Elks Run GC
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4.1
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
3.7
Amenities
3.9
87.0%
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4.1
24 Reviews (24)
5 Stars
12
4 Stars
5
3 Stars
5
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
1
Conditions
3.7
Value
3.7
Layout
4.5
Pace
3.5
Amenities
3.8
StaffFriendliness
4.2
87.5%
Recommend this course
21 out of 24 reviews
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4.0
49 Reviews (49)
5 Stars
20
4 Stars
15
3 Stars
11
2 Stars
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1 Stars
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Conditions
3.7
Value
3.6
Layout
4.5
Pace
3.4
Amenities
3.8
StaffFriendliness
4.2
83.7%
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41 out of 49 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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4.1
730 Reviews (730)
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Reviews 2
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4.0
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Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 04/22/2020

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.

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Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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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.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 04/17/2020

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!

Played On
Reviews 63
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 04/14/2020

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.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 04/10/2020

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!

Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 04/10/2020

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.

Played On
Reviews 13
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

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.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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Commented on 03/17/2020

Thanks for leaving us a review, Donald. We look forward to seeing you again soon!

Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 03/17/2020

Thanks for leaving us a review, Joseph. Come see us again sometime!

Played On
Reviews 29
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Wet weather
Used cart
Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
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Commented on 12/26/2019

We appreciate you leaving us a review. If there's anything you think we could improve, please give us a call in the Pro Shop. We hope you'll come see us again soon!

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Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

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.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 11/12/2019

Thanks for leaving us a review, we're glad to hear you enjoyed your time at Elks Run!

Played On
Reviews 85
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
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Commented on 10/28/2019

Thanks for leaving us a review!

Played On
Reviews 37
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Fun Course

Fun course and time, pace of play needs to be enforced.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
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Commented on 10/21/2019

Thanks for leaving us a review, we hope you'll come see us again soon!

Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

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

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 10/02/2019

Thanks for leaving us a review, we're glad to hear you enjoyed your time at Elks Run. Be sure to book another round with us soon!

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Commented on 10/02/2019

Thanks for leaving us a review, we hope you'll book another round with us soon!

Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

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

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
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Commented on 09/21/2019

Hi RJ, thanks for leaving us a review. We're glad to hear you enjoyed your time at Elks Run, and we hope you'll come see us again soon!

Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

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

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 09/21/2019

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.

Played On
Reviews 63
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 09/13/2019

Thanks for leaving us a review! We hope you'll come see us again.

Played On
Reviews 20
Skill Beginner
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

For the first time

Was surprised on how good time we had!! Just had a ball

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 09/13/2019

Hi Walt, thanks for leaving us a review. We're glad you enjoyed your time at Elks Run, and we hope you'll come book another round with us soon!

Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 09/04/2019

Thanks for leaving us a review! We hope to see you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played

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.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
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