Gateway National Golf Links

Great course, my fav on this side of the river near StL. Pace of play can get slow during heavy traffic time. Staffs are knowledgeable and friendly.

This used to be my 2nd best course in the area. Now has dropped to about 8 or 9. I haven't played this course in over 6 years. I found it this time to be in not very good condition. All of the fairways had a LOTS of unrepaired divots! I was very surprised to find the fairways in such poor condition. The rest of the grass on the fairways were in excellent condition. Looks like the course needs some TLC to get it back to the conditions I remember from a few years ago.

The course is in great shape for mid- October. With the bent grass fairways, the course is still green Only the 13th fariway is in rough shape but that is because of the flooding in late July, which the course had no control over. The course has not aerated the greens yet. The greens were perfect. They had the beverage cart out early, which was a nice touch.

Gateway National has the highest weekend morning greens fee for mid- October. Not a lot of players playing on Sunday because of the NFL and still charging this high price.

Currently, mid-October pricing of the top upscale courses in the St. Louis metro area. Gateway $85, Missouri Bluffs & Far Oaks $82, Annbriar $70 and Spencer T. Olin $52.

You won't be disappointed playing Gateway National but there are cheaper options available.

Good - It’s a great layout with several challenging tee shots.

Good - GPS in the carts.

It Happens - Played the Front 9 in 1:26 and the back took 3:02. Too many singles and doubles allowed to play by themselves.

Bad - The course should be called Tina Turner because it was beat up. Tee boxes looked like a driving range on Dollar Bucket Night.

Horrible - Apparently fixing divots on the greens is outlawed on the course. Seriously folks… leave the course in better shape than when you arrived.

Played here many times. It is always slow but this time was horrific. Waiting on two groups to tee off on nearly every box. Course was in pretty good shape but not great. For one of the more expensive courses in stl I would expect pace of play to be better. Idk if it’s overbooking or lack of a Marshall but needs to improve. I like the course but hard to play 5 hour rounds.

One of the best in St. Louis area. Greens roll fast and true and always well maintained.

Gateway National is consistently in the top tier of course conditioning in the St. Louis Metro area. It offers great views of the downtown St. Louis skyline. The only bent grass fairway public course in the St. Louis Metro area. However, it is one of the most expensive courses to play on a weekend morning ($83). You can find courses of similar quality at cheaper rates on the Illinois side (Spencer T. Olin and Annbriar).

Their greens are at the top of the class in the area. Roll true and have great speed. Stroking a few putts on the practice green is the foreshadowing of what you will experience in your round.

The course had some flooding issues back in late July but they moved quickly with numerous pumps to get the water off the course quickly. There are only a few areas that show any evidence of the flood waters. The left rough on hole 5, the raised wooden path from 14th green to 15th tee. You must cut in front of the 14th green and over a berm to the 15th tee. Finally, the rough between 17th tee to the green on the par 3.

A couple of tee boxes need some care. The white tee on hole 4 is too small and beat up with all the divots and it is rounded like a pitcher’s mound. The white tee on the par 3, 14th is rough also.

The course has decided to let the grass grow high, beyond the left fairway bunkers on hole 8. I have no problem with this, to prevent players from taking this shortcut and playing the hole as it was intended to be play. However, this is new and many players are unaware of this change. It is really difficult to find balls in this high rough and it only slows down play. I would recommend the starter mention this to players before they tee off.

Course was not in the best shape. Only one restroom on the course and it was disgusting.

Had a good time playing here for the first time. The fairways and greens were in good shape. Some of the areas in the rough, around the greens, and the bunkers need some attention though. Played on a weekday and the pace was great, as our foursome finished in under 4 hours. The course offered a good challenge with it's layout.

Overall a good course but to charge $90 is truly outrageous. There are a few holes that are absolutely beat up and on hole 17 there is absolutely no fairway, it’s a par 3 that consists of a tee box a green and then about 115 yards of nothing but mud and swamp.

Great course and service from the staff. I’ll be back next week.

Overall I thought the course was ok value. Some holes were in hard shape. A few had been flooded then possibly burnt out? I thin the courses in forest park are in better shape for less.

Consider this a warning. Do not pay $100+ to play Gateway National. The course conditions continue to decline. In my honest opinion this is a $40-$50 golf course. It may have bent grass fairways, tees, and greens but many tee boxes are in pitiful shape and the greens need some TLC. I understand the challenges that recent flooding have caused. Many areas are GUR and washed out. It amazed me how poor the rough areas were. Very inconsistent... Hardpan due to lack of watering, no grass, or totally overgrown. I get it... keep your ball in the fairway, but it appears that all efforts go towards the bent grass. Hopefully the grounds crew is able to turn things around. Otherwise, this place will be turned into a parking lot for Nascar fans. I hope that doesn't happen because the course layout is good and the St Louis area needs a higher end course like I recall this course being in previous years.