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
Great turf
One of the best public track in the area! The turf is some of the best to hit a ball off of. Greens were well maintained and quick!
The course has a nice view of STL.
The course will challenge your golf skills; especially from the championship tees.
One of St. Louis' finest
Gateway is one of my favorite courses in St. Louis.
Not only does it challenge every club in your bag, it's made to walk and designed like the courses of old in Scotland!
Bent grass, good greens, plenty of room, great views of downtown.
Solid track on all accounts. Great group of par 4's, challenging par 3's, a couple of reachable 5's. Love the bent grass fairways. Greens usually in good condition. Plenty of room off the tee on every hole and five sets of tee's to appeal to every golfer. On the St. Louis must-play list.
Course is in great shape
Tee boxes, fairways and greens are all in good shape. Greens were quick and the course was playing pretty fast for as wet as it was.
Great course!
Clubhouse very accommodating to early start. Driving range/putting area nice. Tee boxes, fairways, and greens in great shape. Bunkers could use some attention. They are moving overflowed water on hole #17 but their machine and the water do not affect play unless you are 20 yards short and right of the green. Course also provides a few good views of downtown St. Louis. Enjoy!
Great par 3s
Great shape after recent torrential rains. Par 3s are long and challenging from the back tees. Love the views of STL and the sight lines of each hole.
With all the rain it was good
I really liked the lay out. Will come back and play it again when it isn't so wet. When you have to play cart path only it real hard to find your yardage needs better or more yardage markers.
Course was in great shape considering all the rain
Course was in great condition after receiving several inches of rain the day before. We always enjoy playing this course.
The course was in nice shape tee to green
The course was in decent shape. My only complaint would be with the greens. The green speeds were good and consistant, but a little chewed up. However it is not the fault of the course and staff when ignorant people fail to fix their divots !! Got a $20 rate for late afternoon tee time.
Great Course and great view of STL
Very slow play, that was the only downfall, took 5 hours to play 18 holes.
Yardage Markers!!!
In the past I remember Gateway having GPS on their carts...not present this year. No problem but then the course needs FREQUENT yardage markers on the course. Add these to speed play & reduce the guessing game that your players have to endure.
Course has generous fairways.
Great fairways, 1st cut was a little tall, but recent wet weather has limited cutting opportunities. Good course for those who wish to walk, generally flat.
NICE LAYOUT
GREAT COURSE. GREAT STAFF. MY ONLY BEEF. TOO MANY SINGLE AND TWOSOMES ON THE COURSE. WE WERE A TWOSOME, AND JOINED UP WITH ANOTHER IN FRONT OF US. THERE WERE 3 TWOSOMES AND A SINGLE
IN FRONT OF US. PLAY WAS SLOW. WE FINALLY LEFT AFTER 13 HOLES. WE WERE 3 HOURS AND 20 MINUTES IN. STILL LOVE THE COURSE. IF I HAD PAID FULL PRICE, WOULD OF BEEN VERY UPSET.
Tough but fair
i really liked the layout, it's a mix of links golf and some target holes as well. The greens were in good shape and rolled fast.
Gateway no longer seeking premieire status?
Since it opened, Gateway has been recognized as one of the area's premiere public courses.
Pace of play on the afternoon of Sunday, May 19 was disappointing.
More disappointing was the lack of yardage markings. The removal of GPS from the carts makes markings on the course more important. However, sprinkler heads are few and far between and not all are marked; the 100-150 (except for poles)-200 markers are nondescript or absent, as are too many tee box yardage markers . The yardage book was little or no help - it cost $3 and I would have paid more for a more detailed book.
What's my yardage?
Played on Mother's day afternoon, not crowded, pace of play outstanding. Good layout, course in very good shape, great views of Arch, very nice.-----first thing you notice when you load up is they have stripped all carts of GPS. Okay, but if you're going to do that, you've got to mark the course. I can go to a 9-hole cow pasture and they will have 100,150, and 200 yard markers. I mean, how much can it cost to buy some sticks,some blue,red and white paint, and stick them in the ground. also, I like to drive cart to my car and load up, no carts in parking lot here
Best St. Louis public course!
The course was in fantastic condition and the greens were in great condition. The course was beautiful with all the water hazards full of water. The bent grass fairways are an iron player's dream. My favorite St. Louis course.
Great place to golf As always
Rainy day not too many teeing it up that day, Staff was friendly as usual, they even brought a cart to our car after we checked in since we were going off the back nine first to avoid a college function on the front nine. Greens were recently aerated didn't matter much they rolled well. fairways are a treat to play on definitely the highlight of Gateway. Always a good choice to play especially when its not crowded.
Great Course!!!
I love this golf course. Everything was in good shape. We played on a rainy day and the fairways and rough were still very playable. Ball sits up perfectly in the fairways and the rough is in great shape too. The greens roll consistently. One of the best courses I have played in the St. Louis area.