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577 Reviews (577)
5 Stars
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4 Stars
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3 Stars
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2 Stars
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1 Stars
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Conditions
4.4
Value
4.6
Layout
4.8
Friendliness
4.5
Pace
3.7
Amenities
4.1
97.2%
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4.5
13 Reviews (13)
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Conditions
4.5
Value
4.8
Layout
4.8
Pace
3.8
Amenities
4.2
StaffFriendliness
4.5
100.0%
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13 out of 13 reviews
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4.5
62 Reviews (62)
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4 Stars
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3 Stars
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Conditions
4.4
Value
4.7
Layout
4.8
Pace
3.7
Amenities
4.1
StaffFriendliness
4.5
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About

Holes 9
Type Public
Style Executive
Par 30
Length 1795 yards
Slope N/A
Rating N/A

Course Details

Year Built 2000
Fairways Zoysia Grass
Greens Bent Grass
Golf Season Open: 4/01 Closed: 10/01
Architect Arnold Palmer (2000)

Rentals/Services

Carts No
GPS No
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Discover
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes

Food & Beverage

Bar, Grill

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Showers, Lockers
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Reviews

4.5
577 Reviews (577)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 19
Watching the Game 9
Course Challenges Include:
Water Hazards 35
Bunkers 33
Forced Carries 25
This course/club is great for:
Advanced Golfers 31
Locals 21
Seniors 16
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 34
Convenient to the City 16

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Played On
Reviews 234
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 50 Contributor
First Time Playing

Poor management

The course had a high school tournament they shouldn't had any tee times on this particular day. I used my rewards on this course and only got to play 9 holes.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 13
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Loved it!

Really nice course. I hear it's not as nice as it used to be so it must have used to be amazing. Great tee boxes and fairways. Most of the greens were great with the exception of a few. Great layout that isn't easy. The greens were very challenging. Staff was friendly. They have great practice facilities. Wasn't busy so can't speak for pace of play. Also didn't eat. I'll definitely be back. Especially for the golfnow price!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Always an Honor

I always love when I get a chance to play this Arnold Palmer design course. For this time of year, the course was in phenomenal shape....HIGHLY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!!!

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Not to friendly!!

The second I walked into the pro shop the girl behind the counter did not want any customer to ask an question or bother her in any way. When asked about a shotgun tournament about to start, I was immediately told that she was a professional and that all was handled by her. I wanted to know if the tee times were on time so that I could hit a few balls and putts. That just angered her even more and said that I should understand she was again a professional, That professionalism manifested itself by the tee at number 4. With 8 people waiting on the tee the ranger brought out a single in a cart and told us that he was sorry but the same girl told him to add the single between the end of the tournament and our 4 some on the 4 tee. Really? While waiting for the single who was about a 36 handicap he decided to teach has girl friend cart mate how to play golf . 20 minutes later and now 12 people on the 4th tee we played. WE called the ranger over and said this can't be happening, he made an executive decision and removed the single and his cart mate from the golf course. He was the only person that knew what he was doing.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Terrible!

worst service I have ever experienced! Rude! Unprofessional! I was shocked to ever see this kind of service. I would NEVER recommend this course to anyone.

Conditions Average
Value Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Lots of ball marks

So I dont know if the golfers donts repair their ball marks or if the grass on the greens just isn't growing very fast, but there were alot of ball marks to contend with. Overall the course is in very good condition and seems to have survived the recent heat wave very well. Play on!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Fair weather
Used cart

Sprencer T

it had rained the night before so really unfair to say course is in bad shape... but it was pretty darn wet. fortunately we had 90 degree rule. very fair course and pretty friendly for woman as my wife played. our green fees were very reasonable and included lunch. lunch was not the greatest for for the price it was excellent. i always enjoy a visit to spencer T

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 45
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Course was in great shape.

This course is a moderately challenging one that has a lot of doglegs and wide fairways. It is helpful to play with someone who has played it before so you can be aware of the hazards and know the best place to hit to for a good approach to the green. The greens are a little rough, but not bad for a public course.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Great Muni

Nice course! There's a couple AP designed courses in the area, this and the Den at Fox Creek. Pretty wide fairways on both. This really isn't tricked up at all, fair for sure. Hit a good shot and you get rewarded. Some par 4s you'll be using other than a driver. Love the zoysia fairways. Last 2 years this course has been in incredible shape.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Always Solid

I've played Spencer a lot over the years. I can't recall a single time when I was upset about the course. Its never in bad shape.

Today was no different. The fairways were full and cut. The rough was a little thinner than usual, but it was fine.

The greens on the other hand looked atrocious. It was very odd. They were green and soft, but they had horrible spike marks, ball marks, and small patches of dead grass everywhere. It was the worst I had ever seen them.

However, they rolled as true as could be. They were fast, like always, and held pretty well. It was very strange watching a ball roll over spike marks and never lose its rotation.

The course was awesome and I was extremely happy. The only complaint I have is that my bratwurst at the turn seemed to have been on the grill a few weeks too long lol. It was a great day. Well done Spence

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 15
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Poor Customer relations by Mgnt

This by far my favorite golf course in the area. Gets lots of play so sometimes greens suffer but a great layout.

New management is a bit over the top in trying to maximize profits. Absolutely refused to allow me to cancel my reservation even though a tournament rained out the previous day and rescheduled to impact my start time had slowed the pace of play down to a crawling 2 hours 45 min. on the first 9.

I gave only a fair rating due to attitude of manager on duty that day.

Only time in years of GolfNow reservations I have ever been denied a cancelation

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Great Design

Course design rewards good shots and greens were challenging although somewhat beat up. Very good conditions overall.

Conditions Good
Value Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great course

Great course.Great staff.Will definitely play again

Conditions Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Pace of play

Possibly booked too many players. It is nice to play ready ready golf. We had to wait almost every shot - hard to get in a groove. 5 some scramble in front of us- still slow

Conditions Good
Value Fair
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

T. Olin Spencer is Worth traveling to play

Although 1 hour driving from my home, it is worth trying . Many dog lag holes, few flat fairway holes and some blind greens are a little bit challenging. for the first time player like me.
The course is very beautiful! I definitely play many many more.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Excellent experience

Would play again. Good value! Course was in excellent condition and staff was friendly.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Fair weather
Used cart

Spencer T Olin Golf

The golf course is beautiful. The fairways were well manicured, greens well kept. Staff at Pro Shop were very friendly and accommodating. The food service was good and food was tasty. I drove from Rolla, Mo, which is about a 2 hour drive and well worth it. I would recommend this course as a must play. I will definitely play this course again. The only problem was that the heat index was 101 degrees.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 69
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played

Greens hard!

Tees and fairways were excellent.The greens were not receptive,they were hard. I was hitting 70 yard lobs into the green and the ball was bouncing when it hit.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Used cart

Great course

Had a great day even though we had to stay on the cart path I would definatly play again

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

this course is a great experience

It's challenging to the mind and body of the golfer. A beautiful place to play.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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