Meadows/Woodlands at Shaker Run Golf Club

We called before we played and asked for rental clubs. When we got there the clubs were old and not cleaned. There was no markings at tee boxes or on the scorecards on distances or course layouts. There wasn't a cart person until hole 17 and we only saw one restroom on the course. When we went to the clubhouse at the turn, they had no gatorade, bottled water or snacks. The course was beautiful and challenging, but no one seemed to be running the asylum. Do yourself a favor. If you're in Dayton skip this poorly managed pretty course.

I always enjoy playing this course. Every hole has its own personality and it is never boring. There is a good variety of water and sand hazards without it being overwhelming. My only complaint is that they are pricing it as a premium course yet they have no water, trash cans, or ball cleaners on the course. They took these up sometime over the winter and never replaced them. That makes no sense. Also they had nobody watching the course for slow play. They seem to be cutting back dramatically on staff.

First time playing this course and I was very impressed with the excellent condition of the course. The course is right on a man-made lake so I don't think watering the course is ever an issue. Fairways were in good shape and greens were very fast.

A couple of things seemed to be missing from the club, though. Firstly, the pace of play was pretty dang slow. Not once did we see a ranger moving around the course or pushing people along--it's always frustrating to be pulling up to a tee box and the foursome in front of you is lollygagging on the fairway ahead of you.

I also found it odd that there were no trash cans, water, or ball cleaners on any of the tee boxes on the course. Our playing partner mentioned that to the starter since he had played the course before and he said he thought it was because they wanted to "give the course a more open feel." That's almost laughable--it was like 90 degrees out and although it didn't affect my round and it was better than having bad course conditions, it would have been nice to have the water for sure.

Another weird quirk about the course is all the flags are all BLACK...meaning that if there is a wooded area behind the green, you have a really tough time seeing the pin. There were a couple times coming in from our second shot that it was really tough to tell where the pin was located.

All in all, pretty nice course and decent club--but for $65 greens fees one would surely expect some of those simple niceties that even municipal courses provide.

Great value. Only downside was no starter and no water on the course, which is tough in June. We had a foursome two groups ahead that held up everyone, and no marshal to move them along. Our cooler from the clubhouse was a bag of ice with drinks thrown in . So the experience didn't match the level of the golf course, which is very good. Scenic and challenging but fair. Drove right by 2 wild turkeys coming off of #7 on Woodlands.

Great personality in pro shop. Young lady was one of the nicest employees I've come across in a long time.

Started on the original back 9 (Woodland I believe). Course was in top shape. Plush and green where it is supposed to be and the greens were fast, smooth and receptive to moderate to high spin rate shots. There was no trace of the damage the course sustained two years ago on the original. We made the turn onto one the "new" 9's (Lakeside maybe). This was in good shape but did have some rough spots marked for repair. Greens were in good shape but the bunkers could use a little work. They were very shallow and packed hard. All in all, got a flaming deal so it was well worth it. I was skeptical after playing it during the down turn when it had the disease or fungus but worry not, it is in great shape.

Most beautiful course that I have played on in Ohio.
Fairways and greens were in excellent condition.

I was pretty pumped to play the Shaker Run Original 18 this year to see how the the new ownership improved it. I was disappointed. The greens looked to be punched late last year and still not recovered (or filled with sand), the bunkers were untouched from the winter, and their were piles of taken down trees / chopped wood everywhere.

Staff was awesome and very friendly, but there is still tons of work to be done on the course. I will give it a few more months before I check back in with them.

Decided to take the plunge and play the "Original" at Shaker while it was only $20 through GolfNow. After reading alot of negative reviews it was with great relief and surprise that the course is in such excellent condition. GREAT job to the grounds crew and new owners. Woodlands was in great shape as was Lakeside although it was a little wet underfoot and the grounds staff werent able to get rid of all the leaves etc without damaging the course. Reg golf now price of $45 is a little steep for this time of year. But great signs for a stellar 2014.

Was aware coure was aerated. Heavy aeration project on greens. Lots of work clearing ash trees. Not good for a competetive game right now but will be pristine in spring. Play now to enjoy the layout.

Took photo of wild turkeys. Had never in my life seen them in a natural setting.

Shaker Run is a fantastic golf course with almost every hole being worthy of a signature hole on any other course. The conditions were not wonderful given the rain we've had lately, some traps pretty rough and they've lost a lot of ash trees as has lots of places but even with those two minuses, it was a fantastic golf experience. We played the original 18 and couldn't have been more pleased.

We were warned when we arrived for our tee time that it may be a little slow, as they booked pretty tight due to an outing that was scheduled for later in the day. We made it to hole 13. 13 took 45 minutes to tee and play so we decided we had enough. We were on pace for an easy 6 hour plus round! It was 3 to 4 groups deep waiting to tee off and no staff coming to move it along.(must have been occupied with outing) Heard it is a nice course but the pace was totally unacceptable. I won't be back.

Enjoyed the round, play was a little slow. Lost a lot of ash trees, course needs some TLC. Too much residential now.

This course hasn't looked this good in years. Hats off to whomever has taken on the challenge of reviving this gem. I would like to personally thank them. Go play this course ASAP as they will be airifying the greens soon. Don't miss out.

A nice course for the money and play was fast today.

Nice course they teamed us up with another two players. Then had two groups of two follow behind us.

The cours was great, what holes we got to play. Group in front of ours were super slow. It took almost 5 hrs to play 13 holes. No rangers. We called clubhouse an still no one came out. Shouldn't be that bad on a Tuesday morning....

The course was in great shape. Greens were fast but held the line!

I have always loved this course, but I thought that the conditions were poor a few years ago. Conditions are much nicer now. Still need some work on some tee boxes. Great value and had a lot of fun!

Course was in good condition and is always a great place to play