“Red Hawk Run, located about two miles east of Findlay on U.S. 224, opened in 1999 and was one of the best new courses in the country. The 18-hole, par 72 links-style layout was named the sixth Best New Affordable Golf Course in American by Golf Digest Magazine in late 2000.

When the $4.5 million course opened, it was owned by about 14 local investors. The course has gone through multiple ownership changes in the past two years.”

– Matt Nye, The Advertiser-Tribune

“Red Hawk Run was an upscale 18-hole championship course, designed by Ohio native son, Arthur Hills. It opened for play in 1999 to rave reviews. The 14 original investors asked Hills to design a course suitable for tournament play and envisioned a professional event being held there. That never materialized, but the course did host many outings, as well as, college and high school golf tournaments.

The eight-acre practice range and facility were state-of-the-art and the best in the area.

It received several awards from golf publications and was named the 6^th Best Affordable Golf Course in America by Golf Digest in 2000.

It has undergone several ownership changes over the past few years and a last-ditch effort to find a suitable operator fell flat in early April.

The current ownership group was requesting an upfront payment of $700,000 to operate the course. The course was in poor condition and required nearly $1 million to repair and update the irrigation system.

These numbers proved insurmountable to anyone that was looking to invest. With uncertainty, due to the pandemic, plus the high cost of reopening the course, it is currently not open, nor is it expected to be open in the foreseeable future.”

– Ohio Golf Journal

“The challenging Arthur Hills golf course has had ups and downs since it first ran into financial trouble in 2012. Red Hawk Run Golf Course was caught in a nationwide slump: too many golf courses populated the United States since the millennial generation — less smitten with golf than its elders — came of age. Ownership of the golf course changed hands multiple times like a hot potato.

Residents bought the course last year. After an unsuccessful attempt to find enough investors to keep the course public, residents closed it to the public.”

-Lou Wilin, The Courier