has hosted the U.S. Open, PGA Championship, U.S. Senior Open, Senior PGA Championship, and U.S. Amateur, including Jack Nicklaus's 1973 PGA Championship win.
Accolades
- Ranked #8, Best in Ohio (Golf Digest, 2025-26)
📍 22000 S. Woodland Road, Beachwood, OH 44128
Course layout
Hole lines and layout © OpenStreetMap contributors. Tap a hole line for par and yardage.
Scorecard, hole by hole
- Par 72 over 18 holes: 4 par 3s, 10 par 4s, 4 par 5s
- Longest hole: No. 16, 620 yards, par 5
- Shortest hole: No. 11, 165 yards, par 3
- Hardest hole by handicap: No. 4 (par 4, 490 yards)
- Biggest elevation change: No. 18, about 55 ft uphill from tee to green
- Water in play on holes 3, 4 and 15
- Doglegs: 2 left, 4 right
| Hole | Par | Yards | Hcp | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 445 | 3 | dogleg right, 7 bunkers, plays about 25 ft downhill |
| 2 | 4 | 375 | 9 | dogleg left, 14 bunkers, plays about 15 ft uphill |
| 3 | 3 | 175 | 17 | water in play, 11 bunkers |
| 4 | 4 | 490 | 1 | dogleg left, water in play, 7 bunkers, plays about 30 ft downhill |
| 5 | 4 | 415 | 13 | 5 bunkers, plays about 25 ft uphill |
| 6 | 5 | 520 | 7 | 7 bunkers, plays about 20 ft downhill |
| 7 | 3 | 195 | 15 | 3 bunkers |
| 8 | 4 | 410 | 11 | 10 bunkers |
| 9 | 5 | 550 | 5 | 5 bunkers, plays about 40 ft uphill |
| Out | 36 | 3,575 | ||
| 10 | 4 | 360 | 12 | dogleg right, 1 bunker, plays about 20 ft downhill |
| 11 | 3 | 165 | 18 | 6 bunkers |
| 12 | 4 | 370 | 14 | dogleg right, 9 bunkers |
| 13 | 5 | 490 | 10 | 13 bunkers |
| 14 | 4 | 385 | 6 | dogleg right, 3 bunkers, plays about 10 ft uphill |
| 15 | 4 | 365 | 4 | water in play, 6 bunkers |
| 16 | 5 | 620 | 2 | 4 bunkers, plays about 45 ft downhill |
| 17 | 3 | 230 | 16 | 4 bunkers, plays about 20 ft uphill |
| 18 | 4 | 445 | 8 | 15 bunkers, plays about 55 ft uphill |
| In | 36 | 3,430 | ||
| Total | 72 | 7,005 |
Scorecard from the Black tees. Doglegs, water and bunkers are read from the OpenStreetMap hole lines and mapped hazards © OpenStreetMap contributors. Elevation: Open-Meteo / Copernicus DEM, approximate.
Tournaments hosted
- U.S. Open: 1940, 1946
- PGA Championship: 1973
Source: Wikidata Q5033653 (CC0).
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