Jones Golf Course – Speidel (at Oglebay Resort)

The Robert Trent Jones, Sr. Golf Course at Speidel Golf Club is a favorite tee time for locals and visitors alike at Oglebay, a 2,000-acre city-owned public park and resort in Wheeling, West Virginia. The 1971-vintage Jones Course, along with the newer Arnold Palmer Signature Course, make up Speidel Golf Club's 36 holes of spectacular championship golf at Oglebay. Over the years, the Robert Trent Jones, Sr. Golf Course has amassed an impressive tournament history, having hosted an LPGA Tour event, the NCAA Division II and III National Championships, and the West Virginia High School Championship. Jones s traditional layout will put your game to the ultimate test with its narrow, tree-lined fairways routed over hilly terrain. Five sets of tee markers offer players distance options as short as 4,659 yards and as long as 7,001 yards on Oglebay s par-71 Robert Trent Jones, Sr. Golf Course at Speidel Golf Club. Elevated tee boxes provide good looks at the task at hand of most holes, but you can expect little letup even on the downhill par-3 holes. Speidel Golf Club s Jones Golf Course is a very tough driving course and its back nine may be as formidable a test of golf as you will ever play. Level lies are few and far between during the entire round. Aside from the awkward?lies and stances and the need to avoid the rough and the trees, the other primary challenge when playing the Jones Golf Course at Speidel Golf Club comes at the green complexes. Chipping up to and putting on the fast, sloping putting surfaces is an adventure. Oglebay keeps the course open all year round. The scenery changes character every season along with the blooms and foliage lining the playing corridors. Chances are you ll see plenty of wildlife usually lots of deer and birds as you make your way through the routing. Speidel Golf Club s practice facilities include a driving range, small short game area, and a putting green for each of the championship eighteens. A single clubhouse featuring a pro shop and a grill restaurant serves both courses. For a memorable round in Wheeling on a stellar test designed by one of America s legendary golf course architects, make your tee time to play Oglebay s Robert Trent Jones, Sr. Golf Course at Speidel Golf Club.