Elks Run Golf Club
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About
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.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
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| Black | 71 | 6845 yards | 73.0 | 136 |
| Blue | 71 | 6486 yards | 71.3 | 131 |
| Green | 71 | 6053 yards | 69.3 | 124 |
| White | 71 | 5674 yards | 67.6 | 120 |
| White (W) | 71 | 5674 yards | 72.9 | 125 |
| Yellow | 71 | 5331 yards | 66.0 | 117 |
| Yellow (W) | 71 | 5331 yards | 71.1 | 122 |
| Purple | 71 | 4310 yards |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black M: 73.0/136 | 353 | 195 | 517 | 475 | 550 | 412 | 363 | 156 | 407 | 3428 | 366 | 410 | 154 | 388 | 430 | 539 | 445 | 228 | 457 | 3417 | 6845 |
| Blue M: 71.3/131 | 335 | 175 | 508 | 460 | 535 | 387 | 335 | 136 | 379 | 3250 | 355 | 380 | 144 | 379 | 390 | 517 | 435 | 216 | 420 | 3236 | 6486 |
| Blue/Green M: 70.0/126 | 335 | 151 | 508 | 409 | 511 | 387 | 335 | 136 | 348 | 3120 | 355 | 374 | 144 | 346 | 390 | 517 | 409 | 199 | 369 | 3103 | 6223 |
| Green M: 69.3/124 W: 75.1/132 | 312 | 151 | 493 | 409 | 511 | 372 | 307 | 121 | 348 | 3024 | 333 | 374 | 136 | 346 | 372 | 491 | 409 | 199 | 369 | 3029 | 6053 |
| Green/Yellow M: 67.6/120 W: 72.9/125 | 312 | 125 | 493 | 366 | 511 | 344 | 307 | 121 | 307 | 2886 | 333 | 342 | 136 | 301 | 330 | 443 | 361 | 199 | 343 | 2788 | 5674 |
| Yellow M: 66.0/117 W: 71.1/122 | 256 | 125 | 434 | 366 | 432 | 344 | 267 | 96 | 307 | 2627 | 310 | 342 | 116 | 301 | 330 | 443 | 361 | 158 | 343 | 2704 | 5331 |
| Handicap | 17 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 2 | |||
| Par | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 71 |
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Golf Advisor: Top Courses in Ohio (2021 #20)
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Reviewer Photos
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Photo submitted by u314162926463 on 06/26/2023
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Photo submitted by tab072261 on 10/16/2022
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Hole #8 Par 3 Photo submitted by u000007234262 on 09/04/2022
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Photo submitted by Z6mSmzZBwft5Fo9Tlwt5 on 07/26/2021
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Photo submitted by kdkky on 05/21/2021
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Photo submitted by u6994463 on 10/29/2020
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Photo submitted by u000004457726 on 08/24/2019
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Holes 8 & 9 Photo submitted by GreerGolf on 09/04/2016
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Elks Run 9th Tee, short but challenging with a view of what is to come. Photo submitted by msparke on 10/25/2012
Good course, needs a ranger.
We were going to play 18 holes, but when we got to the turn (10) hole, there was a back up. Wasn't sure where these other golfer came from, so went in and asked if we could play the front nine again, but was told a couple of high schools just tee off. Then we were told a group of 4 jump in the back nine and he was sorry about that. Turns out it was 5 players in that group. We asked for a rain check and they gave us one, But that should never happened. The course was in good shape and we enjoy playing there, but please get a ranger out on the course.
Will be back!
First time playing Elks Run but just had horrible weather this round. The layout and changes in elevation make the course really fun. Only negative were some of the tee boxes have taken a beating but assuming that’s based on volume of play.
Hi, u000007234262. Thank you so much for your feedback. We are glad you had enjoyed your time at Elks Run Golf Club, and pride ourselves on delivering the best experience possible.
We hope to see you again soon!
We're glad you enjoyed your 5-star experience with us, Jon6297669. Please comment or reach out to our team in the golf shop to let us know more about your round at Elks Run Golf Club!
Not worth full rate
This course could be beautiful, but there’s a lack of care and maintenance across the entire course. Some parts of fairways are completely dead or just dirt at this point. Tee boxes are is very bad shape full of weeds and not the right kind of grass. Half the bunkers aren’t raked and are hard. And on top of that, pace of play isn’t enforced. There aren’t any rangers out on the course and so there we’re old guys who couldn’t hit the ball further than 100 yards off the tee playing from the blues and taking forever, hillbillies yelling curse words at each other and blasting their music with no regard to anyone else on the course, etc. We had to wait at least 3-5 min on every single tee box to hit and it was super frustrating. In summary, play this course for their good twilight deals. It’s not worth $62+ or whatever it was for a weekend morning round.
Hi u5384688,
Let us first say that we are so glad to hear you enjoyed your visit. We work hard to create an enjoyable experience so you can focus on enjoying yourself and let us do the rest. We also want to thank you for your honest and constructive criticism of the course.
We are going to escalate your review to our team in charge and do everything we can to improve before your next game.
Thank you for visiting and playing at Elks Run Golf Club. We hope to see you again soon!
woosieman, thank you for the awesome rating! We hope to see you again at the course very soon for another great experience, and thanks for choosing Elks Run Golf Club.
Great course
Course is in excellent shape. Staff is friendly and equipment is well kept. I am puzzled why they close the clubhouse so early and while there are still groupds on the course. We finished Saturday at 8:30 and there were still several groups behind us but the clubhouse was closed?
It would have been nice to get a cold beverage and use the restroom.
It also makes you wonder what if something happened to someone and there was no one there?
Thank you for taking the time to review us, C695DpJFcn3m6FdRXYO9. Your feedback is valuable, and we look forward to delivering you excellent service again soon. Elks Run Golf Club thanks you!
Greens and tees showing signs of wear and fungus
I love this course - it’s a great layout. It is typically well maintained, but some of the tees and greens are showing distinct signs of wear and fungus or disease damage. Fairways and traps were generally in good shape. They really need a ranger out on the course - our foursome was slowed by two singles in front of us who never joined up and delayed our pace of play the entire back nine!
Not bad but could’ve been better
Like the course and the layout. We had to wait on every hole and there were no rangers out monitoring the pace of play. The greens were in terrible shape, expected more from this course. Ball marks all over, we watched fixed 3 a hole on the front. Staff was nice. Overall not bad but need to improve greens and pace of play
Excellent condition
It's been very hot and dry, but you can tell they dump a lot of water in this course. Fairways and rough were lush, greens were soft, bunkers were in great shape. Good value for the money as always.
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Hi, pwhannah. We would love to hear more about your 4-star experience on our course. Please tell us what we can do to earn that last star, and thanks for golfing at Elks Run Golf Club!