The Woodlands Golf Club

Won’t be coming out here for a long time. Tee times don’t really matter since no one abides by them. Almost 6 hours to play. Supposedly there was some outing (group of 30 awful golfers) playing a scramble in front of us. Never have I seen such an awful display of disrespect for other golfers behind them. Then on 18 the last group of the scramble decided to play a 6 some and took almost 37 minutes to play 18 and wouldn’t get off the green. One guy thought he was a professional and played a Wilson driver.... hack city out here. Don’t play here unless you have 5-6 hours to waste. Golf etiquette doesn’t exist out here.

Course has made a change to start on the old No. 9 and finish the first 9 holes on old No. 8. Then start the back nine on the old No, 1. A good change! now you can stop at the clubhouse at the turn. Course is ni the early stages of adding a driving range. Also a positive.

The only drawback Saturday was that the course could have used a good mow. Fairways were a bit clumpy at times and sometimes hard to find the ball in the fairway. Also all Tee markers are not changed yet making it a little confusing if you haven't played before.

I think if you enjoyed the course before, you will like the new changes when they are complete.

The course is coming together nicely with the new owners. Outstanding improvements and a clear path to greatness in the future. I’ll play this course numerous times this summer.

I’ve heard good things about this course, so I was surprised to have an awful experience. Pulling in to the course parking lot I could already see that the course was in bad shape. The employee that was helping us at the pro shop was friendly and did help us on our way after a lot of questions. The first thing asked was if I had been there before, which I had not. They then offered no information until I asked about it. When I arrived at the first tee box I was greeted with a 10 group pile up waiting to tee off. That is unacceptable at any course. There is no reason a group should have to wait at least 30 minutes to tee off. After waiting I decided it was not worth my time to play the course and decided to leave. I will not be returning and be wary of very slow pace if you are to play at this course.

This course is a bit rough in some areas with construction going on. Fairways and greens were MUCH improved since i was there last year. Would not have gone back except for a Golf Now special offer. Glad I did, course has character and with some more care would really be nice. Overall fun course to play but a bit far unless you live in IL or N. STL Cnty..

Woodland is a slightly above average course for St. Louis located north of Alton. If I lived near Alton I would keep it in my rotation of courses to play, but otherwise it is probably not worth the drive.

Pros: Very nice tee boxes and greens (though greens somewhat soft), very friendly staff, fair amount of elevation changes, good pace of play

Cons: Very bumpy golf cart path with lots of puddles in the middle, overall I would say the course does not appear to drain well as both the fairways and sand traps were very wet

My brother n law and I played on Sunday afternoon at the Woodlands for the first time. We're from STL so Alton is a bit of trek for us but we decided because it was a hot deal and I was willing to drive that we might as well check out a new course. For us city boys this was out in the sticks, but it's really a fun course. The front 9 in my opinion was easier than the back. Not a lot of water and the fairways are fairly wide open so if you shank a drive you can more than likely still play the ball. The back 9 has a creek that runs through several of the holes so you have to deal with that which demands more accuracy off the tee and will iron shots. The greens were rolling slow but they were in good shape. Pace of play is pretty much my pet peeve, I can't deal with standing around for 5 minutes between each shot, that's a quick way to blow a round. The course was wide open, we played at our pace and enjoyed the heck out of it. I left a lot of shots on the course, I'll be back to try to reduce my score now that I have a feel for the place.

One of the most challenging course I've played this season. Looking forward to playing it after the renovations are completed.

Really enjoyed the course. Now that i have played it an know the holes i can plan better on what to hit off the tee. Found a groupon that works on weekends after 10am and saved $15 a golfer. Greens and fairways are in great shape.

For this time of year, the course is in pretty good shape. Greens were recently aerated, so a little bumpy, but not enough to downgrade them. The course is a little quirky, which means to me it kinda criss crosses around the countryside. Hole 4 is a par 3, you drive up to green, but after finished you have to drive back to tee to go to next hole. Some of the holes are very narrow driving. Some holes are quite short, so I would call this a shotmakers course.

Challenging and fun to play. Great course to improve on your golf game.

Wide fairways, Challenges your shot selection cant wait to go back

course layout is not difficult nor long so you didn't need to use a driver off of most par4's.

The course was in great condition--they arreated the greens, so putting was a little rough. Beautiful day to play golf

Course was in great shape. Fairways took a little hit from the lack of rain this summer, but the course was green and lush for the most part

Bunkers were below average. Fairways and greens are good, but not great. Played back tees at 6408 yds. Front side is short and tight (3062) while back is open and longer (3346). Layout is good. Staff was friendly and even suggested calling as they could save me money on taxes and online fees. Course was crowded though. Take advantage of golfnow discounts and you won't be disappointed.

I had a really enjoyable round of golf it did get a little slow after the turn.