Gateway National Golf Links
About
Gateway National Golf Club is the top public golf course in St. Louis. The course sprawls across gently rolling pasturelands crossed with ribbons of tall native grasses and sprinkled with mature cottonwood trees. There are also several sparkling lakes that dot the course, providing challenges on several holes. Although it's nowhere near the ocean, the golf course has a classic links layout with wood-tie bunkers and subtle but tricky mounding that is in the tradition of great British Isles courses such as Carnoustie and the Old Course at St. Andrews. The Gateway National layout even incorporates Scottish-style burns. The fairways are generous but they are lined with rough that will readily swallow errant shots. It is a long golf course at 7,178 yards and it even boasts one of Illinois' longest par 4s, the 482-yard fifth hole.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Tips | 71 | 7178 yards | 75.0 | 138 |
| Championship | 71 | 7092 yards | 74.6 | 138 |
| Back | 71 | 6623 yards | 72.4 | 133 |
| Middle | 71 | 6154 yards | 70.1 | 126 |
| Combo | 71 | 5650 yards | 66.4 | 114 |
| Forward | 71 | 5187 yards | 64.5 | 109 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black M: 74.2/131 | 401 | 462 | 655 | 194 | 475 | 556 | 200 | 417 | 427 | 3787 | 315 | 442 | 147 | 557 | 236 | 454 | 384 | 225 | 545 | 3305 | 7092 |
| Blue M: 72.1/126 | 376 | 422 | 630 | 180 | 452 | 530 | 180 | 408 | 390 | 3568 | 271 | 416 | 131 | 533 | 200 | 428 | 354 | 195 | 527 | 3055 | 6623 |
| Arch M: 70.8/122 | 376 | 397 | 566 | 153 | 421 | 530 | 160 | 408 | 390 | 3401 | 271 | 394 | 131 | 533 | 185 | 408 | 354 | 173 | 527 | 2976 | 6377 |
| White M: 69.6/120 W: 75.3/129 | 354 | 397 | 566 | 153 | 421 | 500 | 160 | 378 | 360 | 3289 | 251 | 394 | 115 | 520 | 185 | 408 | 325 | 173 | 494 | 2865 | 6154 |
| Yellow M: 66.8/112 W: 72.4/122 | 302 | 329 | 475 | 153 | 351 | 500 | 160 | 300 | 360 | 2930 | 251 | 330 | 115 | 520 | 155 | 330 | 325 | 173 | 494 | 2693 | 5623 |
| Red M: 64.7/104 W: 69.7/118 | 302 | 329 | 475 | 130 | 351 | 455 | 145 | 300 | 310 | 2797 | 202 | 330 | 90 | 462 | 155 | 330 | 274 | 156 | 391 | 2390 | 5187 |
| Handicap | 13 | 7 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 8 | |||
| Par | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 35 | 71 |
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rings all day Photo submitted by Owensz on 04/23/2026
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St. Louis Where the Gun Play Photo submitted by Owensz on 04/23/2026
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Gateway to the west Photo submitted by Scott247 on 04/24/2025
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Photo submitted by xYe1xhhfvkxRb6B0ZAQY on 10/30/2024
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Photo submitted by Scott247 on 09/02/2023
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Photo submitted by chrishettwer on 01/24/2023
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Photo submitted by mu4scott197345 on 10/06/2022
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Gateway arch Photo submitted by pmonge on 07/19/2021
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Photo submitted by u509246630 on 06/05/2021
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Photo submitted by gallfera531 on 05/20/2021
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Photo submitted by gallfera531 on 05/20/2021
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# 18 Photo submitted by WayneJ17 on 08/02/2020
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# 15 Photo submitted by WayneJ17 on 08/02/2020
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Photo submitted by WayneJ17 on 11/19/2019
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Photo submitted by WayneJ17 on 11/19/2019
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view of downtown St. Louis Photo submitted by Jelly6911 on 08/08/2018
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Photo submitted by josephmchambers on 01/04/2017
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Photo submitted by dlovekamp on 06/13/2016
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Photo submitted by ddroege on 02/20/2014
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Photo submitted by Khang5905166 on 03/24/2013
Good round
Pace of play was excellent for a public course on a Saturday. Greens a bit beat up with ball marks, but that isn’t on the course. They even had a sign in the bathroom to fix your ball marks. Unfortunately players need to own that. Otherwise great
Gateway National
5 stars. Awesome course in excellent condition. Pretty forgiving for those of us that spray it around off the tee a little. :)
Good choice but a little pricey
In better condition than other Walters-managed courses. Greens were true, bunkers pretty well maintained, fairways all excellent, just a couple is spotty tee boxes.
A very fair and playable course providing you play from appropriate tees.
Only complaint is that regular rates are higher than most competitors’. They claim to use dynamic pricing, but at midday the course is often mostly empty - perhaps because people are choosing less expensive options.
No staff present/awful bunkers
Clubhouse was locked so really we could have just showed up and played for free and the bunkers were atrocious. You want to charge premium rates you really need to have premium grounds.
Tough but fair and tons of fun
If you get a chance go take this one on. Tough but fair from the blues. Leave the driver in the bag and stay safe off the tee. Great conditions.
Great Course, Subpar Value
Course is in great condition. Fairways are like carpet, tee box’s are chewed up but playable, and the greens are awesome. Pretty fun and you always have a ton of different shot options as long as you can stay in play. This course is great but I’ve seen the rate up around $80, $90, and even over $100. I would never even consider paying more than $40 to play here. Even at $40 the value can be easily beat at numerous courses within an hour of here. If you’re all about amenities and views of the arch have at it but if you’re concerned with playing good golf on a nice course save your money and play pretty much anywhere else. Acorns, Annbriar, Spencer T, Far Oaks, Stonewolf, and Belk just to name a few are equally as nice (possibly even nicer) and MUCH cheaper.
Another beauty ~!
Course is in great shape, as always. My game, however… oof.
Challenging but good course
Great staff! A little slow but they tell you 41/2 when you start. Course is nice layou but you need to hit it straight or get penalized by heavy rough. Greens are very nice.
Felt like it played long. Needed to use most every club in the bag. Really enjoyed the challenge and the slick greens. Bent Grass Fairways were awesome..
Gateway in July
Course is always in great condition considering how much play it has been getting in the last year! Greens are firm and fast . Bent grass fairways are so much nicer then every other Bermuda grass fairway in town. For sure worth playing if you’re in St. Louis. Highly recommend!!!
Tough course
For someone born and raised in St Louis but has lived away from St Louis for 40 years playing a golf course with views of the arch was great. The course is well kept and in great condition. My only complaint is the course can be unforgiving with many hazards near greens.
Course in great shape
Greens and fairways in excellent condition. Some of the tee boxes could use some work.
A Good Walk Unspoiled
Let's face it, we love golf courses that we play well on. I played pretty well today so it was fun. Looked like many tee times were taken early this morning, so I was surprised to be sent out as a single. Greens were fast and true. Fairways were tightly cut. Thankfully I wasn't in the rough more than a few times...it eats balls! Without any wind, the course played at it's easiest. It's neighbor is a speedway. Fortunately, racing happened later in the day.
Quality
I have played this course a few times now, but had my cousin in from Dallas, Tx who lives on a course and he couldn’t get over the quality of the course.
He claims he’s never been on a green as nice as these and already is scheduling his next trip back to get another round in.
This course offers a challenge to all level golfers and the view of the Arch is an additional bonus.
We enjoyed playing with a buddy and local golf coach to make up 4 and enjoyed 18 holes on this quality layout.
Keep em straight!