Meadows/Woodlands at Shaker Run Golf Club

Played once this spring and decided to give them another chance, my fault believing they want to bring it back to conditions of the original owners Armco Steel not the Lamberts some would want you to believe. This is a $25 public course but they are trying to convince everyone it's a manicured high dollar track. Conditions? tee boxes are terrible, appear they leave the tee markers in the same area without movement, bunkers are disgraceful, worse than this spring, no rakes, little sand, weeds, no drainage, employees with rakes could at least clean them up at no cost, evident no one cares. Not sure what has happened to the fairways but they are burnt out, disease? greens are full of unprepared ball marks and brown spots. By the way, piling up dead trees and letting the weeds grow around the mess to hide it? Well what more can be said except what is up with all the dead trees with faded yellow x's? Are they waiting for them to fall down on someone? If you loved this course back in the day, don't waste your time or money, this isn't the same course. The course we once looked forward to playing doesn't exist.

the Lakeside and Woodlands sides of the course are fun, challenging and a great combination to play. The Meadows course looks like they forgot about it and overall was a mess, especially compared to the other two.

I've read through the reviews below and continue to see the Shaker Run account reply and say how they are working on improving the conditions. Some of these review go back to before summer. I can say that as of July 26th, Shaker Run has done very little-to nothing, to improve the conditions of the course. All the issues they pointed out remain the same. I can't get over how horrible the bunkers are at this place. Rain is not an excuse, as these issues aren't from rain and other area courses have playable bunkers. These bunkers are unplayable and embarrassing. Weeds, mud, tire tracks, wash outs....it seriously looks like no one has bothered to touch a bunker with a rack or sand pro in at least 4 years. Unreal. I spent my summers in college maintaining bunkers at my local golf club so I am not being ignorant at what it takes to have playable bunkers. And also probably why I've been compelled to write this review, email Shaker directly and grip to fellow golfers. I can't get over how terrible these are. I've heard from many area locals that the rap on Shaker was that it's gone way downhill in recent years. It's so true.

Will say this, the restaurant staff is amazing and the food is very solid.

So we arrive for our tee time to find the course backed up because the mowers are just starting to cut the greens, really? T times start at 6:30 and the mowers start at 6:40, so we are delayed at the start and every hole as we wait for mowers. We make the turn and have nowhere to go as we find they start golfers on every side, turn too soon, too bad you have to wait. Pack the course, expect players to wait at the turn, but hurry up we have an outing and need the cart. Sand traps are in terrible condition, not enough rakes, and broken rakes laying in the sand? Tee boxes are a mess, they could move them occasionally. Not a good experience, to many good courses in this area to put up with substandard conditions and poor management.

I grew up playing this course. Oh how it has fallin from grace. Greens are great but everything thing else needs work. The bunkers are unplayable. The tee boxes are a mess. The rough is real thin and patchy. If you like to play the ball down , well good luck with that.

Shaker Run is finally coming back to where it used to be back in the early 2000's before the conditions were bad. We played on a Wednesday in the mid-morning. The tee boxes were ok, but the Fairways and Greens were finally in AWESOME shape. The pace of play was good (probably due to it being a weekday) but we were glad to get around in 4 1/2 hours. The greens are looking good, and rolling true. Still need a little bunker work; but the heavy rains probably caused most of that. All in all we were glad that we played.

It was cart path only due to heavy rain. I would not recommend playing it when you cannot take carts 90 degrees. It was an exhausting round. Would love to play it again when carts are allowed out.

I haven't played Shaker for years because about 5 years ago I played it when it was at it's worst. They've brought the course back and it has always been one of the most challenging layouts that I've ever played. I took my younger brother with me to show him this track and he was not disappointed with the course at all. I'm sure we'll be back.

This was my first time in the Cincinnati area, and I was somewhat torn on whether to play here or not. It appears on many publication list as a top course in the state, but many past reviews on here say the conditions were not what they used to be and the course has deteriorated. The course has suffered from all the rain the area has received the last month or so, and fairways were mushy and wet in a lot of places, but from a conditions standpoint, found the course was in much better condition than previous reviews reported. The greens were in good shape and fairways green. The only real criticism would be the condition of some of the tee boxes. Otherwise I found this to be a fun and challenging track with great scenery and a good mixture of grip it and rip it holes and holes where club selection is at a premium. I got a Hot Deal which made it a real good value. I'd play here again, especially when things dry out.

1st - there was no starter - so tee times were pointless as groups were just teeing off whenever and wherever.

2nd - there was no ranger - 3.5 hours for 9 holes. Let me repeat....3.5 hours for 9 holes

I quit after the 10th & 11th holes as 2 holes played took 50 minutes. Let me repeat....2 holes = 50 minutes.

Bottom line - 11 holes - 4.5 hours.

This place is usually in super condition. Today the rough had a lot of clover and the greens were very bumpy and sandy.

Easily the nicest public course in the greater Cincinnati area!!

The course played great considering all of the rain over the last 3 weeks. The greens were perfect. Good job Shaker Run.

I had a tee time at 6:48 so I show up at 6:30. I could tell something was wrong upon arrival. There were 15 golfers mulling around and no golf carts out yet. I have almost 20 min. Until my tee time hope they get it figured out by then but no luck. Turns out the guy who was supposed to open did not show up until 7. It was a mad rush to pay and get a cart and tee off. At the turn we were 4 groups deep because of the delay at the outset. There was no help offered so we played Lakeside instead. There was no breakfast or even coffee ready at 7. At the turn the bar help did nothing to help us keep up with expected pace because she was envolved with group of guys drinking before they went out. Sum it up this was the most unprofessional operation I have felt with regardless of price point.

This course has a great layout. They need a ranger urgently... no organization in tee times a really slow golf.... I course with a lot of potential..

Shaker has always been a good course, the maintenance has inproved. Fairway lies were great and the greens putted well. 18 Green was not so great.
Water comes into play. It was terribly hot. Shaker is just a tough course. I would certainly play again.

Had not played there is several years due to the trouble with the greens. Course was in much better shape then a few years ago. Greens for the most part putted true. The Woodside 9 still struggles with water drainage. Plan to go back.

Even after 3 days of rain, the course played well and was in great condition

played a foursome at 7 a.m. after heavy rains the day before. the person at the pro shop was very friendly and professional. was expecting the course not to be in good shape after some reviews but was glad to see the course getting back to one of the best public in ohio. will be back.

We played after two days of rain course was a good shape considering the amount of rain. Greens in great shape a little slow. Overall we ha a great time we played in 4 hours an 10 minutes