Holey Terror: Hole No. 11 at EagleSticks Golf Club
EagleSticks Golf Club • Zanesville, OH • eaglesticks.com • 740-454-4900
Hole No. 11 • Par 5 • 591 yards
Designed in 1990 by Ohio’s own Dr. Michael Hurdzan, EagleSticks Golf Club can perhaps best be described as Augusta National in a shoebox.
Located just outside of Columbus in Zanesville, OH, the layout tumbles across 150 acres of rolling farmland with elevation changes of more than 100 feet. Most of the tee boxes are located on the highest ground, so you’ll be treated to panoramic views on most holes before launching majestic drives down the fairways below. Cascading waterfalls and pristine woodlands of oak, maple, ash, locust, walnut and cherry trees add to the course’s intrinsic beauty.
Challenging and compact at just 6,500 yards from the back tees, EagleSticks is a layout that clearly favors accuracy and finesse over raw power. In fact, one of the things you’ll quickly figure out is how the shorter holes are often the ones with the sharpest claws. The downhill 338-yard, par-4 No. 7 is just one fine example.
However, for pure Holey Terror, it’s the longest hole at EagleSticks that invokes the most fear. Stretching from 460 all the way back to 591 yards, the par-5 No. 11 might just be the best three-shot hole in central Ohio. Considered the course’s signature hole by most, it starts with a stomach-dropping downhill plunge off the tee. The fairway is split in two by a creek about 225 yards out and a stream runs alongside the left as you get closer to the green. A par or rare birdie here would be a feather in any golfer’s cap.
The TeeTime Golf Pass Holey Terror Challenge
Think you’ve conquered Hole No. 11 — or survived a hole just as nasty at your home course? We want to see it.
Film yourself playing the most unique or brutal hole at your favorite course and post it on social media with #TeeTimeChallenge, tagging us @teetimegolfpass. We’ll feature the best submissions on our channels — and the winners earn a free TeeTime Golf Pass for next season.
Whether it’s a stomach-dropping par-5, a creek-split fairway, or a green that swallows approach shots whole — every course has that one hole. Show us yours.
And if you know a hole that deserves its own Holey Terror spotlight, let Bud know. Submit your nomination to [email protected] — we’d love to feature it in an upcoming issue of our weekly newsletter.
