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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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Photo submitted by Kruse8Chippin on 04/03/2026
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Photo submitted by u314162926463 on 06/26/2023
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Photo submitted by tab072261 on 10/16/2022
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Hole #8 Par 3 Photo submitted by u000007234262 on 09/04/2022
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Photo submitted by kdkky on 05/21/2021
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Photo submitted by u6994463 on 10/29/2020
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Photo submitted by u000004457726 on 08/24/2019
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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
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!
Nothing special about this course
Course was wet and it was cart path only. Pace of play was extremely slow as we waited to hit on every hole. Lot of danger of being hit by other golfers balls. Several holes use common pathways running in the same direction causing you to constantly look behind you to see if someone on another fairway was hitting into you. Back nine greens were in rough shape, looked like they were being seeded.. I will not come back,
Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating of us! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and 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!
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.
Hi Brian, 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.
Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating of us! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing Elks Run Golf Club!
Hi Brian, 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.
Nice course, greens need work
Finished our round in under four hours on a weekday. Very fun course. The greens really need a lot of work, almost all of them had a ton of ball marks on them. It’ made it difficult to make close short putts because the ball was bouncing so much. I only hit into one bunker, but many did not look good either. I would say the course was in better condition last year when I played. Would still recommend this to others, but the quality wasn’t as good as previous rounds here.
Hi, 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.
Great value!
Well worth the trip to Batavia, beautiful, challenging course in good condition for under $50, can’t beat it!
Hi, we appreciate you leaving a review and rating us. We will make sure to inform the entire team, so they know their hard work is paying off. We look forward to having you back at Elks Run Golf Club!
Course playing well
Monday league allows us to play course regularly. Staff is great. Friendly and attentive. They have been on top of Corvid restrictions taking safety seriously. Course in very good shape with some fair and challenging holes. Would recommend layout for all levels.
Hi, we appreciate you leaving a review and rating us. We will inform the entire team, so they know their hard work is paying off. We look forward to having you back at Elks Run Golf Club!
Consistently solid
I've played Elk's Run at least 50 time over the past 20 years and have always found it to be a challenging and fun course to play. Perhaps a bit more fun since the Heather was cut back in the rough areas several years ago. Great use of the natural topography, picturesque views from elevated tees and plenty of bunkers to keep it interesting, one of the toughest courses in the region, but we'll worth the drive.
Wow, we are so happy you enjoyed your round of us! We look forward to seeing you again soon.
My favorite local public course
Love this course....You get a beautiful outdoor experience, interesting layout, and challenging golf. Great value, too! Highly recommend to everyone.
Your feedback is important to us! Thank you for sharing your 5-star experience. We look forward to seeing you again at the course soon! Thanks for choosing Elks Run Golf Club.
Nice, but......
I love the course, love to play it. But, they seem to raise their prices on a daily basis, making it hard for me to choose this over courses in the area that are just as nice but a lot less expensive to play. Seems pandemic supply and demand has taken over.
Hi, we appreciate you leaving a review and rating us. We will inform the entire team, so they know their hard work is paying off. We look forward to having you back at Elks Run Golf Club!
Hi, we appreciate you leaving a review and rating us. We will inform the entire team, so they know their hard work is paying off. We look forward to having you back at Elks Run Golf Club!
Impressive First Time
Decided to try Elks Run. Nice course. Greens were fast but true. Nice GPS equipped carts. Will return.
Hi, 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.
Great Greg Norman Track
Course is in great shape. A creek runs throughout the course and comes into play on at least sic different holes. Fun, challenging layout.
Hi Richie. We appreciate you leaving a review and rating us. We will make sure to inform the entire team, so they know their hard work is paying off. We look forward to having you back again soon at Elks Run Golf Club!
Very good course
Course has had major improvements since last year. Removal of tall heather grass, improved bunkers, and beautiful well maintained fairways/greens made for a great experience.
Only issue was pace of play very slow and no starter was to be found.
Highly recommend this course especially for the $30 that we paid.
Hi, thank you for reviewing the course. Let us first start by apologizing for the delay of play during your round. This is by no means the standard we strive to achieve. We are going to escalate your feedback to our team so we can make improvements before your next game. We are glad to see you rated the course conditions and value to be great during your game. We will continue to work towards an excellent experience by using your comment for guidance. Thank you for playing Elks Run Golf Club. We hope to see you again soon.
Green Speed Inconsistent
The speed of the greens were inconsistent. The course is more friendly now with the tall grass cut. Rough is generous and not thick and long like it has been a few times. But overall great day!
Hi, we appreciate you leaving a review and rating us. We will make sure to inform the entire team, so they know their hard work is paying off. We look forward to having you back at Elks Run Golf Club!
Hi, we would love to hear more about your positive experience at our course. Please contact us at (513) 732-0295 to share with us your favorite part of your experience with us. Thanks for golfing at Elks Run Golf Club!