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4.5
374 Reviews (374)
5 Stars
174
4 Stars
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3 Stars
26
2 Stars
12
1 Stars
7
Conditions
4.4
Value
4.5
Layout
4.7
Friendliness
4.7
Pace
4.1
Amenities
4.2
95.0%
Recommend this course
346 out of 374 reviews
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4.3
9 Reviews (9)
5 Stars
5
4 Stars
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1 Stars
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Conditions
4.4
Value
4.7
Layout
4.8
Pace
3.9
Amenities
4.1
StaffFriendliness
4.7
88.9%
Recommend this course
8 out of 9 reviews
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4.6
41 Reviews (41)
5 Stars
26
4 Stars
12
3 Stars
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2 Stars
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Conditions
4.4
Value
4.6
Layout
4.7
Pace
4.1
Amenities
4.3
StaffFriendliness
4.7
95.1%
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39 out of 41 reviews
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Holes 18
Type Municipal
Par 72
Length 6885 yards
Slope 125
Rating 72.1
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Course Details

Year Built 1964
Fairways Blue Grass
Greens Bent Grass
Golf Season Open: 3/15 Closed: 12/01

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
GPS Yes
Pull-carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities, Lockers

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4.5
374 Reviews (374)
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Reviews 35
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Challenging & fun

The course is in great shape. Tee box & fairways are well groomed. Greens are challenging in a good way. Get off the fairway into the tall grass & you have a new challenge. Will play there more this summer. More than enough goose poop in some areas, but hey that’s nature!

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 06/16/2020

Thank you for your 4-star rating and great feedback, Kswartz37! We're glad you enjoyed your last round. Please join us again soon, and thanks for choosing Elbel Park Golf Course!

Played On
Reviews 38
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Fun course

busy course, started off following a 5some but they split up but being a 2some was a bit slow. Course is in great shape, greens are the best I've seen for this course, love playing here but always have bad luck of following slower players that won't let you play through. There's a lot of geese here as well so always dodging goose poo but otherwise an enjoyable experience

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Commented on 06/17/2020

Thank you for your 4-star rating and feedback, Deedoo400! We're sorry to hear your experience may have been affected by other players on the course, but we value your feedback and hope you still enjoyed the day with us. Please join us again soon, and thanks for choosing Elbel Park Golf Course.

Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Great shape , tee boxes rather hard?

Fairways & Greens in great shape, roughs tough to get out of ( suppose to be in fairways), but teeboxes rather hard. Enjoyed the day!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 06/12/2020

Hi otolski, thank you so much for the great review and feedback. We're glad you enjoyed the day with us, and we hope to see you again soon! Thanks for choosing Elbel Park Golf Course.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Good overall

Course is pretty good, the greens are a little less consistent between being all fast or slow but otherwise well maintained and the staff is very friendly.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 06/10/2020

Thank you for taking the time to review us, SpeedStick9. Your feedback is very important to us, and we look forward to delivering you an even better golf experience again soon. Elbel Park Golf Course thanks you!

Played On
Reviews 41
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
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Commented on 06/02/2020

Thank you for taking the time to review us, uMTSN5115MT! Your review is important to us and we look forward to delivering you excellent service again soon. Elbel Park Golf Course thanks you!

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course was in good shape for the amount of rain that it has had the past couple of weeks. The pace of play was excellent even though my group had to wait to tee off on 17 and 18.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
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Commented on 05/26/2020

Hi Joseph8499093, thank you so much for the 4-star review. We're glad you enjoyed your time with us despite the recent weather and we hope to see you again soon! Thanks for choosing Elbel Park Golf Course.

Played On
Reviews 21
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 05/22/2020

Hi u7989137, thanks for taking the time to leave us a review. We're sorry to see that your overall experience was anything short of 5 stars, but we hope you'll give us another try in the near future!

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Commented on 05/22/2020

Thank you for visiting us at Elbel Park Golf Course. We appreciate your 4-star review and hope you join us for another round soon!

Played On
Reviews 47
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

very nice, wooded, municipal course

Course is a parkland type, wooded several doglegs and with some elevation changes. Fairways were completely leaf free...some leaves accumulated in the roughs. greens still a little less than perfect after weeks old aeration but still very playable. One of South Bends excellent municipal courses.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 10/29/2019

Hi u000003256086, thanks for your 4-star review and sharing your feedback with us! We truly appreciate your support and hope to welcome you back to Elbel Park Golf Course again soon.

Played On
Reviews 17
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
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Commented on 10/29/2019

Hi gbro131, thanks for your 5-star review! Please join us again soon at Elbel Park Golf Course.

Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Good course

This was a nice course for the money. Distance is good greens are nice and some challenging par 3's. Only flaw of the round was a group ahead of me not letting me play thru and then on 10 they were in the clubhouse when I went by and cut in front of me on 10 tee. The ranger sat there and watched without saying a word. All in all a good round.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
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Commented on 10/22/2019

Hi Dray574, we appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! However, we aim for a 5-star experience so we always welcome this kind of feedback for improvements and apologize for any inconvenience caused by other players on the course. Thank you for playing Elbel Park Golf Course, and we hope to welcome you back for an even better round soon!

Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Walked

Great layout, beautiful setting, good course conditions

After reading good reviews of the course, decided to play there. We were not disappointed. Course is in a beautiful setting with rolling hills. It also has good course design and was in very good condition. Staff was extremely helpful. Very good value for the money. Will definitely return

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 10/18/2019

Thank you for visiting us at Elbel Park Golf Course. We truly appreciate your 4-star rating and great feedback! We hope you join us for another round soon.

Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Nice city course

Nice day to play, course was in decent shape. Great pace of play

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 12
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great Layout

Course was in better shape than three years ago. Green was in great shape the green fee should be lower for this time of year.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
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Commented on 10/08/2019

Hi RGF705F3AA0463DA6C12, thank you for your 4-star rating. We appreciate your feedback as we strive to provide the most valuable experience for our golfers. We hope to welcome you back to Elbel Park Golf Course for an even better round soon.

Played On
Reviews 17
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 09/23/2019

Hi gbro131, thank you so much for the 4-star review. We're glad you had an incredible time, and we hope to see you again soon! Thanks for choosing Elbel Park Golf Course.

Played On
Reviews 110
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played

Old friends day out

Beautiful day and nice pace to play with our 85 year old friend. He hasn’t played in awhile so it was nice to have a leisurely pace and friendly staff in the clubhouse when we took a short break. Course is always beautiful and lots of nature around.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 09/19/2019

Hi st15stman, we truly appreciate you leaving a review and rating us 5-stars. We will inform the entire team, so they know their hard work is paying off. We look forward to having you back at Elbel Park Golf Course! Check out your review shared on our Facebook page.

Played On
Reviews 110
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 08/29/2019

Hi st15stman, thank you for your 5-star rating! Please book another round with us soon at Elbel Park Golf Course.

Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Nice Layout

the fairways and greens are in excellent conditions, and some of the holes are really challanging

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 09/03/2019

Hi ulrich2905, thank you for your 4-star rating and great feedback on the course! Please book another round with us soon at Elbel Park Golf Course.

Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Beautiful Course

One of the prettiest courses in the area. Plenty of wildlife to see. Layout of the course is excellent. Only downside is the greens were a little chewed up from lack of ball mark repair.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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Commented on 08/14/2019

Hi u524294341, we appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars and kind feedback! We do aim for a 5-star experience, so we always welcome your comments for potential improvements. Thank you for playing Elbel Park Golf Course and come back soon.

Played On
Reviews 26
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Good Conditions, Great Price

First time playing this and I was impressed. First off, I played as a single, which sometimes courses don’t like. Not here. The staff greeted me, wished me luck, and told me to play thru the 4 some ahead. I really appreciated that.

The course itself was in really good condition especially considering the weather in this area. I felt the greens were a little slow, but they rolled true. I did play later in the day too, so that may have affected pace. Other than that I was impressed. Usually at municipals you see grass clippings, and I didn’t see any here.

The course setup I liked. It’s a course that requires precise drives rather than length. The greens aren’t overly protected by bunkers or undulation, but they also are not very big. If you hit the tee balls in the right spots you can score, but again, got to be precise off the tee. I liked that the par 5’s were risk reward, as they were all doglegs. The par 3’s were long, as evidenced by 12 playing close to 230 from the tips - maybe the longest par 3 I’ve ever played.

All in all this is a good course and really well priced. I will be back!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 08/12/2019

Hi jt20sb22, we truly appreciate you leaving a review and joining us for your first round. We will inform the entire team, so they know their hard work is paying off. We look forward to having you back at Elbel Park Golf Course soon, and check out your review shared on our Facebook page!

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