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
Biggest pet peeve is any course offering any tee time without disclosing a cart path only day.
Elks Run is fun course & beautiful.
Elks Run is a beautiful place with a very good golf course.
Thanksgiving Golf
Had a great day. Course was in excellent shape. Especially considering the season!!!
Great round of golf
Played a round with my sons and we had a great time. Course was in great condition and the pace was excellent for a Saturday. Recommend this course highly.
Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing Elks Run Golf Club!
At first, I was slightly underwhelmed by the front 9 - i thought the 6th hole with elevated tees was nice - until I got to the Par 3 on the 8th. One of the most enjoyable holes I’ve ever played. We don’t have many hills in the state I live in, so this was a really nice change of pace. Back 9 was absolutely gorgeous and I’m sure it was elevated even more by the fall foliage.
Greens played quick, fairways were manicured well, roughs weren’t too deep that I wasn’t losing balls left and right — overall, a really nice course. Pace of play got a little choppy at times, really my lone complaint
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 Elks Run Golf Club.
Beautiful golf course
This is one of the nicest golf courses in the area. They have a great superintendent! The only drawback is the sand traps need some work and more sand other than that great place to play
Done playing here
Gave it one more shot and it failed. Course was in better condition, but pace of play is still an issue. No enforcement. Barely anybody actually working at the course in general. Saw one guy in the pro shop. One starter in the parking lot driving around. That’s it. Played at 3:50pm on a Monday. Front 9 was great. No issues. Back 9 I was waiting on every single hole because high school golfers were out playing like they were in the Masters tournament. Other groups joining up to have 3 carts and five players. Can’t really understand the lack of actual presence/enforcement from staff. Done driving 30 min to play this course.
Solid public course
I thought this course was fabulous for a public course. Pace of play was God awful, but a playing partner said it was “unusually slow.” I’ll chalk it up to the group in front of us, not the course. Greens were in great shape and the layout was nice. Mix mix of challenging and scoring holes.
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!
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.
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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 Elks Run Golf Club.