Home » Course Review  Cumberland Trail Golf Club in Pataskala: A
true challenge in central Ohio  By Carl W. Grody, Contributor
PATASKALA, Ohio -- Golf architects often get carried away when
asked to build an upscale course.  Cumberland Trail Golf Club -
13th Cumberland Trail Golf Club might be the fairest upscale
public course in central Ohio. Cumberland Trail Golf Club -
13thCumberland Trail G.C. - clubhouse  The big budget that goes
with such projects offers the chance to include all sorts of
bells and whistles. Ever dream of designing a 650-yard par five?
How about a par three with a ring of bunkers in the middle of
the putting green? Or a green as steep as a ski slope and grass
cut so close that the Stimpmeter approaches Tiger's point total
in the World Rankings?  Michael Hurdzan and Dana Fry ignored
those temptations when designing Cumberland Trail Golf Club,
located about 20 miles east of downtown Columbus. Don't get the
wrong idea; Cumberland Trail can be difficult, but that's not
because Hurdzan and