Batavia, Ohio
Stonelick Hills offers one of the Cincinnati area’s most enjoyable public rounds—a hilly, wooded layout where shot-making, not sheer length, rules the day. You’ll enjoy pure golf off the map of real estate, with fast greens and smartly routed holes laying out risk and reward.
Stonelick Hills is a labor of love, conceived by Jeff Osterfeld to strip away distractions and deliver authentic, pure golf. The routing cleverly exploits the rolling, wooded terrain, winding between ponds, lakes, and elevation changes to keep every hole distinctive. Osterfeld’s course, while not professionally pedigreed, surprises with strategic nuance—balancing risk and reward, especially on the back nine and in the five-par-5, five-par-3 arrangement. Conditioning is excellent, greens are fast and honest, and each hole feels thought-out for maximum enjoyment.
Jeff Osterfeld personally designed every hole, making Stonelick Hills his golf magnum opus.
A demanding par 4 with distance and danger both in play. Strategic play is key—the longer you get, the narrower your margin for error.
Aim for the heart of the fairway, and don’t bite off more than you can chew into a well-guarded green.
Trouble awaits right and long, making par a real win.
Exceptional conditioning—firm fairways and fast greens
Fast for a public course; usually under 4.5 hours
Golf-forward, welcoming, not stuffy
Use Stonelick’s online guide to plan your start and highlight risk/reward holes in advance.
Short par 4s and reachable par 5s mean wedge play swings scoring.
Practice clubbing and shaping shots up- and downhill; the hills matter.
Stonelick Hills opens, conceived as a pure golf-only project
Founder Jeff Osterfeld (of Penn Station East Coast Subs) designs every hole and bunker
Rapidly develops strong regional reputation for conditioning and layout
Local newspapers call it "the best in the county"
Course guide and strategy resources expanded online
Stonelick Hills is the passion project of Jeff Osterfeld, a sandwich shop entrepreneur who poured his resources into creating a pure golf experience. Forgoing the real estate trend, he designed every hole himself – and still personally tweaks the course to this day.
Reviewers are charmed by the sight of live buffalo just outside the property—a quirky touch that adds to the authentic, local feel. A glimpse of these gentle beasts reminds you this is Ohio, not just any golf corridor.
Unlike most modern courses, Stonelick Hills has no homes ringing its fairways. Its founder rejected real estate plans, devoting the entire property to pure, uninterrupted golf.
Created by the founder of Penn Station East Coast Subs
Sometimes buffalo graze beside the fairways
No homes line the course—just pure golf
Five par 5s and five par 3s create a unique balance
Osterfeld continues course tweaks every season
A strong public companion with destination-caliber variety and a fun, playable routing.
The area's preeminent classic private architecture for a bucket-list round—if you can secure an invite.
Longtime local favorite with a championship pedigree.
Friendly layout and public-accessible, good for a lower-stress encore round.
Milford or northeast Cincinnati for quickest access to both Stonelick Hills and the region’s best clubs
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