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Shale Creek Golf Club
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Nestled in a quiet residential community, Shale Creek Golf Club sprawls across land that for a century prior had been the Gunkelman Farm. The course repurposes the rolling terrain into a challenging layout. The subtle changes in elevation make for some tricky lies. There are also many streams that meander through the golf course before cascading into the nearby Rocky River. The river even comes into play from the 10th to the 15th holes. The golf course features large, undulating greens and wide fairways. Water has a dominant presence on the course but the final holes showcase more traditional Ohio terrain with wooded, gently rolling hills though you'll still have plenty of water to contend with on these holes. Shale Creek Golf Club requires accuracy and it will make you think, but it's not too difficult for a beginner to enjoy.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | 71 | 7026 yards | 73.5 | 134 |
| Black | 71 | 6652 yards | 71.7 | 130 |
| Blue | 71 | 6338 yards | 69.8 | 125 |
| White (W) | 71 | 5913 yards | 73.8 | 128 |
| White | 71 | 5913 yards | 67.8 | 120 |
| Green | 71 | 5043 yards | 68.8 | 118 |
| Green (W) | 71 | 5043 yards | 68.8 | 118 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold M: 74.3/136 | 342 | 205 | 524 | 458 | 195 | 486 | 471 | 573 | 412 | 3666 | 359 | 171 | 419 | 424 | 557 | 191 | 569 | 209 | 461 | 3360 | 7026 |
| Black M: 72.3/135 | 329 | 175 | 509 | 435 | 184 | 462 | 443 | 547 | 392 | 3476 | 349 | 168 | 406 | 367 | 532 | 173 | 551 | 192 | 438 | 3176 | 6652 |
| Blue M: 70.6/130 | 316 | 163 | 496 | 424 | 173 | 444 | 419 | 533 | 369 | 3337 | 330 | 154 | 392 | 342 | 516 | 158 | 537 | 168 | 404 | 3001 | 6338 |
| White M: 68.6/126 W: 74.0/135 | 291 | 147 | 487 | 396 | 152 | 417 | 394 | 508 | 357 | 3149 | 307 | 136 | 377 | 285 | 504 | 137 | 513 | 142 | 363 | 2764 | 5913 |
| Green M: 63.9/112 W: 68.8/123 | 272 | 115 | 417 | 323 | 127 | 358 | 337 | 449 | 297 | 2695 | 263 | 89 | 344 | 260 | 417 | 112 | 404 | 127 | 295 | 2311 | 5006 |
| Handicap | 13 | 17 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 16 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 14 | 6 | |||
| Par | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 71 |
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Great Track
Shale creek is one of my favorite course in NE Ohio. The course is always in great shape and surprisingly the pace of play has been great the last couple times I have had a chance to play it.
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Definitely a must play
Staff couldn’t of been nicer. From the guy at the pro shop and Ron on the first tee, to the beer cart and staff. Course was very challenging but still had a easy feel to it. Lots of narrow fairways, water and fast greens. Carts have gps and sand on them and the course is spread out so your not really side by side with anyone. Great staff, great pace and even better course
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Always enjoyable
Booked a tee time online arrived about 40 min early went to the range had time to hit a few shots before going to the putting range to practice .The starter was checking in with me and advising me of my time before the first tee . Waited for the group in front of me to Make it to the green then started my round .Was able to play my round with no delays moved from hole to hole with only a 10 min wait at the turn . They had a cart person working and was available for beverages all day long .Rob the club pro has really done a great job over the years really one of the best places to play for the money
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Slow pace of play
Really could use a ranger to monitor pace of play.
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Great Course
The course was in excellent shape. I would recommend playing this course if you can.
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Thank you so much for the great review. We are glad you had an incredible time, and we hope to see you again soon! Thanks for choosing Shale Creek Golf Club.
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Course in Great Shape
Totally enjoyed Shale Creek...course was in great condition from tee to green for early spring in Ohio. It drains well. Fairways were pretty firm and greens rolled nice. Although not a pure links style course, many holes have a linksy feel to them. Traps needed some TLC as they had not been raked out yet. Plenty of challenge available with back tees over 7000 yds. A bit pricy unless you can land a GN hot deal, which I did.
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Great course
I was a member here back when it was semiprivate along with Medina Cc and the Quarry. It’s always been a great course,the layout was well executed on what used to be, literally, a cow pasture.
I belong to a private club now with two courses, but I still come back here to play now and then because I have always loved the layout and the clubhouse is great.
It’s one of the highest quality experiences you can have at a public course in the area
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2nd time in a month
Great course, played 4 weeks prior. Course was in great shape and the greens were fast considering it was mid October.
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Shale Creek Review
Course was in good shape and the pace of play was acceptable.
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