Golf Travel Insider
Head to head: Ohio vs. Michigan
By ERIK PETERSONTravel Editor, GolfChannel.com
Posted: November 2, 2009
The college football rivalry between Ohio State and Michigan dates back to 1897, with Michigan leading the series, 57-42-6. Here's how the two states match up when it comes to golf:
| Ohio vs. Michigan |  |  |  |
| Total golf courses | 761 | 824 | Michigan |
| Best course | Muirfield Village | Oakland Hills Country Club | Ohio |
| Best public course | Longaberger Golf Club | Arcadia Bluffs Golf Course | Michigan |
| Top 100 courses* | 5 | 4 | Ohio |
| Mens majors hosted | 7 U.S. Opens, 11 PGAs | 6 PGAs, 6 U.S. Opens | Ohio |
| Best golfer | Jack Nicklaus | Leo Diegel | Ohio |
| College course | The Ohio State University Golf Club | University of Michigan Golf Course | Ohio |
Overall winner: Ohio
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Mike Skier on 11/19/2009, at 12:46 PM EST
“I don't know where in Michigan you played your golf, but Michigan's courses in general are some of the best Public courses in the country. The NW triangle of the lower peninsula is rated by many publications as the Summer Golf Capital of the whole country. My friends from Ohio can not believe how many beautiful courses that we have in Michigan. At one time we had over a 1000 public courses in the state. The U of M course is not rated as high as yours because they picked the fairly flat property right near the Big House. All around Ann Arbor are great couses with lots of terain changes. The guy that hired the crook, Rich Rod, the Michigan AD Ed Martin is gone at the end of the year. Rich Rod will be gone the end of next year, so enjoy your time now, but we will be back. This one individual has set this program back farther than any other coach in school history, which goes back to playing the 1st college football games in 1879. The Wolverines won the very first Rose Bowl in 1902, has won an NCAA-record 860 games and has an all-time winning percentage of .745, also an NCAA record. ”