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Chardon sits at the heart of Geauga County in northeastern Ohio's "Snow Belt," where Lake Erie's weather systems pile up against the higher elevation and produce some of the most dramatic winters in the state. Golf here has a compressed, hard-earned season, which tends to produce a certain type of course culture — regulars who show up early in April while the ground is still soft and squeeze out rounds well into November.
Chardon Lakes is a public facility serving a small city that punches above its weight in local golf tradition. The layout plays to a par 71, a structure that typically signals either a short par 4 converted to a par 3 somewhere in the routing, or a course that rewards precision over raw power. That asymmetry can make it play differently than a conventional par 72, rewarding players who manage their game rather than simply overpower it.
The terrain across Geauga County is gently rolling glacial moraine — not dramatic, but with enough movement to create interesting angles and natural drainage. For local players, Chardon Lakes represents the kind of honest, unpretentious everyday golf that the region does well.
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | Par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black · men | 6,775 | 72.9 | 132 | 71 |
| Silver · men | 6,210 | 70.2 | 126 | 71 |
| Gold · men | 5,514 | 67.2 | 119 | 71 |
| Gold · women | 5,514 | 72.8 | 130 | 71 |
| Blue · men | 4,875 | 64.3 | 111 | 71 |
| Blue · women | 4,875 | 67.6 | 119 | 71 |
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