Elks Run GC
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4.2
755 Reviews (755)
5 Stars
388
4 Stars
266
3 Stars
64
2 Stars
26
1 Stars
11
Conditions
4.0
Value
3.9
Layout
4.6
Friendliness
4.3
Pace
3.7
Amenities
4.0
88.6%
Recommend this course
691 out of 755 reviews
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4.4
25 Reviews (25)
5 Stars
14
4 Stars
10
3 Stars
0
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
1
Conditions
4.4
Value
4.3
Layout
4.9
Pace
4.1
Amenities
4.2
StaffFriendliness
4.5
96.0%
Recommend this course
24 out of 25 reviews
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4.2
61 Reviews (61)
5 Stars
29
4 Stars
20
3 Stars
8
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
3
Conditions
3.9
Value
3.9
Layout
4.7
Pace
3.6
Amenities
4.0
StaffFriendliness
4.3
86.9%
Recommend this course
53 out of 61 reviews
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Course Highlights
The course layout consistently earns high praise for its challenging design and enjoyable variety of holes. Professional and welcoming staff contribute to a positive experience that keeps golfers returning.

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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Reviews

4.2
755 Reviews (755)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 22
Watching the Game 10
Brunch 9
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 36
Elevation Changes 33
Water Hazards 32
This course/club is great for:
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 34
Advanced Golfers 25
Entertaining Clients 18
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 32
In the 'Burbs 16
Convenient to the City 7

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Reviews 23
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 16
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
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Elks !

Great course and condition. Little steep in price. Should be more like 65.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
1.0
Previously Played
Wet weather
Used cart

Will never play here again

Greens are awful. No signage so if you don't play here all the time good luck. Check in for Golf Now online - don't expect them to see it. Rained out after 3 holes, and when Golf Now called to confirm whoever was in the pro shop said there wasn't any rain. One guy I played with who didn't book with Golf Now got a rain check and the other guy who did got a course confirmation when Golf Now called.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Great Course with 1 major issue

I always have fun here. The layout is good for the most part and their fairways are in decent condition. My only complaint is the automatic shut off on the golf cart. They start the zone way too far out from the greens. They also have it extremely narrow on some of the whiles. My golf cart kept shutting off, even when I was in the fairway closer to the green and the signs that tell you to stop driving. For the love of God, please fix this.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Greens are pretty rough. Need to police people to repair their ball marks.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 28
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Previously Played

Poor course conditions

From the first green all thru 18, only 2 greens in putting shape!!

Horrible ball marks and spiked and marked up by far the worst green I have seen in awhile. Bunkers were hard packed and not even in playable condition. Tees boxes and fairways needed a cut felt like I was playing a country course not a country club course that they charge 70$ to play. We play courses all around Cincinnati and for the money very very disappointed in how they have let this course get so torn up and not maintained.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Beautiful course

Course was beautiful. Awesome layout. There were just two in our party and the foursome in front of us never offered to let us play through even though they were holding us up. So, it would have been nice if the ranger would have showed up at some point to speed up play.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Solid Course , Needs More Rangers

It’s in good shape, greens are a little beat up because of a lot of play. Never saw a ranger and we had a very slow group ahead of us that were 2 holes behind starting on the back 9. The last 9 took far too long.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap Don't know
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Wet weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Pace of play issues abound

Pace fell flat after about 2 holes due to a couple of groups just playing plain slow. No marshals. No attempt to allow play-through. Our group waited on every shot for 5+ hours. The course conditions are somewhat better than last year, although the greens could use some additional care due to overplay and public golfers generally not understanding what a ballmark repair tool is.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 81
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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