Meadows/Woodlands at Shaker Run Golf Club

Played Woodlands/Meadows.
Course was very wet, path only. Many bunkers filled with water from previous nights rain, especially on Meadows 9.
Overall conditions ok, but there was a noticeable difference in conditioning of the 2 nines
Weather was hot & humid. There was no drinking water anywhere on the course & did not see a "cart girl" all morning.

Very sad. I used to love this course but the place was pretty awful this morning. The tee boxes are destroyed and I don't mean just between the markers but I mean the entire tee box is covered in divots. I played a different course earlier in the week for $7.50 and it was so much nicer than this course that cost me $60.

What else bothered me? How about weeds EVERYWHERE. On the greens, in the fairway, on the tee box, in the rough, it didn't matter you could find weeds growing everywhere.

Final biggest complaint? No true starter. The guy giving us a cart was a giant pain in the butt to see my receipt but then we were left to go as we please. Not a problem for us but the people who teed off before us? Yeah. They paid to play the meadows ($35) but then jumped in front of us. Which is fine except IT TOOK US 5 hours to play the round. That would be bad except we teed off at 7;30. Do you think any decent course has a 5 hour time to play a round if you tee off at 7:30?

Great price with Golf Now but would never pay $50+ to play here

Tee time was 0720, early but great discount on round, except there was tractor noise on almost every hole. They put liquid fertilizer on greens, they were cutting fairways, then when we made turn, clubhouse had nothing to eat till 10 am
And not friendly! Golf is always fun, but play this course after 9 am to get the full treatment

The greens are in terrible shape. For the money you pay to play there and the great weather we have had this summer, no reason for the greens to be in this bad of shape.

Would not recommend this course to anyone for this price. Was very disappointed, golfed here several times in the past couple years, first time this year, it was a big let down on how bad the greens were. It has not been a hot dry summer, no reason for them to be in that bad of shape. For the fee they charge, course should be in pristine condition.

I expected better course conditions with the reputation and price of Shaker Run

The greens were the worst I have witnessed since moving into the area. Had heard mixed opinions about Shaker Run and finally had the opportunity to see for myself. Some very nice holes.
Besides the greens being patched and spotty - could not find a garbage can on any tee. Also a very hot day and needed a beverage cart. Had to stop in after 9 and inquire about the lack of beverages. Not sure I would return.

Great layout, but greens are slow, diseased, bouncy, bare spots, ant holes all over the place. If you like to score, the putting will really disappoint you.

Original 18 holes at Shaker Run is a fantastic layout. The course is finally back to good playing condition after an abysmal last few seasons. Holes #9 and #18 are as memorable as any in the area.

Played early on a Saturday Original 18 lakeside to woodlands. First 9 went fine, not crowded, good pace, but surprise! made the turn, and there were 5 foursomes ahead of us now ! HUGE change of pace, got really, really slow, took 1 hour to complete the first 3 holes. It's because their 'new' way of filling up the golf course that allows for multiple tee times from different starting locations (they charge also more depending which course you play/start from). We played the most expensive Original 18 only to get bumped back at the turn with players that were starting their round there. Looks like this guys are getting a bit too greedy trying to fill out every tee time at the 3 9 hole courses regardless of how packed it will get with groups running into each other... We also found out they had the course packed because they had an outing starting at 1.00 pm. On a Saturday.

I was informed that paying only $25 entitled me to 9 holes of golf on the course. Should have been 18. Tried to argue the point but got no where. Play 9 and contacted Golf Now and they handled the situation and the course contacted me to fix it above and beyond. Love this course!!!!!!

Nice course, only suggestion a cart girl or water available.

I hadn't played this course in about 2 yrs because many of the Woodlands' greens were burnt out and crusty. I absolutely love the Arthur Hills design ... challenging and scenic all in one. However, while the course is in better shape overall, I was disappointed with the current green condition. Bumpy and brown spots on 95% of the greens on both Woodlands & Lakeside which resulted in inconsistent speed. This is unfortunate because it seems that the weather this year has promoted excellent condition on most Cincinnati / Dayton courses. Finally the bunkers hadn't been raked in quite a while which made for difficult shots.

Liked the challenges of Woodlands course but the greens were not in very good condition. Went at 2:00 on Monday and there was hardly anyone there. Counter workers seem at a loss anytime I've been there about rates and how to put points on the 59 club cards. Don't like the new set up for bag drop off. We still had a good day!

Awesome course, in great condition. Pretty challenging. Excellent value if booked on GolfNow or another discount tee time site. Very friendly staff.

1st time back to shaker in a few years. Played Meadows to Lakeside 2p Friday tee time. Bunkers were unplayable (rocks/hardpan). Several diseased and dead spots on greens. Got stuck behind a 6 some on the 3rd tee on Lakeside. Called clubhouse because we would have never finished, it was around 5 and weather was threatening. We were on 4th green and one of the threesomes (now split up) confronted us from 6th tee. They were complaining, upset with us, asking what the big deal was, asked if we had to wait, belittling golf rules and etiquette. I was SHOCKED, first at their attitude and behavior and second that Shaker allowed this. After our round I called and left my name and number for the manager. I have not received a call back to this day.

To summarize, if you want to play on diseased greens and play behind 6-somes, then Shaker Run is the place for you!

Course was ok. Not the Shaker Run I played before. No ball washers or trash bins at the tee box. Greens need work. No filler on carts to repair divots. Looks like they are cutting corners.

Just finished a partial round at the original course. I say partial because because we had to or would have waited 1 hour on 3 tee of woodland. We played lakeside in 2.25 hours which was perfect. Made the turn on to woodland with no wait. Then for some reason it backed up. There were 5 foursomes waiting at 13 tee box. You do the math how much the wait would be. Clubhouse was called and someone did come out, but gave no explanation. We asked for some compensation, but got none. Not even a beer. We will not return to this course and will not recommend to friends. Poor management and ruined a beautiful day. I should have taken my $50 to the casino instead. People were waiting for golf carts at the clubhouse just to get started with their rounds at 11am. I have never seen this happen on any course in the 30 years i have played. Go play somewhere else.

We had a coupon for Meadows to Lakeside but decided to pay extra for the original course...Was disappointed - NO BALL WASHERS - TRASH CANS - SAND TRAPS BELOW PAR.

Use to be a very nice course now average. Not worth the $50 - Not even close!