Elks Run GC
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4.2
746 Reviews (746)
5 Stars
384
4 Stars
261
3 Stars
64
2 Stars
26
1 Stars
11
Conditions
4.0
Value
3.8
Layout
4.6
Friendliness
4.3
Pace
3.7
Amenities
3.9
87.9%
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682 out of 746 reviews
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4.4
16 Reviews (16)
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1
Conditions
4.4
Value
4.2
Layout
4.9
Pace
4.2
Amenities
4.1
StaffFriendliness
4.4
93.8%
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15 out of 16 reviews
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4.1
61 Reviews (61)
5 Stars
28
4 Stars
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3 Stars
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Conditions
3.9
Value
3.7
Layout
4.6
Pace
3.6
Amenities
3.9
StaffFriendliness
4.2
85.2%
Recommend this course
52 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
746 Reviews (746)

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 1
Handicap 20-24
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser

Overbooked

Simply put, they overbooked the course and didn't gave enough charged carts for everyone.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Great deal! greens were smooth, not too fast

Course has some of the smoothest greens in the city. Frost prevented cutting/rolling but great scoring greens for a difficult course

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Well kept course

The course was in great shape even though we visited at the beginning of season, very green and well laid out. A fun course to play and still somewhat of a challenge, beautiful scenery surrounds the course and reasonable prices too. The entire staff was extremely friendly and kind.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser

Greg Norman course is awesome!

What I loved about Elk's Run is that no two fairways and no two greens are the same. Every hole is unique and challenging from the Whites to the Tips. The elevated tee box on the front nine is one of the best views of Southern Ohio nature and beauty. Great experience and highly recommend it.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Fairways need work

course need some work to make it a great course the way it was

Conditions Poor
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser

Great round

Course was in good shape! Staff was great and Greens were in great shape. Will be back

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Great Course, Bad Dog

The course was in excellent shape, especially the greens. For how early in the season it was, the greens were well manicured, fast and ran very true.

My only issue was a dog owned by either a manager or one of the staff that stole my peanut butter crackers on the first tee and ran off with my Pro V1 on the 18th green. I can't make this stuff up.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Soggy, windy, winter golf conditions

First time out this year, had a good time. We've had lots of rain & snow this month so we knew what to expect condition-wize. Great value this time of year

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Great Place to golf

This was probably the 7th or 8th time that I have golfed here and since it is February in Cincinnati I can't complain at all. Of course the greens were tough to putt on but that is to be expected for this time of the year. Our cart died on the 15th hole (which is a good walk up a hill to the next hole) so we had to walk the last few holes. I went into the clubhouse to let the staff know that the carts were out there and they felt so bad that he refunded my entire Greens Fee's. That was very kind of them to do that. I am not sure of any other course that would have done something that nice. I am glad they stayed open during the winter months.

This course is phenomenal in the summer months. The only drawback to this place is that anytime I have played here while it is nice out the pace of play is dreadful

Conditions Poor
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser

Course was in great shape for this time of season.

Challenging layout with elevation changes. The back nine requires more accuracy off of the tee or you'll be facing a long iron into the green on the par 4s.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Winter Golf

This course is in great shape for late winter. Not a lot of people on the course so you can easily squeeze in a round if you have a couple of hours to kill. Best course for the money in my opinion.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Courses in great shape will look even better and play better come spring

It's a beautiful course with challenging hills and water runs through some holes,very nice course.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

This course has a gorgeous layout!

Other than a few of the tee boxes being in rough shape, it was in very good condition, very impressed! Gorgeous clubhouse and proshop!

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser

great course

Well maintained course has many wonderful features and challenges

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser

One of the best in the region...

Elks Run offers players of every level a great experience. Like many courses players should play the correct tees for their abilities. Don't play the Blue if you are an 18 or higher, there is nothing wrong with playing the White (Member's Tees.)

Great 'risk/reward' factor on just about every hole.

Physically beautiful, whether it is on the links style front nine or the Midwest style back nine. Several holes offer vista views of the whole course, while others cut back into a hillside and make you feel that you "own the course" by their solitude.

My destination course for treating visitors and business associates.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser

Glacially slow pace of play

I gave up on my round before getting to the 14th green after 4 hours and 20 minutes. The pace of play was heading toward a 6 hour round due to one foursome two groups ahead. The course did nothing about this even when I told them in the pro shop on my way to my car. For a course that markets itself as a high-end, daily fee course with a Greg Norman design, they need to do more on the pace of play. The course conditions are also uneven. Some greens are still showing a lot of the summer stress and fairways and tees are not as good as other courses in this price range.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

One of my favorites in Cincinnati

Always like playing here! Course conditions are great. I love the layout of this Norman design. It has some hilly terrain but overall the course is a fair test of golf. The big undulating greens offer some challenge but are some of the best greens in Cincinnati! Always ready for a return visit!!!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 46
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser

Course in need of some TLC

I was excited by the prospect of playing this Greg Norman designed course but boy was I disappointed. The course is in bad shape with some of the tees a disgrace with no grass on them - it helps to move the tee blocks around to save the turf! The greens had been recently cored & were very slow with the length of the grass quite long. The layout is interesting just the course is in bad shape at present. I'd be really disappointed if I paid top dollar to play this course in its present condition.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser

Excellenr, challenging and Fair from the white Tees (HDCP13 & up).

We have played this course often this year and one of our top 3 selected.
A beautiful course, well maintained and a pleasant, helpfull staff.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser

Always loved Norman's layout

This course layout has been a favorite of mine for several years and I'm pleased they are trying to return the course to it's potential greatness. I wish (and I bet they do) that they could pour in the money necessary to really bring it to pristine condition. Still, it's way better than it was and they are trying. I'll be back next year-

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Difficulty Moderate
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