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Value
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Layout
4.4
Friendliness
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Pace
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Amenities
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Style Woodland
Par 72
Length 6875 yards
Slope 133
Rating 73.4

Located in Licking County, The Links at Echo Springs sits at the third highest point in the state. The golf course winds through mature hardwood forests and sits adjacent to a winery. At least half of the holes were carefully carved from the dense forests. The course spills across gently undulating terrain, providing a links-style touch to the layout. The rolling, tree-lined fairways are narrow and the large greens are lightning fast. There are also a few double-tiered greens to watch out for. The course's challenges come mostly from the numerous bunkers that are treacherously lurking throughout. Water hazards also come into play on a few holes. The layout has a fair amount of challenges but it is still gentle enough for beginners to enjoy as well.

Course Details

Year Built 1996
Fairways Bluegrass
Greens Bent Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Barry Serafin (1996)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

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

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Appropriate golf attire.

Food & Beverage

Bar, Snacks, Grill

Available Facilities

Clubhouse

Accolades

  • Golf Advisor: Top Courses in Ohio (2015 #25)

Reviews

3.9
148 Reviews (148)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 15
Patio Dining 7
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 17
Water Hazards 15
Elevation Changes 14
This course/club is great for:
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 20
Advanced Golfers 16
Locals 16
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 28

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Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great course

One of my favorite courses in central Ohio. Always in great shape. The only negative yesterday was there was a fivesome ahead of us. Made for a 5 hour round, yikes!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Excellent
90228c6a-0db3-5055-a07c-ae6d7726aa5a
Commented on 05/20/2016

u000004713790,

Thank you for the excellent 4-Star review! We apologize your round took longer than expected, but please come back again to your favorite course for a better shot!

Best regards,
Links at Echo Springs Management

Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Will be more fun when the fairways drive out.

Nice course, well maintained traps and greens. BUT, the course is wet and it doesn't appear that the fairways will be drying out anytime soon. Many holes were cart path only, others 90 degrees. I like the layout except I'm not a fan of blind shots and they have a number of them. Over all good value for the standard price and excellent value for the "hot deal" price. I'll be back later in the year when then weather is hot enough to firm up the fairways. Also the 3 dollars for the course guide is worth it for a first time player.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
90228c6a-0db3-5055-a07c-ae6d7726aa5a
Commented on 05/24/2016

VitoS,

Thank you for the 4-Star review! We appreciate your feedback, and are happy to hear you found value in our course. Come back again soon for summer!

Best regards,
Links at Echo Springs Management

Played On
Reviews 23
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Not a bad little track

I have played here before in some outings. I do enjoy the course and would recommend playing.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
90228c6a-0db3-5055-a07c-ae6d7726aa5a
Commented on 06/06/2016

mrpaver2010,

Thank you for the great 4-Star review! We appreciate you recommending us. Come play again soon!

Best regards,
Links at Echo Springs Management

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great conditions.

Fairways and greens were in great shape! The bunkers had a good amount of sand and were in decent shape for spring golf. The course may be overlooked due to its distance from Columbus however with the cheaper rates it's worth the trip.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
90228c6a-0db3-5055-a07c-ae6d7726aa5a
Commented on 05/11/2016

Orsbon5,

Thank you for the great 4-Star review. We are glad you found value in our course, and noticed the great course conditions! Play again soon!

Best regards,
Links at Echo Springs Management

Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nice course

Since it's still a little early the course is a bit rough. Grass in the fairways was long. Pace of play was ok 4 some in front of us would not let us play through. Easy course to play in 4 hours.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
90228c6a-0db3-5055-a07c-ae6d7726aa5a
Commented on 05/04/2016

bennettrx,

We appreciate you taking the time to give us your feedback as we strive to keep improving. We hope you come back to see us as we look better & better in the summer!

Best regards,

Links at Echo Springs Management

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Great deal. Great condition

After reading a couple of the most recent reviews I was a bit nervous to book this tee time and make the drive. I am very glad we decided to play. The course was in great condition fresh mow on the fairways and rough and while the greens were slower than I am use to, they roll true. They have a nice grass tee driving range and chip and put area in good shape as well. While the course is not overly difficult the links grass will make you pay if you are erratic from the tee. For the price we paid I would definable you recommend the course. Looking forward to my next round there.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
90228c6a-0db3-5055-a07c-ae6d7726aa5a
Commented on 05/02/2016

Mkatuscak,

Thank you for the 4-star review! We're happy you gave us a shot and saw great value in our course. Thank you for taking the time to give us your feedback. Looking forward to seeing you back again soon!

Best regards,
Links at Echo Springs Management

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Gem

I'm a huge fan of Echo! Open & challenging all at the same time! The fairways were in great condition and depending on the hole locations approach shots can be very challenging! Exciting par 3's and the course keeps your interest through the entire round! Great staff and atmosphere, I'll play this course multiple times this season!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
90228c6a-0db3-5055-a07c-ae6d7726aa5a
Commented on 05/02/2016

Jonathon5238837,

Thank you for the fantastic 5-Star review! We are happy to hear you find the course open yet challenging. We look forward to seeing you back again. Bring your friends!

Best regards,
Links at Echo Springs Management

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Disappointed

This has been one off my favorite courses but this round was very disappointing. The rates have gone up but the course has gone down. There was no starter and no ranger monitoring pace of play and thus we had a 5.5 hour round. The fairways had not been cut so it was like hitting out of the rough. The sound traps had rocks and very little sand. Not worth the cost.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
90228c6a-0db3-5055-a07c-ae6d7726aa5a
Commented on 04/25/2016

Dear evefitch,

We appreciate your feedback. We understand pace of play is an important factor to one's round. We would like to extend another round, on us, for 2. Please call the course to reserve your round, and present this review to the golf shop. Also, we want to let you know that due to rain there were a few holes we couldn't mow. The fairways are on a twice a week mow schedule now that the weather is playing in our favor. Sand traps have been edged and raked up. If you have questions, please feel free to call us at 740.587.1890

Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Great golf - for March in OH!!

It was sunny, 50°, & a little windy, but for mid-March in OH that's pretty good! The course was in EXCELLENT condition (again considering it is MARCH in OH) and it's a fun & challenging layout. Will play it again!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
90228c6a-0db3-5055-a07c-ae6d7726aa5a
Commented on 03/25/2016

Awesome! Thanks for the review we really appreciate your feedback so glad you thought the course was fun and challenging too. See you back soon!

Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Mostly nice course

Played this course for the first time this year. I live outside 270 on the east so only about 20 minute drive. I largely had the course to myself which was awesome. Loved the layout. There were a lot of leaves on the front but the staff was working to blow those aside. The greens are some of the slowest around but they were in good shape. Tee boxes are in okay condition and fairways were pretty good too. There were a few notable exceptions where fairways had issues on the back 9. Looks like they might have some grub issues with animals digging LARGE holes, of which I found a few with tee shots. I will definitely play this course frequently next season.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
90228c6a-0db3-5055-a07c-ae6d7726aa5a
Commented on 03/25/2016

Thanks so much for leaving your review on The Links at Echo Springs! We appreciate your feedback and can't wait to see you this year in 2016. We are working towards the best conditions and experience possible here, we look forward to seeing you!

Played On
Reviews 35
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Beautiful Day at the Links

Great weather and a great course, a perfect match. The course played firm and fast. Great job by the mainitence crew clearing the course of leaves. It was a little breezy and with the firm greens made some shots rather challenging, but with the color of the autumn leaves even a three putt couldn't spoil the day.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
90228c6a-0db3-5055-a07c-ae6d7726aa5a
Commented on 03/25/2016

Thank you for playing at The Links at Echo Springs! We hope you come out to see us in the 2016 season. So glad you loved the course last year. Can't wait to see you again!

Played On
Reviews 56
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Top 1000 Contributor
First Time Playing

Nice course

I would of given this course 5 stars if it wasn't for slow greens and patchy 18th fairway. This course has a potential.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
90228c6a-0db3-5055-a07c-ae6d7726aa5a
Commented on 03/25/2016

Come see us in the 2016 season! We hope you can come out and enjoy all our improvements.

Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great course

Great course fairway are in real good shape greens fast some tricky shot but overall great course

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
90228c6a-0db3-5055-a07c-ae6d7726aa5a
Commented on 09/29/2015

Great! Thanks so much for recommending The Links at Echo Springs we appreciate the feedback. We're happy to hear you found the course challenging and fun. Come back soon!

Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great course!!!

We are playing in an outing at The Links next weekend and decided to get in a round. We couldn't have been more pleased with the course as it was in great shape!!!

The only crazy thing was a dead mole on the #1 green but just as we were heading to #2 tee a hawk solved that problem!!!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
90228c6a-0db3-5055-a07c-ae6d7726aa5a
Commented on 09/29/2015

Thanks so much for your review and for playing The Links at Echo Springs! Interesting turn of events with the wildlife you encountered on the first couple of holes. Good luck in your upcoming event see you again soon!

Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Average weather
Walked

Disappointed

On a Saturday I signed up as a single expecting to be paired up. When I got to the course, they sent me out as a single. Not good with a full course. Ended up joining a twosome that teed off behind me. Course should have paired me up.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
90228c6a-0db3-5055-a07c-ae6d7726aa5a
Commented on 09/29/2015

Thank you for playing at The Links at Echo Springs we appreciate the feedback it means a lot to us. We have informed our staff and made them aware of the situation. We hope you return soon, come back and let us know how we can make it your best round yet while you're here!

Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Links at Echo Springs

One of the most beautiful courses we play in our Sunday rotation. The course has several very challenging holes and poor shots are punished appropriately. The tee boxes, fairways, rough, and greens are all in great shape. The greens were a bit slower than we expected, but approach shots checked well and the putts rolled true. Overall, this is one of the better courses we play.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
90228c6a-0db3-5055-a07c-ae6d7726aa5a
Commented on 08/26/2015

Thanks Tazman! We're happy to hear you loved the scenery over at our course, The Links at Echo Springs. We want to thank you for noticing our great conditions! We do hope to see you again soon for you next round of golf - book online for the best rates!

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great course!

The course was great, the pace was slow. We were there on a Tuesday morning and surprised to see how busy it was. The other older golfers don't have an appreciation for "ready golf" nor golf etiquette. However you can't blame the course on that. We will definitely go back again!!!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Good
90228c6a-0db3-5055-a07c-ae6d7726aa5a
Commented on 08/26/2015

Awesome thanks Bridget! We appreciate your feedback on The Links at Echo Springs! We totally understand the pace of play is an important factor in one's round of golf. We do hope to see you soon, hopefully it picks up while you're here. See you again!

Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Good value for blue grass course

Interesting layout. Bent grass greens in good shape, but know that the rest of the course is blue grass. If you want bent throughout, head over to clovervalley. Staff was great, but snack shop was just that. Its a real haul for us to get to this course so we will not be back on regular basis, but we want to play again at some point. And we walked the course. Very walkable.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
90228c6a-0db3-5055-a07c-ae6d7726aa5a
Commented on 08/26/2015

Hello! Thank you for taking the time to review The Links at Echo Springs. We sure do appreciate the feedback. Glad you got to walk the course and take in the scenery. We understand its a bit of a drive but we do hope to see you again soon!

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nice hole variety

I always enjoy playing the links. A few easy holes and some very challenging holes mixed in with some tight drives. Each side features a signature like par five. This time I was able to play in exactly 4 hours, as the groups ahead and kept pace.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
90228c6a-0db3-5055-a07c-ae6d7726aa5a
Commented on 08/26/2015

Hi Ralph, great review! Thanks for commenting on the variety and challenge of the various holes at the Links at Echo Springs. Glad the pace kept up for you!

Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Fred review

The course is not links. It is a nice course with a good variety. The only problem we had was putting twosomes out on the weekend caused my foursome some stress.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
90228c6a-0db3-5055-a07c-ae6d7726aa5a
Commented on 08/26/2015

Thanks for leaving your review for The Links at Echo Springs. We totally understand golfing as foursome behind twosomes can be a hindrance in pace of play, please let us know what we can do for you on your next visit to make it a great round. Come back soon!

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