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4.4
306 Reviews (306)
5 Stars
185
4 Stars
80
3 Stars
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10
1 Stars
10
Conditions
4.4
Value
4.3
Layout
4.5
Friendliness
4.6
Pace
4.1
Amenities
4.3
90.3%
Recommend this course
274 out of 306 reviews
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4.3
17 Reviews (17)
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Conditions
4.3
Value
4.0
Layout
4.4
Pace
4.0
Amenities
4.4
StaffFriendliness
4.4
88.2%
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15 out of 17 reviews
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4.5
29 Reviews (29)
5 Stars
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4 Stars
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Conditions
4.4
Value
4.4
Layout
4.5
Pace
4.1
Amenities
4.5
StaffFriendliness
4.5
93.1%
Recommend this course
27 out of 29 reviews
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Course Highlights
The Nicklaus-designed layout wrapping around the river delivers a visually stunning and strategically rewarding challenge that consistently impresses golfers. Welcoming staff and strong overall value make this Northeast Ohio hidden gem well worth booking.

About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 6941 yards
Slope 133
Rating 74.7

Formerly known as Spring Valley Country Club.

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Course Details

Year Built 2017
Fairways Bent Grass
Greens Bent Grass
Golf Season Open: 5/01 Closed: 12/01
Architect Nicklaus Design (2017)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range No
Golf Simulator Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area No
Indoor Practice Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted Yes
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed No
Dress code Proper attire is required.

Food & Beverage

Bar, Snacks, Grill, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities, Locker Rooms

Accolades

  • Golf Advisor: Top Courses in Ohio (2024 #15) (2022 #18)
  • Golf Advisor: Top 25 Most Improved U.S. Golf Courses (2018 #14)
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Reviews

4.4
306 Reviews (306)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 6
Patio Dining 6
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 6
Elevation Changes 6
Water Hazards 6
This course/club is great for:
Advanced Golfers 6
Locals 6
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 6

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Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Twice a year
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Needs time.

I played this course last year and could tell it was a young course and needed time to mature. This year it has had some time to mature, the holes near the road are in the best condition where as some holes in the back were not. The only gripe I have is that the rough is so high that if you hit it off the fairway you mind as well have been in the high grass. Very hard to find ball needs to be trimmed.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 282
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 25 Contributor
Ohio Advisor
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

The Valley is Dry!

Reviews during this time is tough because the club can't offer their normal amenities. In olden days course would have been closed d]ue to amount of rain over past week, but the new Valley is dry, amazingly. Roughs are still wet, and greens a bit on the sow side, but certainly nothing to complain about on a beautiful Memorial day. Nice professional staff, which are putting 1p/cart & prepping the carts. I dislike all the parallel holes, but the "new" ones are pretty cool, like par5 #18 or 13 & 14 --I do not like #15 (sob!). Keep it in the fairway & have fun @ VoE. Thanx to GN for the Hot Deals special on Memorial Day 2020.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Best in Elyria!

Easily the best public course in Ohio with potential to be a destination type course in a few years. Great layout, some challenging holes, and nice views. Appreciate how the course is not entirely flat like a lot of NE Ohio courses. I’m looking forward to seeing how this place continues to improve over the next few years...

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 49
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Ok

I guess you are paying for the views. The course is very challenging. Staff is friendly, however due to COVID the pro shop doesn’t offer anything, ie golf balls, pencils etc. Greens were good.

Conditions Good
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Great design & layout. Really pretty course

I love playing this course when i get a chance. Really pretty and great value. Staff was really friendly and more than accommodating for the current standards and conditions surrounding the virus.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

The best public course in Cleveland

I fell in love as soon as I pulled in but after about 5 holes I knew this place was worth every penny. The course is challenging but very fun and the greens are amazing. Barry is the head pro and is around the course and always has a smile on. Amazing course can't wait to be a member

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great course, questionable par 3’s

Probably the best course on west side of Cleveland for the price. Very fun, great layout, awesome views. Only questionable part of the course is having two par 3’s that play 250+ yards and one that is only playing 100 yards. Should even those out. Otherwise fantastic

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
First Time Playing

Course was very wet due to all the rain in the area so far this season. The back tees are in bad places making certain holes unplayable and what’s the point of having a 270+ yard par 3 and one 250? Besides the back tees being far to unforgiving and the next set of tees up seemingly not enough of a challenge, I would like to try the course again when it dries out somewhat.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Great Layout...Not in the Greatest Condition

Valley of the Eagle has great potential because the course layout is great & challenging but the course conditions on multiple wholes is less than desirable due to poor drainage. The staff is friendly and they have a great restaurant but they fact that their cart paths are made of dirt and are filled with ruts so at times I didn't know if I was in a golf cart or a bumper car. I have faith that as the course matures and they figure out the drainage & cart path this will be one of the Top public tracks in NE Ohio.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Great New Course!

The course was in great shape, greens were rolling incredibly fast and healed from aerification earlier in the year. Leaves were clean and the grounds crew was busy keeping things looking great. Will be back again next year!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Father son day

First time at Valley of the Eagles. Course is in great condition. We had a blast. Fairways and greens were amazing. We will definitely be back. Awesome!!!!

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Really

Can’t believe that Jack allows his name on the course.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

My favorite course

The course was a bit wet but very playable. Decent pace of 4 hours and people are always nice. Challenging layout and risk/reward holes make it fun to play. I recommend the course to everyone and keeps going back whenever I can. If you have not tried the course, I would definately recommend.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 282
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 25 Contributor
Ohio Advisor
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

The Valley is Back in Action

The Valley is convenient, and fun to play; the ProShop staff is welcoming (even to us Hot Deals' Specials), the bevCart keeps one hydrated, and weather was perfect this Labor Day Monday. Of course, the new greens & fairways need maturing, and aeration this fall will help the process. I am disappointed the most with the layout's routing, parallel fairways (share the same cart path: #2&11, #6&8), shared TeeBox (#3&12), going around greens to get to next Tee, and needing a 4wd to traverse green to next tee --I couldn't walk this course. I really like the new holes & opened up some great views of the canyon walls; #7 green offers spectacular view of half the course & clubhouse (which is awesome too). Greens are huge compared to the table-tops of old Spring Valley. I need redemption on a few holes, especially #15 I can't play (or finish hole w/same ball), so I'll be back soon.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 24
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Great potential

I run a travel league. Brought 20 guys to play course yesterday. After reading some of the reviews I was a little hesitant about driving up from Akron. As with new courses there are some growing pains. Yes a few tee boxes and a few fairways need some time. But overall it was in decent shape. It’s definitely a course you need to play once or twice to know where to hit it. No problems with staff and starter was great. FYI we had no problem finding the 1st tee. Prices were a little higher than we are used to paying but the majority of the guys said they would play it again. I agree that the 9th hole can be a little hazardous tee shot. Bar and food was great and so was the wait staff. Give this course a year or 2 and it will be a gem.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Awesome courde

Great course but no ball washers per hole or garbage cans per hiole.

Again great nickalous course but almost embwrqssong taht jack would approve the conditions of the current courde

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Fair
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

Golfing in the Dust Bowl

Dirt cart paths throughout course. Expect to be covered n dirt by end of round. Gas carts and long drives between holes. Rock Hard and many bare spots. Target golf is not much fun when you have to guess if your wedge shot will bounce 10 to 40 yards after it lands. Trying to hit wedge shots around greens is like chipping in a parking lot. Remember Blue Heron's conditions?

Layout: 9 holes in the open with little shade and 9 shaded holes that run along the river.. Those holes are nice but their design becomes redundant: dog legs with straightforward tee shots and then second shots to a wide open green. Not much risk and reward.

Advice to course: Ditch the dirt paths. Either pave or remove, except for tee and green. Aerate the heck out of everything. Grow the rough longer to soften off target shots and allow for wedge shots. Plant some trees around tee boxes on open 9 to create shade for carts.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Fair
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 31
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Valley of the Eagles

Nice course and condition was fairly good considering the amount of rain the day before. Undergoing renovations when I was there but it looks like it will be worth the wait when they are finished! Very friendly staff and great food.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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