Forest Hills Golf Course

Elyria, 41971 Oberlin Elyria Rd, Elyria, OH 44035 | β˜… 4.2 (146 Review)

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Forest Hills Golf Course is an 18-hole, regulation golf course and golf range owned and operated by Lorain County Metro Parks. Our facility features holes of all difficulties, which creates a fun challenge for golfers of all skill levels. Forest Hills also offers a golf range, pro shop, and snack bar at the clubhouse. The course is always being improved one way or another, so if you haven't been here for a while it might be time for another visit!

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Ken Korney

β˜… 5

Great shape for November.
Looking forward to playing it during summer months
Super duper scenic
Great pro shop
Friendly staff
Out still working on the course

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Charles Asseff

β˜… 2

Played there Monday 10/6/25 the starter was very rude, the golfers in front of us us not so pleased with him either, I did inform the manager inside but we will see if this kind of treatment continues.

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Ken D.

β˜… 4

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Thomas Freeman

β˜… 4

The staff is very friendly and the greens are in great shape

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ken hyla

β˜… 4

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William Doty

β˜… 5

Great golf course in Lorain County Metropark. Well maintained. Food, bar and indoor and outdoor sesting.

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Bill Komar

β˜… 4

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Jeff Anderson

β˜… 2

Played on a Monday and the course was busy. The starter was unfriendly and appeared overwhelmed Took about 4 hours and 40 minutes to play 18 Why they don't have a ranger is beyond me The group in front of us had no one in front of them and extremely slow

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al Sol

β˜… 5

Great open course with some challenging holes. Good for all levels of golfers.

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xCaptainPunchx Z

β˜… 2

I played here for the first time today and I have mixed feelings about it. To start off positive, the course rates are insanely good compared to other courses, I can’t think of any course around that offers 18 holes riding for $32. The course was also in great condition as well for the price, solid fairways, solid greens, solid tee boxes (although some of them were kind of in rough shape), and overall an absolute steal for what you pay for. Although it’s a solid course with great rates, I’m rating it a 2 star due to the utter lack of course management and extremely rude staff. We got to the course 20-25 minutes before our tee time(as you should) and there was already a log jam on the 1st tee box, we found out there was no starter present to check anyone in at the first hole to space groups out evenly and we ended up waiting 20+ minutes after our tee time to tee off on hole 1. We were stuck behind extremely slow players the entire round and had to wait 5+ minutes every single shot. After the front 9, we stopped to get food/drinks at the turn and was instantly told to β€œhurry it up” and β€œkeep it moving” by a very rude staff member which was ridiculous considering our circumstances that I mentioned above. Overall, great course for the price but awful/rude staff and no course management to keep players moving whatsoever, be prepared for an extremely long round that takes over 4 hours. I would’ve rated the course 5/5 but the lack of course management and rude staff really changed my opinion on the course itself.

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Michael Collins

β˜… 5

Course is in great condition and good value. I will definitely play this course again next time I’m in the area.

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Bryan Gregor

β˜… 2

3 hours to play 9 holes. Terrible pace of play. Staff was extremely rude. Course was nice. If you value your time look elsewhere.

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Jim Grant

β˜… 5

very well maintained Course

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Gene F.

β˜… 5

Outstanding golf course & Awsome staff !

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Ken Boyce

β˜… 2

Maintenance appeared to be running behind. Balls hit just off fairways almost impossible to find. Mower man working and gave no respect to playing golfers on the hole he just kept on mowing. Made for a noisy round.

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Larry Davis

β˜… 5

Beautiful course in great condition that is an unbelievable value at $27 for 18 holes with a cart for seniors!

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John Chapin

β˜… 4

Great shape

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Eddie Castro

β˜… 4

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Jim Chaney

β˜… 5

Good course with nice staff. Pace of play while we were there was good.

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Don Nickerson

β˜… 5

I've always enjoyed this course. Well maintained. Presents some challenges. Greens are great. The oak in the middle of the fairway coming in is brutal (lol).

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Larry Dunn

β˜… 4

Golf was good, appreciate the hospitality.

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Aldolphoe TheKing

β˜… 5

Awesome

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Kevin Briola

β˜… 5

Really nice course reasonably priced. Some very challenging holes very scenic

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Peter Byrne

β˜… 2

Course is in great shape!!!! BUT
Slow, they let a fivesome out that backed up everything, rangers don’t push pace. If it’s any busy 5 hour round time.

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matthew conley

β˜… 4

Pace of play can get a little slow but not horrible. Fairways and greens in great shape, greens can be pretty fast. Staff very friendly.

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Bob Schuster

β˜… 5

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WESLEY F MURDOCK

β˜… 5

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Miles Ferraro

β˜… 5

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Joe Emody

β˜… 5

Always in great shape!!

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ryan haptonstall

β˜… 4

The layout is great, very scenic, quiet. Good for a beginner to play on. Course was in great shape. Staff was incredibly friendly. And close to home will def be coming regularly.

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Cellvy

β˜… 1

Nice course but pace of play is so bad was making turn and 5 groups go off the back 9 also had to get a rain check to play another time and lost it and was told they can’t do nothing about it. Wouldn’t even have the problem if they didn’t send people off the back when others are making the turn.

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Nick Dawson

β˜… 3

Nice course but the staff is rude to guests constantly. Plus they will close 9 holes and not give you a heads up.

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Matthew McGlynn

β˜… 4

Great public course

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Thomas O'Reilly

β˜… 5

Beautiful course; higher quality than what one would expect from a public course.

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gary reffert

β˜… 5

Always in great shape

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Tom Riehm

β˜… 5

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Walter Dempsey

β˜… 5

Course was in great shape!! Fairways and greens were perfect!!

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Sean McGinnis

β˜… 4

Played today. Very solid course with some variation for a muni. Pace of play was a little slow, but overall a very enjoyable experience.

Tried to log my score in the USGA GHIN app but the course does not exist in that system.

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Clay Tilley

β˜… 5

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Gary Rose

β˜… 5

Beautiful condition! Good price.

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Thales Keffalas

β˜… 5

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Michael Butler

β˜… 5

Has some tough par 4s

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rod4130

β˜… 5

IMHO one of the nicest public golf courses in the area. Located adjacent to the venerable Elyria Country Club but at considerably less harm to your bank account. Operated by the Lorain Country metro park system the course is kept in very good condition. Prices are reasonable, they have continuos cart paths, driving range, 2 practice putting greens, one with a chipping area and a practice bunker. Newly remodeled clubhouse with food and beverage service. Throw in a very friendly and helpful staff and what's not to like? Just did 18 on Saturday and have nothing but good news to report. The course from tee to green was in it's usual excellent condition. The greens had recently been ariated but were still playable. No one likes to putt on greens like that but it's a necessity if you want to properly maintain a golf course.

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roger carpenter

β˜… 5

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Edward Summers

β˜… 5

Very nice course. Plays longer than what the card says. It's in very nice shape from tee to green

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sean springer

β˜… 1

They have horrible time management and not enough carts, there were legitimately 9 carts on one hole at one point. I’ll probably still shoot course record, I’ll keep everyone posted, guy in the green shirt was very nice though.
Also teed off 20 minutes late

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Mike Lewanski

β˜… 1

Great course, but had to wait 40 minutes to tee off…maybe not be so greedy telling everyone they have openings when they are overbooked

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Valerie Flannery

β˜… 4

Some areas were to high grass and lost my ball when we actually saw it land but couldn't find it for awhile. This holds other golfers up. But overall I enjoyed myself and had a great time.

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Rodney Cee

β˜… 4

Gorgeous Fall Colors right now and the Greens are in Great Shape. My Favorite Biology Teacher is once again the Starter. So good to see Him. #GoMrHuber

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Thomas Bowen

β˜… 4

This golf course has improved a lot in the last 10 years or so. It used to be a wet venue and then they did extensive tiling work around 8 years ago. The fairways were in perfect condition as were the greens and tee boxes.

The course is a very fair and playable course except for the 16th hole which has very steep uphill green after you hit your drive. You need to check the distance and the add two or three clubs to get there

I would have graded this course as 5 stars except for the rip off on the cart fee. On the weekend the posted price - see photo - is $23 to walk and $45 to ride per person. That’s $22 additional to ride. My group and I have played about 130 different courses in Ohio and Florida over the past 20 years and have never paid this exorbitant price to ride. They also have an up charge of 3.5% if you use a credit card.

This is a metro parks owned course and frankly it leaves a bad taste when a course is owned and maintained with taxpayer money with exorbitant fees and up charges.

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Colin Aussem

β˜… 2

They need to learn the meaning of a tee time, 45 mins after official tee time is not how it works letting people off with no tee time ahead of you doesn't work either. Course awesome shape starters not so much.

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Alberto Rodriguez

β˜… 4

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Craig Goik

β˜… 4

Very good course. It's tight but in great shape. Greens roll great

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Eric Jones

β˜… 5

Great course, beautiful fairways and greens. There are some bunkers and water hazards through out and the rough is nice and plush. Has tee time booking available though it's website as well. Now go book you a tee time 😁

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William Nicholson Jr

β˜… 5

Course is in great shape! Much better than b4. Played twice this weekend. πŸ‘πŸ½

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Jose Colon

β˜… 5

Best golf course Lorain county

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Kurt Schwochow

β˜… 5

Course was beautiful and peaceful like it always is. Metroparks does a great job maintaining it. Course is challenging but fair. Great facilities

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Morgan Morrow

β˜… 1

6:14 tee time. Didn't tee off until after 6:40. We were told they were taking walk ons. Apparently they have a shotgun Thursday night. If Thursday is a league night, maybe don't take walk ons? No biggie. Didn't finish 9 due to back up. Again no biggie, but they also could have turned us away. Attepmted to complete 7 and 8 in the dark. Only played 8. Rich was very nice and we understand but you took our money and we didn't even finsh the round. The gentleman cleaning the carts told us not to come back if this was an issue. Maybe advertise that you have league Thursday night? Might help all parties avoid any frustration.

Spoke with locals in the lot that also stated they would be complaining to the head pro.

Happy golf season everyone!

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LoCo Angler

β˜… 3

I really enjoy the actual course, fun layout and nice greens. My issue comes with over booking and the grounds team having no courtesy to the players. I have went 3 different times and each time I went my group would be setting up a shot and someone from the grounds team would just roll up on the green and would either start mowing, trying to drop dirt or leaf blowing. I understand these things need to happen, but other courses I go to do not have this problem.

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Mark Stanislawski

β˜… 5

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Derrick Boggs

β˜… 5

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Terry Miller

β˜… 4

Beautiful course but over booked

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Richard Lenz

β˜… 4

Pros: Nice layout for the average golfer, greens were in great shape, fairways were okay, priced appropriately

Cons: Mosquitoes (I understand they cannot control the bug population, but there was a good amount of standing water in "sandtraps". It was a breading ground for them), they need to maintain the few "sandtraps" they have or remove them completely

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Jeff Green

β˜… 5

Forest Hills is busy for a good reason. Being a public metro park course doesn't exactly make me wanna grab my clubs, but Forest Hills does. I was asked to play through by golfers that know the game of golf, pace of play. There was no attitude, just consideration for other golfers. It was really a great experience and a well managed course.

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Richard barnett

β˜… 5

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Casey Krueger

β˜… 1

I’ve played a lot of golf courses so far this year and this is probably the worst one I’ve played. They’ve had high water so I get that fairways will have bad spots but there’s no excuse for how bad of shape the greens are in. Cool layout, abysmal turf quality.

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Mike DePietro

β˜… 5

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David Saunders

β˜… 4

Wet

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Harry Peabody

β˜… 5

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Donald Keene III

β˜… 4

Always have good time when i play this course

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Chris Scobee

β˜… 5

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Robert Hansen

β˜… 5

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Carlos Espada

β˜… 5

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Adam G

β˜… 5

Nice place that is very well kept with the guidance of superintendent Joe Yorkowitz.

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Trent Brown

β˜… 4

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Brian S. Casselberry

β˜… 4

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Stephen Baluh

β˜… 4

Well rounded Metro Parks course. Well kept and good pace of play

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Adam Dewey

β˜… 4

Probably the best of all the metro parks courses. Nice challenge. Sand traps could use maintenance.

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Kevin Salner

β˜… 5

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Kevin Slowey

β˜… 1

Really terrible course, golfers, workers.

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Christopher Slowey

β˜… 1

Bad management. Apparently they don’t care if their hillbilly clientele hits at you on the fairway and threatened to fight you. Never spend money here.

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Brian Pigott

β˜… 4

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Derek Olson

β˜… 1

People that run this place are terrible. Boycott this place.

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Wilson Murray

β˜… 4

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Wes Welton

β˜… 5

Great place to golf. Good prices. Nice people,good fairways, super nice greens.

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Shannon Trifiletti

β˜… 3

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Greg Sanford

β˜… 4

Course was/is always in great shape. This time of year (fall) it is harder to find greens puttable with aeration. But this course uses a method to keep theirs VERY puttable.

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Tim McCormick

β˜… 5

The course is in great shape, especially considering how late in the season we are.

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Larry Yankow

β˜… 4

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David Mccann

β˜… 5

I was replying new asphalt. But the place looks nice

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Steve Horvath

β˜… 5

Vary nice place

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Matt Houser

β˜… 5

Great course. We'll maintained and equally difficult. Great greens and highly recommend.

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dustin lewis

β˜… 4

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Renee Mack

β˜… 4

Course is in great shape...LOTS of play, expect delays. Back nine plays more in the valley with some tricky holes and a few confusing tee boxes. LOTS of trees and narrow fairways. Beer girl was out and about all day!

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Tyler Shoe

β˜… 5

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Gary Mccullough

β˜… 5

first time i have played this course...i have fallen in love with it...great track, love the greens....you will see me again soon

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Harley Ross

β˜… 5

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Michael Ayala

β˜… 5

Great course! Greens were well taken care of.

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Matt K

β˜… 5

Played here for the first time this past weekend and really enjoyed it. Was able to get out before 8am and pace of play was good for a foursome. Course is in great condition and is one the nicer public courses around. Staff was friendly. Course offered several challenging and unique holes. Will be back for another round.

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Matt Marozsan

β˜… 5

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albert chan

β˜… 4

Best value. Just be ready to spend more time than usual.

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Peggy Moore

β˜… 5

Very clean friendly staff

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Ryan Holtz

β˜… 5

Great shape wonderful layout and very challenging always enjoy my time spent here

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connor patton

β˜… 5

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Jose Velez

β˜… 1

Overbooked took 3 hours to play 9. Started 35 mins after our original tee time. We left after the 9th hole

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marilyn chasar

β˜… 5

Great course

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Sean Lehlbach

β˜… 5

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Victor Bellan

β˜… 5

Great course great shape great value !

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Dennis Mihalik

β˜… 4

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Doug Dunn

β˜… 5

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Enoch Vazquez

β˜… 4

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Kenneth Varady

β˜… 5

Great course in the area. Great rates, too.

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Victor Bazley

β˜… 4

Course is on good shape. Good value for the cost. Greens are in great shape.

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Aaron Brown

β˜… 5

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jason williams

β˜… 5

Course was in great shape, Italian sausage was fantastic, bar staff was on point, sunburn not so great. Company was fantastic!!! Will be back soon. Also.... can't beat the price!!

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Duane Burns

β˜… 5

Awesome course conditions: tees, fairways & greens -- perfect!

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David Henke

β˜… 5

Play here alott great staff and well taken care of course

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Dewey Kidd

β˜… 4

Course was a 4.5!

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Don Scott

β˜… 4

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Christopher Gioitta

β˜… 4

Had fun but you do have to hit the ball straight.

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Shawn Kirts

β˜… 5

Was a great day on a great course

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Dave Strelau

β˜… 5

Course is the best shape I've ever seen it the Greenskeeper should get a raise

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Kyle G

β˜… 2

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Jim Schmittgen

β˜… 5

The golf course is in beautiful shape! Great deal for the price

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David Anzick

β˜… 5

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Christopher & Ashley Bansemer

β˜… 4

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Bryan Dauterman

β˜… 5

This course is beautiful! Enjoyed this wonderful, 18 hole course in Elyria. Very nice course. Well maintained. A lot of fun. Staff is super friendly. Thanks for the great round of golf!

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James Sivec

β˜… 5

Beautiful greens & fairways and well priced! (Almost) Always a playable lie out of the rough. The Metroparks and staff do an amazing job on this course.

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soaper girl

β˜… 4

Descent course. Great service. I've played here many times.

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John Farrell

β˜… 4

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Tim Foose

β˜… 5

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Timothy Werling

β˜… 4

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Tom Schmitz

β˜… 3

Reasonable value for the cost.

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Allen O'Reilly

β˜… 4

Well maintained. Challengingvfrom the back tees. Pllus a real bargain. Very friendly and helpful pro shop.

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Jason Shibley

β˜… 4

This is a nice solid course, that is well taken care of by the Metro Parks. Worth a visit. No membership needed.

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William Hewitt

β˜… 4

Enjoyed our round. Course in very good shape and staff were friendly and cooperative. Will go back again.

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Jeremy Nielsen

β˜… 5

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Glenn Rohrbach

β˜… 5

Great course. Well maintained. Some challenging holes. Service oriented staff.

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James Milne

β˜… 4

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Justin Matus

β˜… 4

Nice golf course. I saw most of it.

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Bob Wilber

β˜… 4

I really like the course a lot... mature... long... pretty well kept...

BUT... they should treat their local, life long tax paying seniors, much better.

I've played this course for over 20 years and I waited many, many years to be a senior so I can finally get the senior discount, and now that I'm a senior, they lowered the discount so that it's now only a $0.50 discount for their most popular package, 9 holes with a cart.

I think it's the worst senior discount in the area. (Of course they give more of a discount on the packages that seniors will hardly, if ever use, like walking the course or playing a full 18 holes.) I think that they should treat seniors a whole lot better than that.

I also think that they should give a break to Lorain County residents, as it's our taxes that are paying for the course. it seems like they're screwing the local seniors in order to give a break to be out of town golfers.

Finally, I have always said that it would be nice if they would offer a "season pass" package, but they never seem to have any interest in promoting the course in that fashion.

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Chris Knipper

β˜… 4

Nice course that is well run by the Lorain County Metro Parks. Good service and amenities.

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-Harper Price

β˜… 4

Lots of water damage

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Alexa P

β˜… 5

The course is in great shape and it is one of the best around. The greens roll nice and fast!

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Cary Foster

β˜… 4

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Jim Holp

β˜… 5

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