Elks Run GC
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4.3
765 Reviews (765)
5 Stars
394
4 Stars
269
3 Stars
65
2 Stars
26
1 Stars
11
Conditions
4.1
Value
4.0
Layout
4.6
Friendliness
4.3
Pace
3.8
Amenities
4.0
89.9%
Recommend this course
701 out of 765 reviews
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4.5
35 Reviews (35)
5 Stars
20
4 Stars
13
3 Stars
1
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
1
Conditions
4.4
Value
4.2
Layout
4.9
Pace
4.1
Amenities
4.2
StaffFriendliness
4.6
97.1%
Recommend this course
34 out of 35 reviews
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4.4
47 Reviews (47)
5 Stars
27
4 Stars
15
3 Stars
4
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
1
Conditions
4.3
Value
4.1
Layout
4.8
Pace
4.0
Amenities
4.2
StaffFriendliness
4.5
97.9%
Recommend this course
46 out of 47 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

4.3
765 Reviews (765)

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 13
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Slow play

Everything about Elk's Run was great, except pace of play. Our round was over 4'50", and we started at 424pm, so darkness prevailed on us. We never saw any club official or representative out checking people trying to speed up play. I think some effort should have been exerted to ensure rounds are not this long and this slow. There were
Players behind us whom did not finish. Other than pace of play, this is a great venue.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Starter

Dave, Mr. Matter of Fact. Let Dave check you in. Listen. The man enjoys his job, loves his course and appreciates all golfers. He shares the needed and necessary information Then he shares things to make your round easier. The whole place is very nice. The staff great, all doing a fine job. But know Dave is a great person to send you off. Listen up, it's all good

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

Where are the Rangers?

Pace of play was a big issue at Elks Run. Playing a 5+ hour round is not exactly fun. I did not see any rangers on the course telling groups to speed up their play.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 63
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Good course.

Good course great people. will come back again to play!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Solid Course in the Middle of Nowhere

This is a nice course and I would love to play it regularly if it wasn't 40 minutes away. I live in the center of the city and am close to everything. It is nice that the course is secluded but would be an unreasonable drive for anyone living on the west side.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Average weather
Used cart

Nice course

Fun and interesting course. The only problem is the other golfers don't repair ball marks and the greens were dinged up. We should all know to fix our marks!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 5
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Average weather
Used cart

Pretty good shape

Course was in good shape but no one fixes their ball marks on the greens. I fixed them all day

Conditions Average
Value Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Smooth greens

The greens were rolling very smoothly the staff was friendly and helpful.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 101
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Beat The Rain

Course was in great shape and staff was friendly.
Other players were considerate and let us play thru when necessary.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Excellent Golf Day

Golf at Elks Run was excellent. This course is a little overpriced but the price I found on golf now made this course in my price range.
Golfing was great. Employee and staff were friendly. Greens are in great shape. Fairways were a little over watered and soft which made you keep the cart on the path all day besides that I was a excellent day for golf.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Beautiful course.

Considering the savage weather through the week, the course was in great shape. Par 3 tee boxes were rough, but it's only because there were quite a few people playing, and in wet conditions.

One of my favorite types of courses because hitting the long ball can save you some tough shots, but accuracy is crucial. Challenging course, and can't wait to play it again when it's more dry.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 16
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Awful Pace

Elks Run is a very good golf course, but the pace of play is awful. If you can handle a 5+ hour round go for it.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

do not police slow play

Took 4.5 hours to play 13 holes thanks to two 5 some a in front of us. Absolute joke to allow that to happen. Walked off course after 13 or we may have played a 6+hours. Must police slow play but course was in nice shape

Conditions Good
Pace Poor
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

golf

Great course, lots of elevation changes. Some of the t boxes were a little beat up. Will definitely play again.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

A well conditioned challenging course

A fun course to play. Back 9 especially has some difficult holes. A good challenge for all players.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Terrific course

The course is in great shape. It is a great course for all levels as it is challenging from the back tees but very playable from the front tees. Due to its popularity, the pace of play was rather slow. Overall - highly recommended.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Elks Run Golf trip

Excellent Course. Played it quite often while living in Cincinnati. Played just as I remembered it challenging but fair. Pace of play was great. Played as a single and was between several foursomes but still finished in 4 hours with little waiting on the tee box. Well worth the trip down from Detroit.

Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great course

Rough is thick and greens are never flat. A very fun course.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 36
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Great course always in good shape

Greens and fairways in great shape, Greens are smooth and quick.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Hidden challenge

Very tough rough, great greens, front side is a super layout with generous fairways. Greens generally large and receptive with many elevated and very well bunkered. This Norman design course would be a tough walk. Backside has a 5 hole stretch that is very tight off the tee and can be punitive with tall trees and a rambling creek penalizing the wayward shot. Shot 82 with two triples resulting from wayward drives. Overall I loved the course and will play again this season.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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