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4.5
565 Reviews (565)
5 Stars
317
4 Stars
192
3 Stars
41
2 Stars
7
1 Stars
8
Conditions
4.4
Value
4.6
Layout
4.8
Friendliness
4.5
Pace
3.7
Amenities
4.1
96.9%
Recommend this course
542 out of 565 reviews
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4.5
33 Reviews (33)
5 Stars
20
4 Stars
9
3 Stars
4
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.4
Value
4.7
Layout
4.8
Pace
3.8
Amenities
4.2
StaffFriendliness
4.6
100.0%
Recommend this course
33 out of 33 reviews
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4.4
60 Reviews (60)
5 Stars
32
4 Stars
21
3 Stars
7
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.4
Value
4.7
Layout
4.8
Pace
3.7
Amenities
4.0
StaffFriendliness
4.5
100.0%
Recommend this course
60 out of 60 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 6963 yards
Slope 135
Rating 73.5
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Spencer T. Olin Community Golf Course
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Course Details

Year Built 1989
Fairways Zoysia Grass
Greens Penncross bentgrass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Arnold Palmer (1989) Ed Seay (1989)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
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

Food & Beverage

Bar, Grill

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Showers, Lockers

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Reviews

4.5
565 Reviews (565)
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Played On
Reviews 16
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

In the top 2 on the East Side of St. Lou

I play this course often because it’s a great Palmer design and today it was in the best condition that I’ve seen it in a long time. It’s half the price as the next best course in the area, and in many ways, I like it better. The Zoizia fairways are plush and no houses to hit if you let one loose (lol). Greens are bent grass, large, easy to hit, and roll true, with fair amount of undulation to make it fun.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great course

Course was in great shape, one of my favorites to play.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 88
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Overall decent course, but another Metro Least course with greens that look like moonscapes! When will the STL bumpkin learn to repair their ball marks?

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 168
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

ALWAYS A FUN LAYOUT

They were running 15 minutes behind due to a corporate outing so the clubhouse guy flipped me a couple tokens for range balls. Teed off at 4:30 and never saw any other golfers except for 2 longhitters on the 2nd hole that we let play thru. The number of people that don't fix their ball marks on greens has gotten ridiculous. Not just at public courses, freaking annoying.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 322
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Missouri Advisor
Top 25 Contributor
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great Conditions - Super Fast Greens

Spencer T. Olin has the best and fastest greens in the area.

Overall, the conditioning of the course was superb. Only issue I saw was where some standing water had been in the fairway, you will see some brown spots and weeds. For the price of under $40 (seniors) on the weekend, no one beats this value with the layout and conditioning of this course.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 16
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Great layout

Top notch facility for the price. Nice layout, fairways and greens in good shape. Very few straight putts. Challenging.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Previously Played

Beat up greens, but great course layout!

Coming from a st louisan driving 45 minutes to get to the course...

Pros: The course layout is one of the best around, which is why I’m willing to make the haul.

Cons: Im an early morning player and the greens were littered with unrepaired divots and debris. Despite the commute, if I’m paying north of $50 anywhere, I certainly do not expect greens to be littered with unrepaired divots and debris.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 17
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Fun course to play

Pace of play was great! Course is in great shape.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 6
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Great Course and Staff

David and Jerry were amazing and the course was in great shape. Fair test of golf!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great value

Normally worth the drive.

Today was just an off day due to something happening early in the day.

Hot Friday July 5th with a stacked tee sheet = 5:05 hour round.

I will give them a mulligan.

Pace of play is usually very good.

Course is in great shape.

People need to be reminded to repair their ball marks and be more respectful of the course.

Good customer service

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played

Management

When I arrived to the course I was a single reservation with Golfnow. The staff told me that the people that had a reservation for three brought a fourth person and they honored that and I was out of luck. Where they gave me a rain check, that’s just not right. Maybe you should consider taking them off Golf now

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 88
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Great Course!

They do Arnold Palmer proud! Well maintained, great value for the money.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Worth the Drive

This course has a very nice layout and plays well for all ability levels. Most holes are forgiving off the tee w hardage signs on the Par 3 tee boxes.

The course lacked sufficient yardage markers on the fairways and could improve in this area.

With all the rain and flooding in the area, the course was in very good shape. Pace of play on this day was excellent

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 102
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played

Enjoyable course

The course was in great shape considering all the bad weather we have had...

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

GREAT COURSE

HAD TO TAKE A COUPLE YEARS OFF DUE TO INJURIES AND FORGOT HOW FLAWLESS SPENCER T IS. FROM TEE BOX TO GREEN THE COURSE WAS IN GREAT SHAPE. I EVEN SHOT AN 82 WHICH FOR ME IS A GREAT ROUND. PACE OF PLAY WAS GOOD AND OVERALL IT WAS A GREAT EXPERIENCE. I WILL DEFINATELY BE GOING BACK.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
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