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After 28 years as the Head Golf Professional at South Hills Country Club, Sam Depe III decided to pursue a lifelong dream and bought Hickory Heights Golf Club in January of 2009.

Hickory Heights Golf Club, which opened in 1991 as part of a real-estate community, was designed by Michael Hurdzan (a noted Columbus, Ohio-based architect who also did the Olde Stonewall Golf Club) features elevation changes which funnel into level landing areas.

Sam has taken out sixteen of the steep-faced fairway bunkers creating more room for players to hit their tee shots while also eliminating hazards that were unmaintainable. To date 4,ooo trees have been removed, especially on the left side of the par-5, dogleg-left 1st hole, creating more room for players to hit the fairway.

"We just opened everything up, it was claustrophobic." Sam said. "Our goal is to make our Course more golfer friendly." Sam adds "We were lucky enough to hire Mark Yates, the former assistant superintendent at The Club At Nevillewood. Under Mark's supervision our course conditions continue to improve dramatically."

To help stimulate interest in the club, Sam has refurbished and expanded the dining room and bar area. He also remodeled the banquet room to include heating and cooling, which is a preferred location for holiday & graduation parties, wedding & baby showers, or any other kind of party. Our room can seat up to 120 people comfortably. Sammy's Pin High Pub, which is our pub and offers great food at a reasonable price. The pub has 5 flat screen TV's which are perfect for any sporting event.

Sam recently announced that RJ Campolo, the former Executive Chef at Scoglio's in Robinson, is the new chef for both the Dining Room at Hickory Heights and Sammy's Pin High Pub. RJ's experience and imagination bring a new level of service to Hickory Heights.