Big Met Golf Course (originally named Course
#1), believed to be Ohio's most played golf course, has
hosted over 6,000,000 rounds of golf since it opened in
1926. During the "Golden Era" of golf in the early 1920s,
the sports director of the Cleveland Press, Rodney
C. Sutton, proposed that the Cleveland Metropolitan Park
Board build a golf course in the Rocky River Valley. Local
golf enthusiasts persuaded the board that golf was a growing
sport and that a "Pay as you play" course was needed and
would be supported.
The original course design was completed by Stanley Thompson
and has since undergone several major changes. In 1950,
the original small clubhouse was replaced with the current
clubhouse to allow for more parking. When Big Met opened,
golfers traveled to the course by various modes of transportation
including streetcar, foot, and horseback.
In 1964, a fairway irrigation system was installed and
in 1967, holes #7 and #8 were lengthened and remodeled.
A dominant characteristic of Big Met is the "dike" which
helps hold back the Rocky River and can be seen from several
vantage points.
With gentle rolling hills, moderate length, eight sand
bunkers, and neatly trimmed rough, Big Met Golf Course has
the ideal blend of scenic beauty and playability, yet the
course is challenging enough for the advanced player.
Features: Pro shop, snack bar, power and hand cart
rental, practice putting greens, waters greens, tees and
fairways.
Big Met Tee Reservations
A Big Show food service
