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4.4
574 Reviews (574)
5 Stars
321
4 Stars
196
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%
Recommend this course
551 out of 574 reviews
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Average Rating
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4.3
12 Reviews (12)
5 Stars
5
4 Stars
5
3 Stars
2
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.3
Value
4.8
Layout
4.9
Pace
3.3
Amenities
3.9
StaffFriendliness
4.1
100.0%
Recommend this course
12 out of 12 reviews
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4.4
64 Reviews (64)
5 Stars
34
4 Stars
22
3 Stars
8
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.3
Value
4.7
Layout
4.8
Pace
3.7
Amenities
4.1
StaffFriendliness
4.5
100.0%
Recommend this course
64 out of 64 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 6963 yards
Slope 135
Rating 73.5
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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
574 Reviews (574)

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 7
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

One of the best in the area!

Great track...excellent condition...greens are a little beat up, but only due to the high amount of play...fairways are perfect! Lots of fun!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course layout & conditions

Course was in fabulous condition, well worth the money!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 24
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Nice Course, poor amenities

All 4 water coolers on course were empty on hot day. All water pitchers at the bar in restaurant were empty. I pre paid for a cart but had to pay an additional $15 cart fee because the staff could not find the person I was supposed to share a cart with. Made the turn and different people were waiting to tee off on 10 (not the people who were ahead of us on the front nine).

Conditions Good
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 16
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nice course, some weird holes.

It is a nice course and the greens and fairway are well maintained. A couple of very quirky holes that make no sense. Make sure you take water. Only 1 out of 3 water jugs on the course had water and it wasn’t very cold. Most gold course have water out, especially if it is really hot out and cart path only! One guy we were golfing with had to pay an extra 15.00 for a cart when he couldn’t find the guy he was paired up with. What a load of crap!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
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
5.0
Previously Played

Excellent Tee to Green

Course is in excellent condition from tee box to greens. Great value, Staff are great! One of my favorite courses to play.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Tired old man

This was a great spot to play back in the day and it’s sad to see how tired it is. The course is still a great challenge from the tips and in decent shape, but people need to take care of their ball marks on the greens. It’s a great value and it’s paying for it unfortunately. Please take care of this tired old man.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great course, great value

Best conditioned STL area course I’ve seen in years, especially with our recent weather, For the money, cannot imagine a better deal anywhere.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 18
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Hot and humid 🥵🥵🥵🥵

Greens were chewed up , possibly from weekend scramble (??). The course was in pretty good shape otherwise , considering the lack of rain . The course was not crowded . We didn’t realize the humidity was coming , and it was staggering !

The greens were soft, and held really well .

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 68
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played

Always in great shape!

Love this course the tees,fairways and greens immaculate condition! It sets up for somebody that hits a fade on most holes. Another good thing about this course it drains better than any other course in the area after rain.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Great course Slow play

It was a beautiful Saturday but had to wait for a finishing group to get a cart. 30+ min past tee time. The staff was apologetic and friendly, and worked hard to solve the problem. This course has every 9 min tee times and is most always slow on nice days. Today there was a kids scramble on the par 3 course and a Grintgolf tournament. Usually the par 3 course is a walking course but the little ones and family needed them today, plus some of the tournament organizers needed carts as well. Interestingly the delay spaced the teeing off groups where play was pretty good after. 5 hour round.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 24
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Better with age

I have been playing this golf course off and on since 1990. It just seems to get better with age. Not much rain in the St. Louis area over the last couple of months, but not a blade of grass out of place. Tees, fairways, greens, and bunkers are superb!

Has always been a wonderful layout. Difficult, but very fair. Incredible test of golf!

Mary and her staff are to be commended for keeping this jewel, a destination for all golfers.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 24
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great layout-excellent condition

This is a Big Boy golf course and you better bring an A game. Tough but fair and in country club condition. Deep green side bunkering unusual for a fee course. Fairways are well defined but also have fairly punitive bunkers. No Mickey Mouse gimmicky holes-just straightforward and demanding. This is the site of many USGA qualifiers and state/regional competitions

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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