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Value
4.2
Layout
4.1
Friendliness
4.5
Pace
3.9
Amenities
3.7
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About

Holes 18
Type Public/Municipal
Par 72
Length 6737 yards
Slope 129
Rating 72.5

Editor's Note: Course closed for business in 2021.

Course Details

Year Built 1968
Golf Season Open: 4/01 Closed: 10/31
Architect Larry Packard (1968) Bob Lohmann

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - $18
Clubs Yes
Pull-carts Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

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

Food & Beverage

Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse

Reviews

3.7
75 Reviews (75)

What Golfers Are Saying

Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 7
Undulating Greens 6
This course/club is great for:
Locals 8
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 9

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Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Previously Played

Rip-Off

As a tax payer in Rockford a chunk of my tax dollars fund the park district. I get no discount for paying this through out the year then they charge $35 a round and another $18 for a cart. CRAZY! Half the people have carts the other half don't creating traffic jams.The coarse is a $25 - $30 coarse with a cart TOPS! It's nice for a community coarse but A LOT of better options in the area for the same price. This coarse will go vacant or sold in a couple years guaranteed. Rip-Off! Drop the price, give carts with all tee-times and give residents a discount and I will come back.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 15
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

This course needs some serious work

I play Elliot on a fairly regular basis, and have played it since it opened almost 50 years ago. This year course maintenance has gone downhill. There are dandelions on the tees, water in the "sand" traps and overgrown areas that need to be mowed. The traps have water and a lot of rocks in them. We play no bunkers due to their condition. The good things: friendly staff, good club house, electric carts(big PLUS), great large greens and it is close to home (10 minutes).

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Response from on 05/29/2018:
Hello Bob, thank you for reviewing our course, Elliot 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 Rockford, Illinois area, and we hope to earn your business again soon.
Played On
Reviews 28
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Fun to play

Had very good conditions all around. Recommend you play this old course. Lots of challenges, as well as fun holes to play.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 29
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Walked

Park District - HELP!

We played a week ago (5/7/2018) and the course conditions needed desperate help. There are weeds growing in many of the sandtraps along side the large rocks and stones that are just waiting to damage those expensive set of irons you have. It appears the Rockford Park District is letting this course go and not spending to keep it in the excellent shape it was in a few short years ago.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Response from on 05/16/2018:
Hello, thank you for taking the time to review our course, Elliot Golf Course, in the Rockford, Illinois area. We appreciate your dedication to playing our course over the years but are very sorry to hear your recent experience with us may have been poor due to the course conditions. We greatly value your feedback as we work towards any necessary improvements, and 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 32
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Another day

Elliot golf course is a great public course.. Greens get alot of play but still the ball runs pretty true.. Hey you others, fix ur ball marks abd rake the traps or go to some other city...

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Course has nice laout

Very nice layout for all levels of play from beginner to advanced. Great value and nice amenities

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Elliot

The course was in kind of rough shape. I know it is earlier in the year but played ingersol the day before and ingersol was in much better shape than Elliot which is unusual. Overall though Elliot is a fun course and a good value.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 16
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

First Round of the Year 2018

Course was in pretty good shape for the time of year. First 60° day/weekend, expected it to be a lot busier. Greens and Fairways we're good. Tee Boxes and Traps will need some attention, very early in the season, I expect this will change to the better. Rockford, Illinois has some of the best courses in the state. Elliot is one of them.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Wide open

Got a hot deal. $15. Per person, cart included , 18 holes.
Wide open, forgiving fairways, decent greens.
A little early in season , so grass not quite green yet, still great outing .
Best part of experience was the generous staff. Woman at club house in a.m. and men in p.m. all wonderful people at this course.
I shall return.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

great greens

always enjoy playing this course with friends because it is challenging enough to keep us all talking about each hole and how we could have done better..lots of fun!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Response from on 08/28/2017:
Hello Lila, thank you for giving our course, Elliot Golf Course, a three-star review. We appreciate your feedback on the course conditions. But, we are glad to see that you found our staff friendly and that you had a smooth round of golf with us. Thank you for playing with us in the Chicago area, and we hope to see you again soon.
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Response from on 08/10/2017:
Hi Lila, thank you for taking the time to rate our course, Elliot Golf Course. We appreciate the 3 star rating and hope that you'll give us the chance to earn your business again soon.
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Amenities Average
Response from on 08/04/2017:
Hi James, thank you for taking the time to rate our course, Elliot Golf Course. We are happy to see you enjoyed our staff. We hope to see you again soon.
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

great day for golf

The course was in great shape and will play there again

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