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About

Holes 18
Type Private
Style Traditional
Par 70
Length 6347 yards
Slope 132
Rating 71.9
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Elmcrest Country Club
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Course Details

Year Built 1967
Greens Bent Grass
Golf Season Open: 4/01 Closed: 11/30

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes
Pull-carts Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Teaching Pro Yes

Policies

Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes

Available Activities

Swimming

Reviews

1.9
99 Reviews (99)
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Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
First Time Playing

Worst course in america

They should pay you to play this course it is that bad.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played

Total Embarrassment

It's a stretch to call this place a cow pasture never mind a golf course. It hasn't been mowed in months, there's more crabgrass than playable grass, the bunkers are not bunkers but rocks full of crabgrass. There's dead trees lying around, the carts a barely functional and covered with black mold. The greens are pock marked with crabgrass and fungus, trash and litter everywhere.
DO NOT PAY FOR THIS TRAVESTY.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
1.0
Previously Played

Great potential

This is the very worst condition of any course I have ever played. They have a lot of nerve charging $35. To play here. Do not waste your money. We had an 8am tee time and no one showed up until after 9. The greens keeper was nice enough to get my group carts and let us start. Sad

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Previously Played

Do not go there!!!

The course used to be nice, had a nice bar and outdoor seating overlooking the 18th green. Not anymore. The pro shop is a large shed, the tees are terrible, the greens are just as bad and the bar is seating by the shed in the parking lot. One good thing was they had a liquor cart.

As soon as you drive into the parking lot, you want to turn around. I would suggest you do.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Walked

Wow

Course is not the same but with that being said.....the Super has been there 20 years.....members know him, he works hard you see him sweating ...he has no one and will say hello when I see him. and works hard....say hi say thanks for trying someone give this guy credit. Where is the 19th hole? Where are the bathrooms? Where are the crew that could help... Yet the owner owns another course and it has all of that ...... This place has love from who I see there...it needs money and an owner who cares....if your not going to play this one dont play the other that gets all the attention. Going Saturday if no rain....lets see how it is......

Conditions Good
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Just say no

May have been a good course once upon a time but is in terrible condition, the worst I have ever played

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Previously Played

Was once a great course

This used to be a great course and I have a lot of fond memories here. I had heard the conditions had deteriorated considerably but it was far worse than I imagined. Whoever owns this course should be ashamed of themselves. This was once a great place to play with a really unique layout. The conditions were some of the worst I've ever played. Maybe are the worst I've ever played at

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
1.0
Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
First Time Playing

Has potential but not anytime soon

This course needs someone with deep pockets to make it something worth playing. The layout is great but overgrown tee boxes, patches of grass missing everywhere and mushrooms growing on the greens really makes this course nearly unplayable. Save yourself the $30+ to walk ($12+ additional to ride) and play another local course for the same if not better price. I love golfing, I've played nearly 100 courses and this may have been the worst kept. Staff is super friendly but there's only like 3 working the entire compound. It's sad.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played

Elmcrest

Total disappointment I would give up the game of golf before I play there again

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
1.0
First Time Playing

Waste of time and money

I was so disgusted that they charged $60 for us to play this course. The tee boxes were dirt or grass over your ankles, fairways were tall grass or water (hasn’t rained in 4 days when we played), grass clumps from where they have mowed around the entire greens as if they were gonna bail it for hay, flags broken, the sand traps were dirt and rock, and the greens were mostly dirt. DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY ON THIS COURSE

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Course in terrible shape

The tee boxes were terrible. The greens were in awe full shape. The grass was to high. The cost was lo high for the terrible shape the course was in. I will never play there again

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

A course going downhill fast

The layout of the course is very good. Sadly it is in very poor shape. In addition to the course needing a large infusion of money, the cart paths need major help. I had to ice my back after the jarring I took on the course. I hope the course recovers because I think it would be superb if it were in better shape.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Hot weather
Walked

Staff

Loved the Staff, met the super who was working so hard, and the poor guy had nobody else besides a couple people when that course should have many more. You could tell he was dedicated....should have wrote last season but I travel and busy but came on here and saw some ungrateful comments also thought the pro was great...hey and I get it....work needs to be done on the 19th hole and if you're a member getting the same news you have been since this guy bought the place it will be the same again...only know this because of a relative who is a member, but wanted to come on here and say give the crew/staff a break esp. if you see them out and about working hard....times are tough, work is hard. I will stop and say hi to anyone I see trying hard. Have a great day.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Walked

stop complaining new owners needed

I see these complaints but do you people realize there are maybe two workers for this course. How about you members try to work this place in the shape its in.... ever since the new owners took over the course went . This owner has not done a thing and makes promises and promises and blames the crew for everything. very discouraging. This course takes me back and I will continue to go just for the memories of years past.....keep crew get rid of owner, its sad really. I am not a member but family has been in the past

Conditions Good
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
First Time Playing

1st visit to Elmcrest

Loved the layout and design! Clubhouse was closed and looked rundown, heard under new owners.
Some spots of dry grass in fairway, greens were fast.
Loved the wildlife. Could see workers out there maintaining the course.
For me it was a little difficult getting to the next hole not knowing which way to go. Maybe some signs with arrows.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

The course has a good layout

Tee boxes and greens need work. Very challenging course

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
1.0
Previously Played

Rundown

This place is not taken care of and is rundown. Wouldn’t play for free.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
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