Some traps need work. As you move east of I-495, golf becomes more expensive. Stow is pricey, but well above average. It's popular, so play can be slow. Lost ball Courses are rated against those of a similar type and price range.
Some courses are mom and pop shops.
It's a huge operation that handles more than 90,000 rounds a year, according to head pro Mike Giles. It hasn't always been that way. Stow opened as a nine-hole course in 1921 with the second nine added in 1954. The award-winning North course, designed by Geoffrey Cornish, opened in 1965. Walter Lankau and Roger Kane bought Stow 11 years ago, added the golf school, and expanded the facilities.