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4.4
573 Reviews (573)
5 Stars
321
4 Stars
195
3 Stars
42
2 Stars
7
1 Stars
8
Conditions
4.4
Value
4.6
Layout
4.8
Friendliness
4.5
Pace
3.7
Amenities
4.1
97.2%
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550 out of 573 reviews
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4.3
11 Reviews (11)
5 Stars
5
4 Stars
4
3 Stars
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2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.3
Value
4.7
Layout
4.9
Pace
3.1
Amenities
3.8
StaffFriendliness
4.0
100.0%
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11 out of 11 reviews
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4.4
63 Reviews (63)
5 Stars
34
4 Stars
21
3 Stars
8
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.3
Value
4.7
Layout
4.8
Pace
3.6
Amenities
4.0
StaffFriendliness
4.5
100.0%
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63 out of 63 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

Accolades

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Reviews

4.4
573 Reviews (573)

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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Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 33
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
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Reviews 1
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5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
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Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played

Always Great

Spencer T is such a nice course. So much fun to play. Very fair and forces you to hit good shots. Gives you the opportunity to go for broke or manages your way. Good for all types of players. The greens were slower than normal but we've had a lot of heat. Staff is always personable and helpful. Highly recommend.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played

Great fair course

Played 1st time in 25 hrs has matured nicely tip my hat to MR palmer

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 15
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great deal!

Given a few negatives this course is still worth playing for pretty much any handicap. Fairways were in excellent condition and greens mostly rolled pretty consistently. My only negatives are: people not fixing ball marks on the green, staff not overly friendly and pace of play was excruciatingly slow. Very rewarding course if you put the ball in play. Would definitely come back!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Excellent
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Reviews 3
Skill Beginner
Plays Once 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 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 21
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 18
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
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 60
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
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Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

SHOCKED

I’ve always heard good things about this course, but other courses in the area have a little more clout for whatever reason. This course was unbelievable. I paid $24. Included cart. Greens in unbelievable shape. Tees for everyone. So much course management, they layout would be 10 stars if I could give it. I almost don’t feel right writing all this because I want to keep it for myself. Kudos to Spencer T Olin. That’s how you operate a public golf course.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 326
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Missouri Advisor
Top 25 Contributor
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Course Mostly In Good Shape, Administrative/Service Issues Persist

First of all, a senior weekday day rate of $38 on this quality of golf course - cannot be beat in the St. louis Metro area. The greens were perfect and on the quick side. Some tees and fairways are already having some issues. Looks like from standing water, it has killed some grass. The number 1 tee and fairway had the most issues. The starter was extrememly nice and actually thanked us for playing at Spencer T. Olin. A rarity.

The administrative/service issues I have with the course are as follows. They charge you $9.96 for making a tee time on-line. Makes no sense to do this as this allows the pro shop to take payments instead of answering the phone. The also charge you for using a credit card. Just add that to the cost of business. Very disorganize at the snack bar. At times no one was there and and the computer and payment process is too slow. They are having to use the mouse instead of a touch screen for the ordering process. Also, found no one at the pro shop desk in the afternoon. They even charge you $1.50 for refills on fountain soda.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Great course!

First time playing here. Love the Arnold P design! Course was in almost great condition. Only issue some Tee boxes were rough but other than that was great! Will be back!!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
First Time Playing

Marshal ruined play

Got to the six hole and the marshal said we need to pick it up. The group behind us was no where in sight, and we ended finishing 9 holes in 2:15 mins. He was with us every time we turned around until I told him to back off on the 9th hole. He said to call the pro shop with the biggest smirk on his face like he was proud to ruin my experience out there. Because they had a tournament, I guess they felt they needed to run the others off the course. Totally uncalled for, marshal Mike was a complete jerk. The course wasn’t in the best shape; fairways where brown, greens had some sort or oil/ hydraulic fluid all over. Layout is cool, but with the marshal on you to rush, ruins the price you pay to relax and have fun on these courses.

Conditions Average
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Poor
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Good Track

I love this course. Always in great condition and have good rates. Little bit of a drive to get there but ST Olin’s worth it.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 98
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Wet weather
Walked
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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