Elks Run Golf Club
About
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)
Reviews
Reviewer Photos
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Photo submitted by Nn1k01MyzSWwc4dGyezp on 09/21/2025
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Photo submitted by Nn1k01MyzSWwc4dGyezp on 09/21/2025
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Photo submitted by Nn1k01MyzSWwc4dGyezp on 09/21/2025
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Photo submitted by Nn1k01MyzSWwc4dGyezp on 09/21/2025
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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 Z6mSmzZBwft5Fo9Tlwt5 on 07/26/2021
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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
Elks Run Review for round played April 16, 2020
The course conditions for still coming out of winter hibernation, was pretty good. The greens were still healing from being plugged, earlier. So, the greens were bumpy and prett hard - but like I said, understanding it’s still only the middle of April.
For respecting Covid-19, pins had foam noodles at the bottom going into cup so that when you bounced off the noodle, you made the putt. No rakes for traps and none of the tee boxes had markers, either. No problem during this accepted protocol in order to play.
Fairways were in nice shape and at the higher elevated tee boxes, always nice views to be had. Enjoyed the day and will certainly be back.
Hi George. 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 again soon at Elks Run Golf Club!
Hi Jonathan, 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.
Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating of your round with us! We're delighted to see that you enjoyed your time here. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing Elks Run Golf Club!
Hi Eric, 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.
Elks Run Review
We played Elks Run today, sunday 3-15-20, with a starting temperature of 34 and gusty 15-20 mph winds. The course was also very wet withstanding water.
Even with the above listed conditions, the course was in good shape. It did appear as if the greens had not been cut yet this year.. There were signs of aeration which had been performed some time previous.
Overall we had a pleasant golf experience and enjoyed the course. I would play this course again.
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Great Course and Great Customer Service
This is a beautiful course that is challenging but fair. I found the conditions to be excellent for this late in the season. I had a few issues with my booking and they were handled above my expectations.
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Fun Course
Fun course and time, pace of play needs to be enforced.
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Elks run
For having hot dry weather moderate drought conditions the course was in excellent shape tee boxes were dried out but fairways and greens were excellent
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Not so Bad
Was kind of worried after seeing some of the bad recent reviews. Played here earlier this year and was in excellent shape and is still not bad for late in the year. Tee boxes are a little chewed up and greens would be better if lazy golfers would repair their ball marks. Only complaint is the pace of play, they have GPS on the cart that tell you are behind pace the ranges should be able to use this to speed up those slower groups
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poor course conditions
tees are awful - grrens some OK, some bad - sand trap behind a par 3 had so much vegetation growing in it it should be filled in. They've just let the place go. weather has certainly had an effect, but I've played many other courses under the same weather conditions. $39 sounded like a good rate till we played it. should be a warning at checkin that conditions are far from ideal
We appreciate you leaving us a review. We're working hard to keep the course in top condition, and we hope you'll come give us another chance in the near future.
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For the first time
Was surprised on how good time we had!! Just had a ball
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Horrible Conditions
Been playing Thursday, Friday, and Saturday on a guys weekend in Cincinnati. Played today here at Elks Run. Was cart path only due to rain which in itself is bad at this course due to paths far from the “fairways”. I use that term lightly as the infestation of disease in the fairways was not only on every hole but everywhere throughout. Tee boxes were nonexistent. Every box was an issue. This was one of the city’s premier courses but not anymore. With a late morning tee time at the cost of $50, this was by far the worst condition AND the highest priced so far of the weekend. Driving range was even closed. I have no idea who the course manager is, they should be ashamed! This was embarrassing to take my guests to and will not be returning to this course anytime in the foreseeable future.
Thank you for visiting us at Elks Run Golf Club. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review and hope you join us for another round soon.