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McDermott sits in the far southern reach of Ohio, where the state tapers toward the confluence of the Ohio and Scioto rivers and the landscape takes on the hilly, wooded character more typical of Appalachian Kentucky than the flat farmland most people picture when they think of Ohio. This is Lawrence County — old river-trade territory, sparsely populated today, with a small-town golf culture built around clubs that serve tight-knit communities rather than destination travelers.
Elks Country Club carries the DNA of that tradition. Private clubs affiliated with the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks were a defining feature of mid-century American recreational life, and courses like this one were built to give working and middle-class members a proper eighteen-hole home rather than a resort showcase. The emphasis tends to be on a familiar, well-maintained layout that rewards regulars who learn its rhythms over seasons.
Without inside knowledge of its specific design history, what can be said with confidence is that playing here means stepping into a genuinely local golf culture — the kind where members know each other by name, the same groups go out Saturday mornings for years on end, and the course itself carries the comfortable character of a place shaped by long use and community pride.
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | Par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue · men | 6,701 | 71 | 117 | 72 |
| White · men | 6,395 | 69.5 | 114 | 72 |
| Gold · men | 5,643 | 66.1 | 102 | 72 |
| Red · women | 5,643 | 71 | 116 | 74 |
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