Woodlands/Lakeside at Shaker Run Golf Club

Woodlands was in nice shape. Greens were long and slower than prior times here. Meadows holes 4 thru 9 were kind of rough.

Having three 9's helps keep the golfers spread out nicely

I had played at Shaker last year, and the course was in pretty rough shape. Perhaps benefited by the rain, the greens were in decent shape (even if people didn't replace their ball marks), the fairways were lush, and the course was generally in much better condition. With the sun shining, it was all-in-all a very nice day of golf.

While the course has improved its condition since I last played it 3 years ago, there were a significant amount of water albeit from the expected heat wave fro the next three days, The course in places was really soaked and 2 to 3 inches of water in the sand traps. Meadows have many sand traps with weeds growing in them and on the Woodside, too many ball marks on the green and a large number of divots in the fairway that golfers did not sand down. The layout is exceptional but it still needs a lot of work to get back to number 1 in the state of Ohio which it held for quite some time. Good luck!

Course layout is great! Unfortunately the weeds were the main attraction here. I couldn't tell you how many times I hit out of a patch of clover.

We finally saw the beverage cart on our FINAL hole. Drinking water was scarce as well.

I understand budgets come into play but this course used to be a gem. Now it's a cow pasture. Disappointing to say the least.

This course was once the pride of the greater Cincinnati area. It was a gem designed by Arthur Hills. It was manicured to PGA Tour standards and the $125 price reflected that quality. Skip to today. The course is unrecognizeable from its hayday. The only areas cared for are the playing surfaces. It's so grown over even the signature par 3 has weeds so high the once beautiful par 3 is not even viewable from the tee boxes. This course is now used for beginner golfers and golf outings. It took 5 hours to play and there is no pace of play enforcement. Sad to see this past beauty in such dire condition.

It had been almost 20 years since I last played this gem. The course was in great condition and the staff was very friendly and accommodating. Ted Lambert and his team are to be congratulated on proving a great experience.

woolands was great, meadows was awful. pace was 5 hours

The course itself is pretty nice except the bunkers are trashed no sand mostly water rock and dirt. The range is very hit or miss if they have balls available no starter my tee time was 8:27 didn't finish till after 1

Despite my subject line if the course being in rough condition, I still had a blast as usual. The layout is fun and tough. Wish they would drain this course better. The meadows is an absolute disaster when it's rained even a few days ago. Sand traps are now mini ponds. Disappointing because this used to he a top notch course.

Great course. Great pace of play. Nice course layout.

Paid to play Woodlands and Lakeside. Was told by Starter could not play Lakeside HAD to play Meadows. Lakeside condition just fine, very enjoyable. Meadows was terrible. Traps washed out, greens full of fungus or whatever, and not at all comparable. Then on 9th hole Meadows stopped by Clubhouse Attendant and told "You played the wrong 9"! I said you are correct, we wanted to play Lakeside and YOUR Starter told us NO! A big disappointment in that we wanted to play original Shaker Run. Be SURE you get to play the routing you pay for. I should NOT have been so accommodating to Starter!!!

Also, made the Turn about Noon and only ONE(1) poor person working Bar / Lunch Counter! WHY?

Played Shaker on Father's Day. It was a hot day, we teed off at 740am and course staff was changing hole locations while we were approaching greens. Another member of our group arrived at 640am and no one from the course was here yet. People standing outside waiting. No water on the course, no trash cans and no cart girls for these dads couldn't spend their money. We saw a course attended who had a water cooler and he yelled at us when we asked if there was water. We had to drive our carts over to him to get some. Bad customer service. We tried to get bar service at the turn and the bartender just ignored us so we left without drinks or food. The course is in good shape and its ashame that ownership doesn't care to provide a positive experience. Won't be coming back!

First time playing Shaker Run, we drove from northern Kentucky to try it out and we were not disappointed! Great staff and great course. Will play again!

Under new management? First, the course: for May, the greens were excellent. Course was in very good shape for early in the season.

The thing that stood out was the staff. The new starter was genuinely friendly and helpful. The kid in the pro shop was also friendly.

Kudos!!!

Meadows nine in poor condition,especially for the price.Original 18 design is still great.

Hopped on this course on a whim while visiting my brother who lives in the area. For the price, this place is a steal. Excellent fairways and greens, well designed, and amazing views around the lake on the "Lakeside" 9. Also played the Woodland 9. My only complaint is that we had a lot of lost balls that were clearly just a couple yards into the rough because the rough was so thick - rough needed to be maintained better in a lot of areas. Also may be worth buying the yardage book because there are a decent amount of blind landing areas off the tee and most of the time we ended up being in hip-deep grass without knowing it was there. Would definitely play here again for the value.

This course is a great layout that makes you play your way around the course and not just grip it and rip it! For the most part the course is in great shape. However they need to get some sand in their bunkers. On some holes they are awful. That small bit of attention will get this course back to where it belongs. As usual the staff is outstanding! Thanks for the great rounds two Saturdays in a row.

I recommend playing wood/lakeside.. The meadows course is very neglected, almost looks like it's not on the same property..tall weeds in the fairways, and zero trash cans on the whole side.. If you can get it cheap then It's fine.. But anything over 30 bucks not worth it

We played the original 18 on Memorial Day. Beautiful picturesque scenery on every hole. Course was challenging and in pristine condition. Staff was friendly and courteous.