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Elks Run Golf Club
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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.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
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| Black | 71 | 6845 yards | 73.0 | 136 |
| Blue | 71 | 6486 yards | 71.3 | 131 |
| Green | 71 | 6053 yards | 69.3 | 124 |
| White | 71 | 5674 yards | 67.6 | 120 |
| White (W) | 71 | 5674 yards | 72.9 | 125 |
| Yellow | 71 | 5331 yards | 66.0 | 117 |
| Yellow (W) | 71 | 5331 yards | 71.1 | 122 |
| Purple | 71 | 4310 yards |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
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| Black M: 71.7/133 | 353 | 195 | 517 | 475 | 550 | 412 | 363 | 156 | 407 | 3428 | 366 | 410 | 154 | 388 | 430 | 539 | 445 | 228 | 457 | 3417 | 6845 |
| Blue M: 69.7/129 W: 76.2/144 | 335 | 175 | 508 | 460 | 535 | 387 | 335 | 136 | 379 | 3250 | 355 | 380 | 144 | 379 | 390 | 517 | 435 | 216 | 420 | 3236 | 6486 |
| Blue/Green M: 68.8/127 | 335 | 151 | 508 | 409 | 511 | 387 | 335 | 136 | 348 | 3120 | 355 | 374 | 144 | 346 | 390 | 517 | 409 | 199 | 369 | 3103 | 6223 |
| Green M: 68.4/126 W: 74.6/141 | 312 | 151 | 493 | 409 | 511 | 372 | 307 | 121 | 348 | 3024 | 333 | 374 | 136 | 346 | 372 | 491 | 409 | 199 | 369 | 3029 | 6053 |
| Green/Yellow M: 66.2/119 W: 72.0/130 | 312 | 125 | 493 | 366 | 511 | 344 | 307 | 121 | 307 | 2886 | 333 | 342 | 136 | 301 | 330 | 443 | 361 | 199 | 343 | 2788 | 5674 |
| Yellow M: 64.9/108 W: 69.5/122 | 256 | 125 | 434 | 366 | 432 | 344 | 267 | 96 | 307 | 2627 | 310 | 342 | 116 | 301 | 330 | 443 | 361 | 158 | 343 | 2704 | 5331 |
| Handicap | 17 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 2 | |||
| Par | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 71 |
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Golf Advisor: Top Courses in Ohio (2021 #20)
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Hole #8 Par 3 Photo submitted by u000007234262 on 09/04/2022
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Holes 8 & 9 Photo submitted by GreerGolf on 09/04/2016
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Elks Run 9th Tee, short but challenging with a view of what is to come. Photo submitted by msparke on 10/25/2012
Great track, diverse holes, water, traps, woods and elevation make this course both interesting and challenging!
Hi, thank you so much for the great review. We are glad you had an incredible time, and we hope to see you again soon! Thanks for choosing Elks Run Golf Club.
We love hearing about our golfers' experiences. Please tell us more about what you enjoyed during your round. Thanks for choosing Elks Run Golf Club!
We're glad you enjoyed your 5-star experience with us. Please comment or reach out to our team in the golf shop to let us know more about your round at Elks Run Golf Club!
Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing Elks Run Golf Club!
Hello! We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 5-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing Elks Run Golf Club.
Over Rated
I think it's way over priced for the value. It's a challenging course especially the back 9 with a creek basically running in front of most holes. The play is usually good, but horrendous 11/10. On hole 15 at the dog leg, there were 8 people waiting on the group on the green. No way any of them could have made the green from that spot. We had a group behind us waiting on us as well. I quit after this hole. Fortunately, I got a really good deal on Golf Now 11/10. I don't like paying the full price at this course. Fortunately, my friends do so I play.
We apologize for the pace of play issue you experienced. We always try to keep a great pace when having our golfers on the course. Thank you for taking the time to give us your feedback as we will use your review to better the experience going forward. We hope you give us another try in the near future!
We're glad you enjoyed your 5-star experience with us. Please comment or reach out to our team in the golf shop to let us know more about your round at Elks Run Golf Club!
Great time
Great condition.. played 18, cart path only, in little over three hours. Touch screen in cart was hugely helpful. Have always loved this course. One of the mist beautiful in SW Ohio.
Thank you for your review. We will pass along your positive experience to our team at Elks Run Golf Club. We look forward to seeing you again soon.
Slow play
Front 9 moved along playing in 2:15. Back nine over 3 hours. Never saw a ranger. For trying to be a higher quality course it should have a ranger and monitor pace of play.
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We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We are going to pass on your feedback to the teams in charge so they can work to make changes.
Your feedback helps us do better. We are looking into this issue and hope to resolve it promptly.
Thank you for visiting Elks Run Golf Club. We hope you'll give us another try in the future.
Hello. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 5-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing Elks Run Golf Club.
We're glad you enjoyed your 5-star experience with us. Please comment or reach out to our team in the golf shop to let us know more about your round at Elks Run Golf Club!
Hello. We would love to hear more about your positive experience on our course. Please contact us to share with us your favorite part of your experience. Thanks for golfing at Elks Run Golf Club!
Great Course
Really nice course. Great tee boxes, fairways and greens. Perfect condition. Golf carts are fast, smooth and have GPS.
Thanks for the amazing review and for choosing Elks Run Golf Club. We hope to see you again soon!
The course is on phenomenal shape.
I really enjoyed myself today. Perfect weather and the course was absolutely meticulous! I told the starter that I never played the course before and that I was from Cincy's West Side. He took the time to joke with me and gave helpful advice on a few holes. I have a new addition to my favorite courses list.
Thanks for the amazing review and for choosing Elks Run Golf Club. We hope to see you again soon!
Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing Elks Run Golf Club!
Hello. We would love to hear more about your 4-star experience on our course. Please tell us what we can do to earn that last star, and thanks for golfing at Elks Run Golf Club!
Hello, thank you for visiting us at Elks Run Golf Club. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.
Well kept, challenging, but cramped
I played Elks Run for the first time today, and was quite pleasantly surprised with the course overall. The bent grass fairways are well kept, greens are nicely maintained. Hazards aren’t abundant, but the ones that are there are placed so as to make play challenging but not daunting. Rolling hills and cart paths through the tree lines make for a pleasant ride and beautiful views. My only complaint with the course as a whole is that it feels very cramped in places, so any misplaced shots may end up on another fairway or tee box.
The bigger issue I had was more with the ranger checking tee times at the first hole, rather than with the course itself. I’m a novice player (at best), having just picked up clubs again after a complete 15 year hiatus from golf. This was my first time playing this course, and I went out to play by myself. Being new again to golf, I’m more comfortable playing by myself as I’m still feeling out my game, getting my ranges dialed in, and refamiliarizing myself with the game as a whole. I got up to the first tee after waiting for 3 groups ahead of me, and the course ranger ended up putting me with another party. He didn’t ask me if it would be ok or if I felt comfortable going with a group in order to speed rate of play. Nope. Just “I’m going to put you with this group here.” So, what was supposed to be a relaxing round and a private learning experience turned into a really stressful and embarrassing time for me, as the players I was grouped with were far more familiar with the course and far better players than I am. The couple I played with were quite polite and didn’t degrade me or poke fun, but I was still very uncomfortable and quite embarrassed nonetheless.
Hello, mSFeLchgToO9OkIPgIYI. Thank you for visiting us at Elks Run Golf Club. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We are sorry for the inconvenience of pairing you up with another group. We hope you join us for another round soon and begin to be a regular here with us!
Excellent course
Everything about this course was pure. I could play here every day. Beautiful scenery and challenging.
Thank you for your review. We will pass along your positive experience to our team at Elks Run Golf Club. We look forward to seeing you again soon.
Hi, we are so pleased that you enjoyed your time at Elks Run Golf Club. We look forward to seeing you on the course soon for another great experience!