The Links at Echo Springs
About
Located in Licking County, The Links at Echo Springs sits at the third highest point in the state. The golf course winds through mature hardwood forests and sits adjacent to a winery. At least half of the holes were carefully carved from the dense forests. The course spills across gently undulating terrain, providing a links-style touch to the layout. The rolling, tree-lined fairways are narrow and the large greens are lightning fast. There are also a few double-tiered greens to watch out for. The course's challenges come mostly from the numerous bunkers that are treacherously lurking throughout. Water hazards also come into play on a few holes. The layout has a fair amount of challenges but it is still gentle enough for beginners to enjoy as well.
Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
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Blue | 72 | 6875 yards | 73.4 | 133 |
Black | 72 | 6324 yards | 70.6 | 128 |
White | 72 | 5842 yards | 68.3 | 117 |
Gold | 72 | 5102 yards | 64.6 | 111 |
Red(W) | 72 | 4465 yards | 65.4 | 113 |
Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
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Black M: 73.4/133 | 418 | 383 | 517 | 212 | 411 | 559 | 163 | 373 | 409 | 3445 | 520 | 433 | 376 | 174 | 343 | 384 | 512 | 210 | 478 | 3430 | 6875 |
Blue M: 70.6/128 | 353 | 383 | 517 | 172 | 352 | 559 | 144 | 373 | 342 | 3195 | 520 | 352 | 376 | 141 | 343 | 327 | 512 | 164 | 394 | 3129 | 6324 |
White M: 68.3/117 | 353 | 312 | 471 | 172 | 352 | 500 | 144 | 316 | 342 | 2962 | 447 | 352 | 315 | 141 | 291 | 327 | 449 | 164 | 394 | 2880 | 5842 |
Gold M: 64.6/111 W: 69.3/118 | 283 | 254 | 408 | 151 | 297 | 462 | 137 | 292 | 306 | 2590 | 389 | 331 | 269 | 121 | 242 | 281 | 406 | 129 | 344 | 2512 | 5102 |
Red W: 65.4/113 | 261 | 227 | 367 | 103 | 257 | 424 | 120 | 214 | 278 | 2251 | 374 | 283 | 232 | 103 | 209 | 240 | 368 | 104 | 301 | 2214 | 4465 |
Handicap | 3 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 17 | 15 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 2 | |||
Par | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
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Great course
One of my favorite courses in central Ohio. Always in great shape. The only negative yesterday was there was a fivesome ahead of us. Made for a 5 hour round, yikes!
Will be more fun when the fairways drive out.
Nice course, well maintained traps and greens. BUT, the course is wet and it doesn't appear that the fairways will be drying out anytime soon. Many holes were cart path only, others 90 degrees. I like the layout except I'm not a fan of blind shots and they have a number of them. Over all good value for the standard price and excellent value for the "hot deal" price. I'll be back later in the year when then weather is hot enough to firm up the fairways. Also the 3 dollars for the course guide is worth it for a first time player.
VitoS,
Thank you for the 4-Star review! We appreciate your feedback, and are happy to hear you found value in our course. Come back again soon for summer!
Best regards,
Links at Echo Springs Management
Not a bad little track
I have played here before in some outings. I do enjoy the course and would recommend playing.
mrpaver2010,
Thank you for the great 4-Star review! We appreciate you recommending us. Come play again soon!
Best regards,
Links at Echo Springs Management
Great conditions.
Fairways and greens were in great shape! The bunkers had a good amount of sand and were in decent shape for spring golf. The course may be overlooked due to its distance from Columbus however with the cheaper rates it's worth the trip.
Orsbon5,
Thank you for the great 4-Star review. We are glad you found value in our course, and noticed the great course conditions! Play again soon!
Best regards,
Links at Echo Springs Management
Nice course
Since it's still a little early the course is a bit rough. Grass in the fairways was long. Pace of play was ok 4 some in front of us would not let us play through. Easy course to play in 4 hours.
bennettrx,
We appreciate you taking the time to give us your feedback as we strive to keep improving. We hope you come back to see us as we look better & better in the summer!
Best regards,
Links at Echo Springs Management
Great deal. Great condition
After reading a couple of the most recent reviews I was a bit nervous to book this tee time and make the drive. I am very glad we decided to play. The course was in great condition fresh mow on the fairways and rough and while the greens were slower than I am use to, they roll true. They have a nice grass tee driving range and chip and put area in good shape as well. While the course is not overly difficult the links grass will make you pay if you are erratic from the tee. For the price we paid I would definable you recommend the course. Looking forward to my next round there.
Mkatuscak,
Thank you for the 4-star review! We're happy you gave us a shot and saw great value in our course. Thank you for taking the time to give us your feedback. Looking forward to seeing you back again soon!
Best regards,
Links at Echo Springs Management
Gem
I'm a huge fan of Echo! Open & challenging all at the same time! The fairways were in great condition and depending on the hole locations approach shots can be very challenging! Exciting par 3's and the course keeps your interest through the entire round! Great staff and atmosphere, I'll play this course multiple times this season!
Jonathon5238837,
Thank you for the fantastic 5-Star review! We are happy to hear you find the course open yet challenging. We look forward to seeing you back again. Bring your friends!
Best regards,
Links at Echo Springs Management
Disappointed
This has been one off my favorite courses but this round was very disappointing. The rates have gone up but the course has gone down. There was no starter and no ranger monitoring pace of play and thus we had a 5.5 hour round. The fairways had not been cut so it was like hitting out of the rough. The sound traps had rocks and very little sand. Not worth the cost.
Dear evefitch,
We appreciate your feedback. We understand pace of play is an important factor to one's round. We would like to extend another round, on us, for 2. Please call the course to reserve your round, and present this review to the golf shop. Also, we want to let you know that due to rain there were a few holes we couldn't mow. The fairways are on a twice a week mow schedule now that the weather is playing in our favor. Sand traps have been edged and raked up. If you have questions, please feel free to call us at 740.587.1890
Great golf - for March in OH!!
It was sunny, 50°, & a little windy, but for mid-March in OH that's pretty good! The course was in EXCELLENT condition (again considering it is MARCH in OH) and it's a fun & challenging layout. Will play it again!
Awesome! Thanks for the review we really appreciate your feedback so glad you thought the course was fun and challenging too. See you back soon!
Mostly nice course
Played this course for the first time this year. I live outside 270 on the east so only about 20 minute drive. I largely had the course to myself which was awesome. Loved the layout. There were a lot of leaves on the front but the staff was working to blow those aside. The greens are some of the slowest around but they were in good shape. Tee boxes are in okay condition and fairways were pretty good too. There were a few notable exceptions where fairways had issues on the back 9. Looks like they might have some grub issues with animals digging LARGE holes, of which I found a few with tee shots. I will definitely play this course frequently next season.
Thanks so much for leaving your review on The Links at Echo Springs! We appreciate your feedback and can't wait to see you this year in 2016. We are working towards the best conditions and experience possible here, we look forward to seeing you!
Beautiful Day at the Links
Great weather and a great course, a perfect match. The course played firm and fast. Great job by the mainitence crew clearing the course of leaves. It was a little breezy and with the firm greens made some shots rather challenging, but with the color of the autumn leaves even a three putt couldn't spoil the day.
Thank you for playing at The Links at Echo Springs! We hope you come out to see us in the 2016 season. So glad you loved the course last year. Can't wait to see you again!
Nice course
I would of given this course 5 stars if it wasn't for slow greens and patchy 18th fairway. This course has a potential.
Come see us in the 2016 season! We hope you can come out and enjoy all our improvements.
Great course
Great course fairway are in real good shape greens fast some tricky shot but overall great course
Great! Thanks so much for recommending The Links at Echo Springs we appreciate the feedback. We're happy to hear you found the course challenging and fun. Come back soon!
Great course!!!
We are playing in an outing at The Links next weekend and decided to get in a round. We couldn't have been more pleased with the course as it was in great shape!!!
The only crazy thing was a dead mole on the #1 green but just as we were heading to #2 tee a hawk solved that problem!!!
Thanks so much for your review and for playing The Links at Echo Springs! Interesting turn of events with the wildlife you encountered on the first couple of holes. Good luck in your upcoming event see you again soon!
Disappointed
On a Saturday I signed up as a single expecting to be paired up. When I got to the course, they sent me out as a single. Not good with a full course. Ended up joining a twosome that teed off behind me. Course should have paired me up.
Thank you for playing at The Links at Echo Springs we appreciate the feedback it means a lot to us. We have informed our staff and made them aware of the situation. We hope you return soon, come back and let us know how we can make it your best round yet while you're here!
Links at Echo Springs
One of the most beautiful courses we play in our Sunday rotation. The course has several very challenging holes and poor shots are punished appropriately. The tee boxes, fairways, rough, and greens are all in great shape. The greens were a bit slower than we expected, but approach shots checked well and the putts rolled true. Overall, this is one of the better courses we play.
Thanks Tazman! We're happy to hear you loved the scenery over at our course, The Links at Echo Springs. We want to thank you for noticing our great conditions! We do hope to see you again soon for you next round of golf - book online for the best rates!
Great course!
The course was great, the pace was slow. We were there on a Tuesday morning and surprised to see how busy it was. The other older golfers don't have an appreciation for "ready golf" nor golf etiquette. However you can't blame the course on that. We will definitely go back again!!!
Awesome thanks Bridget! We appreciate your feedback on The Links at Echo Springs! We totally understand the pace of play is an important factor in one's round of golf. We do hope to see you soon, hopefully it picks up while you're here. See you again!
Good value for blue grass course
Interesting layout. Bent grass greens in good shape, but know that the rest of the course is blue grass. If you want bent throughout, head over to clovervalley. Staff was great, but snack shop was just that. Its a real haul for us to get to this course so we will not be back on regular basis, but we want to play again at some point. And we walked the course. Very walkable.
Hello! Thank you for taking the time to review The Links at Echo Springs. We sure do appreciate the feedback. Glad you got to walk the course and take in the scenery. We understand its a bit of a drive but we do hope to see you again soon!
Nice hole variety
I always enjoy playing the links. A few easy holes and some very challenging holes mixed in with some tight drives. Each side features a signature like par five. This time I was able to play in exactly 4 hours, as the groups ahead and kept pace.
Hi Ralph, great review! Thanks for commenting on the variety and challenge of the various holes at the Links at Echo Springs. Glad the pace kept up for you!
Fred review
The course is not links. It is a nice course with a good variety. The only problem we had was putting twosomes out on the weekend caused my foursome some stress.
Thanks for leaving your review for The Links at Echo Springs. We totally understand golfing as foursome behind twosomes can be a hindrance in pace of play, please let us know what we can do for you on your next visit to make it a great round. Come back soon!
u000004713790,
Thank you for the excellent 4-Star review! We apologize your round took longer than expected, but please come back again to your favorite course for a better shot!
Best regards,
Links at Echo Springs Management