Ellinwood Country Club

First time playing this course. Small putting green located conveniently near the first tee which I wish more courses would do.

Layout is interesting as you play 13 holes before the "turn". Good players should be able to score well here once you played it a couple times.

Course conditions were good, greens were good with moderate speed but approach shots require keeping the ball below the hole to leave a chance to make putts.

You will use almost every club in your bag here!

Neat course. Quirky fairways but a lot of fun. Nice people who run the club house. Tough course.

Don't mind the hour drive, great layout from a golfers perspective. Green, fringe and tee boxes always in good shape. Fairways can be weather dependent, this year no complaints. Cart paths broken up so expect a bumpy ride. Great staff, pace of play and old school character. Great finishing 4 holes.

This wasn't a boring course. Kept you thinking ! The angled greens were a challenging experience. And the hilly fairways were interesting. Par 3's weren't short. A good test of your game.

Course in good shape greens good. Fun time playing

Ellinwood staff are friendly and get you onto the course quickly. Conditions are always great. The first par 5 and a few par 4's are very challenging with interesting layout. Small greens, so get your approach shots and putter tuned. Cart paths are awful, but why speed around? Relax and enjoy, or walk. This is a favorite of mine. Worth the drive!

Played this course with the Safari club recently. Great layout and challenging greens. Fairways could you some more, but I hear they're working hard to restore them. Very friendly staff Good value

a great course for the money...6 par 3's but the length of the 4's made up for it

They call it a hidden gem and it is. A little hard to get to but a beautiful place with lots of rocky hills surrounded by woods. The course was in good shape, greens were fast, fairways were ok because we've had a lot of rain.
Cart path was pretty bumpy, used the grass mostly.
Staff gave the Safari Club a warm welcome and were very accomadating. We're going back in the fall for the foliage and for a great getaway. I had food there before and it was very good, didn't have time to eat this time.

We pulled up to ellinwood and found a nearly empty lot. I went into the pro shop and meet a very nice young lady that checked me in , handed me a cart key and I was off. We had the course to ourselves but at times wished there were golfers to help us keep the pace . It was a great layout I enjoyed the par fives by four's and the the par threes. The days weather couldn't have been more perfect. The soggy ground made it a cart path only day. It was me and my buddy's first time to Ellinwood and we look forward to a return trip in the coming weeks. A real hidden gem as advertised.
Hit em long and straight .
John G.

The only draw back was the conditions. I thought it was a real great track.I can't think of a hole that was unenjoyable or ill conceived, and the scenery is very nice. It seems they keep their attention and resources on the greens which were in nice shape. The fairways need some attention, as well as some of the green side rough, a few holes had some major bare spots (hole 7 prime example). I know it's been a little wet this spring and it had rained pretty heavy the night before but the place really seems to hold water (carts on paths only the day we played) and it definitely put the test to the waterproofing of my shoes. For $20 it was a fine round, for $45 I would expect better conditions. As far as recommending to a friend, that's a loaded question,I live an hour away so it's a bit of a drive for conditions that aren't equal or better than what we have within half hour.

Unless you get to play this course for next to nothing don't even bother. It did not look like the fairway had been watered the entire summer. The cart path has more pot holes and tree roots which made for a very uncomfortable ride. The wooden steps leading up to some of the tees was rotting away and could be treacherous if you are not careful. The only reason I gave it 2 stars was for the greens. Looks like that is the only area they are concentrating on keeping up. They were very fast and challenging. Since the front 9 is Donald Ross designed it's challenging but to see it not being taken care of properly is a sad shame. I would not golf this course if it were around the corner from my house. They need to put in a good amount of money in upkeep.

This course is awesome friendly staff, great layout! Can't beat it.

Fairly tight on most holes yet scoreable. Stay below pin on approach or expect to 3 putt all day long. Greens are slow yet challenging and in great shape! Had a few perfect drives down the middle of the fairway that ended up in the woods due to rocks and severe slope of hill but twice from hitting a rock...shot 40 yards away. Good deal for price. Played on a Thursday and played 2 balls by myself in 3 hours. Wide open. If not for multiple 3 putts I would have shot low 80s instead shot a 88. Keep those balls below the pin!

Fairways were dry due to no rain, but tee boxes and greens were perfect. Greens played extremely fast, which is always nice. Course layout was nice, a great design. Boulders in the fairways made it challenging and unique. Definitely recommending this course to friends and will be back to play again.

I rated this course a three because it's OK. The layout of the course isn't as good. I had to drive back towards the 9th hole just to tee off the 10th and I had to drive up the 10th to get to the 11th. It's a little scary if the people teeing off don't see you. The fairways were ok for my liking. It just didn't look like they watered the grass in months. For them to call themselves a country club, I didn't really feel like I was at a country club. The greens were the prize of the course. Those greens are country club caliber. The cart paths are horrible. It felt like I was driving a 16 wheeler with all the bumps. I didn't mind the day though because I only paid $10 to play it but anymore than that I wouldn't even bother until they really fix the cart path and the fairways.

Lack of rain has definelty had an impact on several holes with the lack of grass. However the greens were good and cared for.