State tournaments moving away from Ohio State

The 2024 state high school golf tournaments will not be played in Columbus this fall, the Ohio High School Athletic Association has announced.

Instead, the golf tournaments will be spread throughout Ohio, with the boys Division III state tournament being held Oct. 11-12 at the NorthStar Golf Club in Sunbury, the Division II boys and girls state tournaments being held Oct. 13-14 at Firestone Country Club in Akron, and the Division I boys and girls state tournaments being held at the NCR Country Club in Kettering.

The move was made after officials at the Ohio State University Golf Club, which has hosted the state tournaments since 1929 (except for years while undergoing renovations) informed the OHSAA they are declining to host the state tournaments this fall.

NorthStar, Firestone and NCR are under contract to host the state tournaments only for the 2024 season.

“We are thrilled to be able to add Firestone Country Club and NCR Country Club to our list of state tournament venues,” Doug Ute, OHSAA Executive Director, said. “The golf community is very familiar with these two prestigious country clubs and our state tournament qualifiers will have a great experience at those courses, along with our continued relationship with NorthStar Golf Club, which has been a great host.”

The girls Division II tournament will be played on Firestone’s Fazio Vourse, while the boys will be played on the North Course.

The girls Division I tournament will be played on NCR’s North Course, with the boys playing on the South Course.

Firestone Country Club opened in 1929 and has hosted the PGA Tour and PGA Tour Champions for 70 years and is the current home to the Kaulig Companies Championship. It has also hosted three PGA Championships and a Senior PGA Championship.

“We are excited to continue our history in championship golf and partner with the OHSAA to host part of the state golf championships at Firestone Country Club,” said Dale Davis, Director of Golf at Firestone Country

Club. “It will be great to see athletes compete on the North and Fazio course over two days to determine the state champions.”

NCR Country Club hosted the 1969 PGA Championship on the South Course. It also hosted the 2005 U.S. Senior Open, the 1986 U.S. Women’s Open and the 2022 U.S. Senior Women’s Open.

“We are thrilled to be a part of the state golf championships and are looking forward to hosting the competitors and their families,” said Jeff Grant, Chief Operating Officer at NCR Country Club.

The OHSAA also announced that the regular season for high school golf will begin on Monday, July, 29, rather than the previously announced date of Aug. 1.