Elkhorn Country Club

Elkhorn is a tough course, especially for first time. Narrow fairways, sneaky water hazards and I underestimated the challenges. Went from white tees to bronze just to get a feel for the course and I still had a 100 score.

Need another round to determine if the layout is for my game. Otherwise, pace was great, tee boxes were in good shape along with greens....some fairways have extensive gopher/ rodent holes....need the foxes from Swenson to control.

Always a joy playing Elkhorn GC even when missing putts you thought you had the line figured out? Greens were in great shape and fast! Not many divots to repair.
Fairways are holding up despite winter has arrived!
Make sure you bring the driver that hits only straight drives onto the fairways because they only have narrow fairways.

My wife overheard the starter telling a golfer there was no tee times open because they joined Golfnow and all the chip players were taking all the tee times

Challenging greens
Clubhouse serves drinks only on Monday

I haven’t had 3 birdies in a very very long time time, probably going back to the late 90’s. I was a lot younger and the golf game was something special game for some people. I set my personal record in the under par only in Hawaii, a long time ago. Today I hit a single score for the first time in about 15 years. Perfect weather in the high 70’s with a little breeze, blue sky and most of all, the best course condition at the Elkhorn, thanks to the professional maintenance crew that worked hard to keep the course pristine for a company tournament. We were the last lucky group just a couple of holes ahead of them. Fairways were perfect, ponds were clean and no duck refuses on the greens that are fast and, for the first time, they set the holes on the right places for me, not tricky or ‘nasty’ places. Thanks to the course management. There were good choices of drinks and snacks. And again, I got 3 birdies! Thanks Elkhorn and the GolfNow, keep up your good work.

My round at Elkhorn perfect. The course, the weather made my day. I lwould recommend it to anyone.

You couldn’t ask for a nicer day for a round of golf. Apparently everyone else thought so too! It was slow to start due to the couple in front of us who decided to wait for the group in front of them to finish putting and then walking off the green before this couple teed off! By the way they were seniors!!! Course was very good conditions! I highly recommend golfers play this course!

Playing condition is superb with perfect weather, helpful staff and the considerate players. I wouldn’t hesitate vote this course, at least for me, The Golf Course of 2023 in San Joaquin/ Delta Valley area. Reasons. 1. Most enjoyable. 2. Most helpful (probably The only helpful staff who cares about the players in the area). 3. Relatively well-maintained course. 4. Distance to the course and, easy to play for us, seniors. ( I would hesitate recommend this course who hits lower than 72’s because they will not only be frustrated but also disruptive to other players.)
As in any case, there are some areas for improvement that’ll help the playing more enjoyable.
1. Better management of watering. 2. Repair some d cart path potholes in fairways and the rough. 3. Improve the F&B service/dining. 4. Clean the restrooms and stock up the supplies. 4. Better directions for tee boxes, especially for later holes. 5. Yardage signs.

The Elkhorn is becoming our home course, beating the courses that we have been members for years in Northern California for years.

Let’s keep the Elkhorn as The Best Golf Course in San Joaquin.

Well they say, first impressions are important. Here, it was good. It looked liked they’ve cleared some trees along some of the fairways and we’re doing some maintenance on one of the greens (had to use temp green). Aesthetically, cleaning out the water would make this more visually appealing. I’d definitely play here again.