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3.5
277 Reviews (277)
5 Stars
59
4 Stars
109
3 Stars
70
2 Stars
17
1 Stars
22
Conditions
2.8
Value
4.0
Layout
3.8
Friendliness
4.0
Pace
3.7
Amenities
3.1
80.9%
Recommend this course
223 out of 277 reviews
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3.4
16 Reviews (16)
5 Stars
2
4 Stars
7
3 Stars
5
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
2
Conditions
2.7
Value
3.8
Layout
3.9
Pace
3.5
Amenities
2.5
StaffFriendliness
3.9
75.0%
Recommend this course
12 out of 16 reviews
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3.3
32 Reviews (32)
5 Stars
3
4 Stars
10
3 Stars
15
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
2
Conditions
2.5
Value
3.9
Layout
3.8
Pace
3.4
Amenities
2.8
StaffFriendliness
3.8
81.2%
Recommend this course
26 out of 32 reviews
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Course Highlights
Elks 797 consistently delivers outstanding value for the green fee, making it a smart choice for budget-conscious golfers. The welcoming staff creates a relaxed, no-pressure atmosphere that keeps regulars coming back regularly.

About

Holes 18
Type Public
Style Parkland
Par 71
Length 6119 yards
Slope 121
Rating 68.7

The 797 Elks Golf Club, formerly known as Quail Lakes Golf Course, has changed more than its name since first opening in 1961. When the course was up for sale in the 1980s, the trustees of the adjacent Elks 797 Lodge purchased the property in order to keep a public golf course for the community. The front nine was created well before the back nine was completed. Although the two nines provide a vastly different look and feel, they provide plenty of variety that manages to meld seamlessly into a great round. The ever-changing landscape adds to the course's diversity. Mature trees and tall grasses line the fairways, making accuracy essential, and you'll also find strategically placed bunkers lurking along the greensides. There are definitely some challenges in store but with careful course management, you'll be rewarded with some birdie opportunities.

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Course Details

Year Built 1960
Fairways Bluegrass
Greens Bent Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Barry Serafin (1995)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - $12
Pull-carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Golf Simulator Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Indoor Practice Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted Yes
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Fivesomes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code No tank tops or cutoffs

Food & Beverage

Bar, Snacks, Grill

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities
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Reviews

3.5
277 Reviews (277)

What Golfers Are Saying

This course/club is great for:
Locals 7
Walkers 7

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Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Bang For the Buck

The value can't beat it! Played for 11 bucks plus convenient fee which if you ask me golfnow needs to lower those but besides that the course is a great scoring course. This course is great for beginners, but has putting greens true for any golfer. The only thing I disliked about course was how you shoot back and fourth along the previous fairways, also the fairways are a little rough but honestly grass was cut so very challenging to lose a ball hahaha. But, overall you can't bear the price and overall value!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 4
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Fun Course

The greens here are surprisingly good... it is too bad they can't mow more often. Even the fairways were shaggy. That being said, it is a fun course with tough holes balanced out by real birdie opportunities.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 81
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

This course is usually in good shape but not this time i might be looking for a new course

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 34
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

the courses has good features

played in less than 4 hrs. on a Sunday with a lot of golfers. good conditions considering the amount of rain in the last week. friendly staff.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Very enjoyable, first time out this year, can you believe it, February ! Great course to get back in the swing of things on.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Needs Work

We had a gorgeous day to play golf. The weather couldn't have been better. We only paid $10 so I guess we couldn't complain much. Anything more would be highway robbery.

The condition of the course was terrible. There were bare spots(no grass/weeds, but mud from the rain the night before) all over the course. Weeds and dirt on the tee-boxes. On one hole, there were literally tadpoles swimming in the bunker. Most of the ball washers were broken. The greens were the most challenging I have been on in awhile. Hole placement and speed(FAST) made them incredibly treacherous.

On a few occasions we spoke among ourselves, IF they were to invest a little bit of money, and a whole lot of seed, it could be an AMAZING course.

Sooooo, for a beautiful weather day, $10 golf wasn't so bad.

Conditions Poor
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

High Expectations

After seeing all the 4 & 5 star ratings I decided to give the Elks a try. I believe that the Golf Now ratings are a bit nice. Maybe members trying to help the course out???

All tees were full of weeds if not just burnt up. Course was hard as a rock, which actually made for some drivable holes. Greens would hold shots and actually rolled nice & speeds were some of the fastest ive played this year.

Dont get me wrong, I believe this is a fun challenging course but it is not high end plush place. Like my title states maybe my expectations were just too high based on other ratings. I would play again but not on my must do's.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

love this course

My favorite course. We always play at the Elks. The price, people, and course are awesome

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

great value

Great course for the money. Greens are always nice

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 17
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Twice a year
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Poor weather
Used cart

big bang for the buck

It was nice surrounding.

It is very good price.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

love it!!!

I have been golfing here for years and will continue.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Nice little track...

Will play here more often now, especially with the GolfNow pricing...!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Nice course for anybody to play

Played the Elks course again before the season ends and weather gets too bad. Was fun to play. Course is generally not overly difficult but there are some challenging holes and condition was good. Will go back again when the weather permits.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Great Course for Average Player

Course was in very good condition. Greens in superb shape.

A fun course for an average player like me. Many of the holes allowed for short iron second shots. The par 5s were all reachable-though I didn't reach them! The course does have quite a few very challenging holes. The short water par 3 hole 12 is a neat golf hole. 16 is a very difficult par 4-par is a great score on that one.

Quick pace of play, great conditions, nice layout at a great price. What's not to like?

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

A good test

Playing from the blue tees makes some of the holes a real challenge. For early September course is in tremendous shape.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap Don't know
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Used cart

Great time for the price. Fairly tight fairways make it fun.

Played this course on an outing some time ago. Friend and I were looking for an inexpensive round on the fly and found this on Golfnow. Price was right and the course for a public was in good shape and cared for. Greens were fairly challenging with their choice of pin placements. Tight fairways made you think about it. Tee boxes a little rough, but overall fun and pleasant course. Like the water placement on holes. Fast round. Partner and I played just over 3 hours.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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