Licking County , with over 15 golf courses, is recognized as a great place for the avid golfer. In 2002, Licking County's golfing resources received national attention in an article published in U.S.News & World Report: Life Is Just a Basket Full of Golf Balls: A Fine New Course Awaits in a Rural Slice of Ohio. In addition to its many fine golf courses, Licking County is also home to several golf club component manufacturers, including Dynacraft, GolfWorks, Toski Golf and Aztec Golf. In fact, according to a 1996 article in the Columbus Dispatch, Newark is the "golf club capital of Ohio." You can read more about Licking County's contribution to golf in the following article from Ohio Golf, With Good Golf, Food and Stores, Columbus Has Attractions For All. For more information about Newark and Licking County's golf history, please visit the Reference Department at the Main Library. Our Local History collectionhas microfilm and newspaper clippings for public use. Golf Course Directories Ohio Golf Courses www.OhioGolf.org Searchable by name, city, county, zip code. Licking County course listings Golf Digest: Best Places to Play Call #796.352 Go (2004) Golf Magazine's 100 Top Golf Courses You Can Play Call # Ref 796.352 McC (2003) Selected Books Miller, Johnny I Call the Shots: Straight Talk About the Game of Golf Today Call No. 796.352 Mi (2004) Andrisani, John Think Like Tiger Call No. 796.352 An (2002) Wright, Nick The Best Golf Tips Ever Call No. 796.352 Wr (2003) Search our catalog Magazines Current issues of the following magazines are available on the First Floor of the Main Library Golf Digest Sports Illustrated Bibliography Christianson, Kiel T. "With Good Golf, Food & Stores, Columbus Has Attractions for All." Golf Ohio. 3 Nov. 2002 http://www.golfohio.com/departments/features/columbus-golf-overview.htm Tolson, Jay. "Life is Just a Basket Full of Balls." U.S. News & World Report. 6 May 2002. http://www.usnews.com/usnews/travel/articles/020506/6golf.div.htm Wolf, Barnet D. "In the Swing of Things." Columbus Dispatch, April 14, 1996