Sorry to pour ice on this one but...
There is no existing "Herbert Strong nine" per se at Champions; the expansion from nine to eighteen by Robert Trent Jones meant tightening corridors, which -- for the most part -- meant that Strong's contributions were widely wiped away. I'd need to look the old routing when I'm back at the PC, but I believe only current No. 4 really resembles a Strong hole, as it were. If you choose to go to Champions for nine, I'd recommend the back over the front.
There is also no existing "Ross nine" at Delaware, namely on account of the course being designed by Ross associate J.B. McGovern, and not Ross himself (this is not widely reported, especially by the club). And it's my opinion that this shows, both in an occasionally unimaginative routing (no. 15), and in further changes made to the second nine to allow for real estate construction (no. 12 is new, and no. 13 was badly adjusted to keep it a par five).
So, having rained on the parade, I should probably offer an alternative...I suppose I'd toss out the back-nine at Dublin Golf Club, if they let you off the back? This isn't a ringing endorsement, per se.
Anyone have anything to suggest in or around Columbus(within 25 miles)? I’m looking to add nine holes on a weekday afternoon after playing in the morning. Thanks!
Two ideas off the top of my head:
1 - Champions Golf Course - Strong 9 - they have 18 holes with the original Herbert Strong 9 including some excellent golf holes in a nice, tight routing. RTJ added 9 in the '40s and they are also pretty good, but not nearly as good as the Strong. There is quite a bit about Champions in the GCA back pages (thanks to Tom MacWood), if you are inclined to read about it. It was the original site of Winding Hollow CC, which moved out to New Albany in the '90s (before folding post-financial crisis).
2 - Delaware Golf Club - Ross 9 - they have 18 holes, with the original Ross 9 including a few interesting holes. Dr. Hurdzan later added 9 more - they are ok, but not worth going out of your way to play.
I will circle back with other ideas...contrary to what I read recently on another thread, I found the public offerings in Columbus relatively solid.