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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
21 Reviews (21)
5 Stars
9
4 Stars
9
3 Stars
3
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
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Conditions
4.2
Value
4.5
Layout
4.7
Pace
3.7
Amenities
4.1
StaffFriendliness
4.6
90.5%
Recommend this course
19 out of 21 reviews
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4.6
41 Reviews (41)
5 Stars
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4 Stars
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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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About

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 110
Skill Intermediate
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I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
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Commented on 08/02/2019

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

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Great!

Upon arriving staff was extremely friendly and welcoming. The course was in great shape. When my friend and I finished the front 9 earlier then expected the staff was very accommodating to us since there was league play beginning to tee off the back 9. Thanks to all!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 07/24/2019

Nicksta17, thank you for your kind words about our course & staff! We hope to see you again at the course very soon for another 5-star experience. Thanks for choosing Elbel Park Golf Course, and look out for your review shared on our Facebook page!

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Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Beautiful and Pristine grounds

Fairways and greens were wonderful and rewarded you for using them. Rolling hills and full vegetation were a great setting. Will play here again. Worth the 30 min drive from Stevensville MI.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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Commented on 07/09/2019

Hi u8651203. We truly appreciate you leaving a review and rating us. We will inform the entire team, so they know their hard work is paying off. We look forward to having you back! #ElbelParkGC

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Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Always enjoy playing this course

I mostly play in LaPorte. We play Elbel once or twice a year and always enjoy it. Course is challenging but not impossible. New carts, great clubhouse, always a great time.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 07/09/2019

Tridski1367, thank you for your kind words and dedication to playing our course! We hope to see you again at the course very soon for another 5-star experience. Thanks for choosing Elbel Park Golf Course. #ElbelParkGC

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Reviews 110
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played

Tough rough

The recent rain made this course even more challenging with deep rough grass. Course was in good shape though considering all the rain in the area.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
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Commented on 06/20/2019

Thanks for the 4-star review and choosing to play at Elbel Park Golf Course! We're glad to hear you still enjoyed your round with us despite the recent weather, and we hope to welcome you back for an even better one soon. #ElbelParkGC

Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

First time at Elbel

Considering the heavy rains prior to tee date the course was playing smooth. Rough was dangerous but fairways very pristine. Greens are above normal grade for a public course. Total bargain playing here. Groundskeepers know their gig here. Wouldn't ask more with the way it has been raining of late.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
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Commented on 05/30/2019

Hi - We would love to hear more about your positive experience at our course. Please contact us at (219) 271-9180 to share with us your favorite part of your experience with us. Thanks for golfing at Elbel Park Golf Course!

Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Rainy Day

The course handled the excessive rain quite well and allowed it to stay open for play.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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Commented on 05/23/2019

Thanks for the 5-star review and great feedback! We're glad to hear we could still provide you with a valuable golf experience here at Elbel Park Golf Course despite the recent rain, and we hope to have you back on an even better day soon. #ElbelParkGC

Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Wet weather
Used cart

Elbel round of golf for 1 hole!

Got 1 hole in before it started to rain hard. I waited for 20-30 minutes for it to stop raining, but it kept coming down. I left the course and headed home. I did golf the day before there, the course was in good shape.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 05/20/2019

Thanks for the 4-star review and taking the time to share your feedback with us. We're sorry to hear your recent round with us was cut short due to weather, but we hope to welcome you back for a much better round soon. We appreciate you choosing Elbel Park Golf Course! #ElbelParkGC

Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Elbel round of golf

Course was in good shape considering it rained many days before. Fast greens.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Commented on 05/20/2019

Thanks for the 4-stars and choosing Elbel Park Golf Course! We appreciate your feedback and understanding regarding the course conditions on the day of your round, and we hope to welcome you back for an even better one soon! #ElbelParkGC

Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Great course

Although many negative reviews were written about this course I played it anyway. I'm here visiting and believe in supporting the public courses. The course had received a large amount of rain recently but was in excellent condition. Very little standing water and the greens have grown in very nice. It was a little cold and windy but I enjoyed being out playing. I would play the course again and recommend it to anyone looking for a nice round of golf.

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

The price was right

For the condition of the course the price was right. It needs work around the greens but it was fair.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nice city course under repair

Have played Elbel many times, course needs a lot of work to get back into good playing condition. Mainly the fairways and the tee boxes are under repair. This is a great course, can't wait to see when healthy again.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Response from on 09/24/2018:
Hello, thank you for sharing your review. We truly appreciate both your positive and constructive feedback and will be sure to pass it along to our team. We’re thrilled to hear that you enjoyed your time at Elbel Park Golf Course and also appreciate your input on our maintenance. We hope to welcome you back for an enjoyable experience on the course in the near future.
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Response from on 09/17/2018:
Hello, on behalf of Elbel Park Golf Course staff we appreciate you taking the time to address your concerns as we are always looking to improve. We are disappointed to hear that you were not happy with the conditions of the course but still hope you enjoyed your round. Again, we appreciate your feedback and hope to see you again soon.
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Reviews 38
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Very sad for Elbel golf course

First of all let me state that I've always loved this golf course. That being said there have been rumors that they are wanting to close this course and sell the land. well it appears that they are no longer taking care of this course and it was in horrible shape, unmowed greens and Fairways, and the fairways are dying. I know that we've had a lot of rain this year but other courses have been able to manage and at this point most are still very luscious but elbel is a mess. Plus they had a small outing and let people go off on the back nine in the middle of our round. No-one to Marshall the pace of play which was okay on the front nine but once we made the turn they let so many people start on the back it became ridiculously slow. it just appears to me that no one cares for this course anymore and they're trying to run off patrons so that they can sell the land which makes me very sad cuz this used to be one of the best courses around to play And all this is happened in just a three-year period.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Excellent
Response from on 09/11/2018:
Hello, thank you for taking the time to review us, Elbel Park Golf Course, in the Saint Joseph County area. We're very sorry to hear you may not have had the best recent customer experience with us due to the pace of play, and we greatly appreciate your feedback regarding the Marshall so we may work towards any necessary improvements. We also appreciate your dedication to playing our course over the years and hope we can continue to provide you with a valuable golf experience. Thank you for golfing with us, and we hope to see you again soon.
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Previously Played

Course needs work

The weather this year really took its toll on this once beautiful course. Maybe it will be better next year.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Response from on 09/13/2018:
Hello Stan, thank you for sharing your review, We truly appreciate both your positive and constructive feedback regarding the course conditions and will be sure to pass it along to our team. We’re thrilled to hear that you enjoyed our staff and sceneries at Elbel Park Golf Course. We hope to welcome you back for an enjoyable experience on the course in the near future.
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Previously Played

Disappointed

I have been playing there for 25years + just sad to see what has happen to the course in general

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Response from on 09/13/2018:
Hello, thank you for reviewing our course, Elbel Park Golf Course. We strive to provide the best possible customer experience to our golfers, and we apologize if we missed the mark. Your loyalty to our course is valued and we hope you will see improvements the next time you are with us. Thank you for choosing to play our course, in the Saint Joseph County area, and we hope to earn your business again soon.
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Disappointing

Used to play here a lot. It’s been many years but was looking forward to today’s round due to great memories. This course used to be a very nice and fun course. Greens were in decent shape today although many old hole plugs were round dead and bare.. The rest of the course was deplorable. Very rough fairways with many areas down to dirt. Grass on some tee boxes was more like the rough should be. Couldn’t distinguish some of them from the tall grass in front of tees.

If you are selling the course for condos then just close it and sell it already. It wasn’t even worth the golf now rate. Still a beautiful location and layout but very disappointing conditions.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Response from on 09/05/2018:
Hello Ken, thank you for taking the time to review our course, Elbel Park Golf Course, in the Saint Joseph County area. We appreciate your dedication to playing our course over the years but are very sorry to hear about your recent experience with us may have been poor due to the course conditions. We hope you will notice some of these improvements during your next round with us. Thank you for choosing our course, and we hope to see you again soon.
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great layout

I imagine that when this course is in tip top shape it is a great place to play. It was definitely rough around the edges. Greens were in good shape though, and I am sure that once the leaves start changing colors it will be a sight to see. I will be back either way

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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

Fun day with friends

Beautiful course and great weather! Nice pace of play!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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