Woodlands/Lakeside at Shaker Run Golf Club

This is a challenging course with narrow fairways and not very forgiving. I like holes 8 and 9 on the lakeside course. My favorite course here was the woodlands. Not too enthused by the meadows because of the housing community.

Had a great time with great course had an awesome shot on wood side check the pic

Shaker Run is a beautiful golf course with impeccable facilities, clubhouse is one of the best I've been in within a public course. Yhis course would have easily received a 5beautiful star rating if it easn' t for the slow pace of play we encountered, 5 hour round.

Shaker Run has always been one of the better public courses in the Greater Cincinnati area, but they lost their greens for the better part of 2012. Luckily, they're coming back now!

Throw in a free lunch/beer and it was a pretty great day!

I don't know why the reviews are so high. Driving range was ok, not great. Balls were above average (included in green fee), but they could use more target greens. There were 3 club cleaning tubs, only 1 had any water however it was about 1/3 full of dirty water. There was no drinking water either at the range. Could use a practice bunker as well. Carts:no seed mixture, so divots had to be replaced by hand, which was lacking throughout the course, many divots on every hole. No cooler on the carts. Sometimes that is not a problem but when there are no water fountains and it is a hot, humid day, it is a problem. In addition, no water fountains in the clubhouse. The starter gave no course advice except to tell me to stay on cart paths on certain holes. He did not even know the pin position for the day. Tee boxes, especially the Par 3's were horrendous; trying to find a nice lie was difficult and time consuming. There weren't even any tees on the carts (lack of attention to detail). On the positive, I liked the layout and the differences in holes. They need to put slope and rating on the scorecard and create another set of tees between the Gold at 7300 yds and Black at 6600.

The course was in good shape, we teed off in the afternoon and play a leisurly round of golf.

Greens are hard and fast. Play it links style and you'll be fine.

While there are still signs of neglect by the previous owners, there are obvious improvements underway. The greens a receptive to good shots and the fairways are fair and reward well struck drives with modest roll. The course is challenging, but can be made much easier, by choosing the right tees and playing smart. A free lunch of pulled pork or chicken was included after the reasonably priced round,

A really great course for the price. Awesome par 3s with lots of water coming into play. Greens were in pretty good shape. This course is looking like it's on it's way to being what it used to be. Go before 8 a.m or you will be looking at a round close to 6 hours, but again worth it.

Course was in great shape, fairways rolled perfect and greens were the perfect speed. Will definitely play it again.

Course is a bit pricey, but it is what it is (and it does keep out the denim-clad riffraff). I only play it a couple times a year because it is pricey and I view it as a treat, so they get my attention when they sell discounted tee times. The reduced price comes with a hidden price though.....slow play. They reduce the price, but then overbook the tee times. I started as a single then joined into a threesome. Torturously slow play. Becomes un-fun waiting 10 to 14 minues between every shot.

Course is always nice, greens usually good.

I have played several local courses and this one is by far the best it is very well maintained and the scenery is the best around I have found a new favorite

Played this course last week. Woodlands to meadows. If this is supposed to be one of the top courses in town....I gotta say I was not impressed at all. The staff was great, but the course itself was just not in great shape, especially considering this years weather. Apparently they have changed the hole numbers on meadows...problem is there was NO signage at all to tell us where to go, and the staff never mentioned it either. We got totally lost! Also the meadows course was an absolute mess! Weeds everywhere! Looked very unkept! Yankee Trace, Heatherwood, Pipestone are by far better for the money. To think that shaker used to get 75 dollars a round a few years ago is ridiculous!

Greens in good shape with true rolls. None of the numerous traps were raked. We raked a spot and placed the ball before hitting out of them.

I've put off playing Shaker this year because it's always been a special course for me. They've changed ownership several times over the last 7 years (that's how long I've been playing) and sometimes it gets better and sometimes not. This ownership has a ways to go to get the course to the level it should be. (And used to be) Yesterday the greens were good, but they're losing a few of them and that's a shame. Their fairways are in trouble too and I hope they can get them back. Disappointing, because I thought the weather this year had really helped all the courses stay in great shape. Anyway, we played Woodlands to Meadows and it was pretty good value. I'll keep my hopes up.

Played 7/19 - not bad course, expected a little bit better conditions - tees were torn up, fairways brown in a lot of areas but we have had a lot of rain,. Greens good shape, not as fast as the staff thinks they are. Overall good, good challenge, good layout, 7100+ from tips and it played it. I'd go back.

Excellent track...one of my favorites in Southern Ohio. The Lake Side/Woodlands 18 is fantastic. Very fair, a little too tough for me from the Black tees...white tees are my preferred tee box. Woodlands, for me is a very challenging 9 holes. After 10 it just keep coming...11 is a long par 4 and 12 a difficult downhill par 4. Will keep coming back. It is my preferred course in the Cincinnati area.

I am from the Detroit area and my wife and I were down visiting our son's family, so he and I played at the 7:24 tee time yesterday morning. It was cart path only which was expected, bunkers were unplayable due to the rain, and we had to play lift clean and place to have any chance at scoring. Pace of play was fine, we were a twosome so we played through a few groups, who were very friendly and cordial, asking us to play through. Down side to the course was, I guess they are making hole numbers changes, and we got lost 2 or 3 times during the round, which added to our pace of play. And we really wanted to play the Lakes course but they told us it was unavailable. All in all though we liked the course and we will be back.

I played Woodlands to Meadows with my father. I'm a low handicap and my dad is an absolute beginner. Playing from the tips, I struggled to break 80 on a long and wet golf course that is full of many difficult shots and for a public course had quite slick greens. I must say I did enjoy the challenge though. My dad however did not. To put it plainly this is just way too much golf course for the beginning golfer even from the up tees as this course is loaded with forced carries, tons of bunkers, and some severe heather for the errant tees shots. For those seeking a challenge though, I highly recommend the course. The only real negative I can say is that the Meadows nine is not quite as good as the other two nines (Woodlands and Lakeside). However, the Meadows by no means a pushover as it is I believe the longest of the nines, it just lacks some of the scenery that the other two nines possess

Wide variety of holes requiring use of every club in your bag. One of the most scenic places I've played, especially the "original 18".
The greens were smooth and true, the pace of play was good considering the difficulty of the course.