ekakmiller

Great place to play when you don't want to take 5 to 6 hours to play a round. We played in 3.5 hours and never really had to wait on anyone. I absolutely hate courses where it takes more than 4 hours to play because they don't have rangers enforcing pace of play or proper golf etiquette. It was awesome!

Great value for the price paid. Course was in very good condition and the pace of play was great as we didn’t have to wait on any holes.

Pace of play was great. No waiting until the last 3 holes. Course was in decent shape and doesn't have a lot of trouble. Some areas seemed to be burnt out for some reason and some of the greens were rough. Overall, not bad.

The course was in the best shape that it has ever been over the years that I have played there. Fairways were great. Sand in the bunkers and the greens were quick.

This was a very playable course. It is definitely overpriced. I had looked forward to playing it from the moment we planned our trip. I thoroughly enjoyed playing the course.

My only disappointment was the fact that we had to play behind a 5-some which really slowed the pace of play. For the over-priced amount charged for non-resident green fees, the fact that the course allowed a 5-some out on the course was certainly aggravating. This is something you might expect to run into when playing some goat fields on the mainland at much lower rates.

Not sure I would play this course again, if I ever come back.

Some of the views at this course were spectacular. Disappointed in the greens. Didn’t seem to be well maintained & certainly did not roll well. For the premium you pay as a visitor, not sure it’s worth it.

Elks 797 is a great course to play to work on various aspects of your game. Holes are challenging but not overly difficult, if you can keep your ball in play. Depending on the wind conditions, some holes play longer than the yardage while others can play short. Overall, presents great value for the price.

Even though the course is in rough shape due to lack of rain, the layout is challenging and the mountain views are awesome

Love the challenge and layout of this course. Some holes are tight while others are wide open. Some holes require positioning to stay away from trouble and others, you can let it rip. Overall fun course.

Course is not overly difficult. Great layout to practice your game.

Overall, the course was in pretty good shape. The only negative I found in playing the course was the conditions of the greens. There were unrepaired ball marks and scuff marks from shoes all over the place. This made it difficult to get a true roll on the putts without taking an inordinate time to repair the line of your putt on the greens. The course needs to roll the greens on a more consistent basis or get the starters out patrolling the course for the offenders. They are in jeopardy of letting things get out of hand. Otherwise, it is a really nice course to play.

Great golf, great layout & awesome views

Course provides a challenge for any level of golfer. The course was a lot of fun to play. I'll definitely be back.

It had been several years since I last played Sugar Isle and thought I would give it a try due to the great deal offered on GolfNow. While it has been very dry the past 2 months, it was obvious the course hasn't been watering the fairways. They were hard as rock. Most approach shots were like hitting off hardpan.

The greens were rolling great but obviously hard as well. It was very difficult to get any green to hold an approach shot. You typically had to play short and let your ball roll to most greens.

While the course was in bad shape due to lack of water, I might try it again next spring to see if conditions improve.

We had a 1 p.m. tee time on Friday afternoon and basically had the course to ourselves. It was great! We played in 3.5 hours instead of the usual 4.5 to 5 hour round on most courses. A nice hidden gem out in Greene County.

Upon arrival to the course about 30 minutes prior to our scheduled tee time, we were informed that we would not be teeing off as scheduled. Apparently, the course had failed to plan appropriately for an outing that was scheduled to start 2.5 hours earlier because they did not retain enough carts for the outing. They also explained there were several other tee time issues earlier in the morning that contributed to the delay of the outing. We did tee off behind the outing about 15 to 20 minutes late. The pace of play was ridiculous resulting in a 6.5 hour round, due to multiple six-somes playing in the outing ahead of us. It had been a couple years since I had played this course and I don't see myself playing here again anytime soon. Since I had booked my tee time on GolfNow, the staff had a "sorry about your luck" attitude. What should have been an enjoyable Saturday afternoon was nothing but frustrating. Very disappointed!