Elks Run GC
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4.2
730 Reviews (730)
5 Stars
374
4 Stars
256
3 Stars
64
2 Stars
26
1 Stars
10
Conditions
3.9
Value
3.8
Layout
4.5
Friendliness
4.3
Pace
3.6
Amenities
3.9
87.2%
Recommend this course
667 out of 730 reviews
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Average Rating
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4.0
45 Reviews (45)
5 Stars
18
4 Stars
15
3 Stars
9
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
2
Conditions
3.7
Value
3.6
Layout
4.5
Pace
3.3
Amenities
3.8
StaffFriendliness
4.2
82.2%
Recommend this course
37 out of 45 reviews
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4.1
54 Reviews (54)
5 Stars
24
4 Stars
16
3 Stars
11
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
2
Conditions
3.8
Value
3.7
Layout
4.5
Pace
3.5
Amenities
3.9
StaffFriendliness
4.2
85.2%
Recommend this course
46 out of 54 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Style Links
Par 71
Length 6845 yards
Slope 136
Rating 73.0

Elks Run Golf Club in Batavia was designed by Greg Norman. It sprawls across 163 lush and secluded acres where golfers will be hard-pressed to find a home anywhere close to the course. Norman carefully utilized the natural terrain, incorporating the meandering creek on several holes and also adding a few holes that venture up the side of a hill. Thanks to the dramatic elevation changes, there are some tees where your ball seems to stay in the air forever. The first nine is more open with a traditional links-style layout that then leads to the more densely wooded back nine. In addition to the trees and other natural hazards, there is also an unusually thick first cut of rough as well as tall stands of native grasses.

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Course Details

Year Built 1999
Fairways Bent Grass
Greens Bent Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Greg Norman (1999) Tad Burnett (1999)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted Amex MasterCard Visa Discover card(s) Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Fivesomes Allowed Yes
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Colared shirt required, no denim.

Food & Beverage

Snacks, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities

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4.2
730 Reviews (730)
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Reviews 21
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Poor
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
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Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
3.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Poor
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
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Reviews 24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Great layout

Very enjoyable round of golf!

The layout is great and fun!

Conditions were good.

Greens and fairways great!

Staff very professional and friendly.

Whole experience was great!

Thank you to the staff!!!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 27
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Pace of Play/Ranger

Overall decent course but like most other reviews have said, the pace of play was awful (5-hour round), waiting on every tee box and every fairway, and no one repairs ball marks on the greens. The redneck riviera of Cincinnati area golf.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Played On
Reviews 41
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 41
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Good shape!

Elks in better shape than most at this point in the year. Would play there again.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
First Time Playing

Great layout. Rough and greens needs work

First time playing this course. Great layout with challenging holes and some good movement to the design. The staff were all helpful and polite. The bad news was the rough around the greens was baked out and patchy..As a group we agreed to move your ball to any place near with grass. The greens had been punched but that was not as bad as the unfixed ball marks. There were signs on every green telling people to “ repair your ball marks on the green” but it was very apparent people were not! The greens need work. I WILL go back because I love the layout, I just hope some work has been done to address these things.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
2.0
Previously Played

Expensive for no reason.

Played here for years but this year greens are absolutely destroyed, showed up to a tee time and they had no carts had to wait 30 min past my tee time. Staff is young and didnt seem to care. Ranger hounded us for pace of play while playing 17 min a hole for a 4 some. Tee boxes beat up too. So many other courses for cheaper and dont have these issues. Golfer beware.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 21
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Overpriced

From a course layout perspective, this is one of my favorite courses.

Unfortunately, on the day we played, course conditions were far below what I’d expect from a $76 round. Tees were fine but it was shocking to see how many unfilled divots were in the fairways. Similarly, the greens were pockmarked by unrepaired or improperly repaired ball marks.

Hopefully, the greens staff will be able to get the course back into the conditions we’ve come to expect.

Sad that so much damage is being done by inconsiderate players!

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 21
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 15
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

Great Value for the Money

While one of the more expensive courses available in the area, Elks Run was well worth the greens fees. Carts were great - electric and had GPS. Even though the fairways were a little burnt out in places, it was much less so than other courses in the area. Greens were great - good speed and consistent. Driving range & putting greens were good. Clubhouse was nice and food & beverage offerings were legit.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Not Worth The Price

I’ve played this course a dozen times and I’ve never seen it in this bad of condition. Unfortunately it’s just not worth $70-ish dollars to play a round.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
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