Orchards Golf Course

Hadn;t played the course in a number of years so it was nice to return. Rough was a little high but a week of heavy rain may have prevented cutting it. Very enjoyable course to play,

I have been playing this course for several years and I have just about had it with the inconsistency of their fairways and tee boxes! The grass was not mowed so the rough was ridiculous to play from. I know they just had a league play and I would have expected the grass to have been manicured for the prices they charge! Most of the tee boxes either needed to be cut as or several were so sparse with grass it was difficult to even play from. I think there were only 2 ball washers out on the whole course yet lots of empty poles to put them and the greens are riddled with divots it makes me wonder what kind of golfers are coming out to play. Extremely disappointed and I hope they would show some pride in their club and bring it to the level their pricing dictates.

The fairways for the most part were horrible. If you are familiar, St Peters-esque. Just did not like the course. The setup is fairly easy, but you can't take advantage because your ball is lying in dirt on the middle of the fairway. Now I understand people who move their ball to a better place, but I would have had to move the ball 5 to 10 yards at times. That is ridiculous. I will not play there again without it either being very cheap, or someone telling me that they have repaired the fairways.

Fairways need inprovement tee boxes also need to be better Holes are fun and challenging greens are excellent

I say give it a few years to home came back. Very impressed with the greens

Poor Orchards. This course just keeps getting worse. They can't irrigate when it's dry, can't drain when it's wet. Not a single fairway was without damage. The weeds and crabgrass provide most of the green on the course, especially in the rough. Get a plan to fix the irrigation and drainage problems and find a greens keeper an staff that can work a course.

The layout of the course is really nice. There are challenging holes and go for it holes. The greens are in good shape and the speed is consistent. If players would repair their ball marks it would help keep them even nicer. The fairways are in the process of being completely filled in with Zocia grass. They had lost them a few years back and are coming in nicely. Treat those spots as ground under repair and take a drop on the good grass. I will definitely go back.

Love the course always in good playing conditions gas needed to be cut on outer part of the course

Course in great shape. Doing some work on 18th fairway but looking good. Greens were rolling well. Really enjoyed the changed that were made. Can't wait to go back. Staff very friendly. Only bad part was having to go back to clubhouse at turn. The snack shack on #10 was closed.

The Orchards is one of my favorite courses in the St Louis area. Enjoyed everything at the course. Check in was quick and easy and the course was in great shape. There were no surprises. I got a hot deal which made this trip even better! People were friendly and our group had a great time. Will come back again!

Good lay out. Good difficulty. cart paths are rough.

A lot of the fairways were burnt up the greens were in average condition. I was able to play 18 holes in less than 3 hours

Why not rope off areas of dead grass on fairways, seed and water them, and eliminate the only complaint reviewers seem to have with The Orchards? I saw other parts in the back nine that were being watered in fairways puddles while these brown blotches needed the attention..The same guy who wanders around watering the greens could get a water truck and grow your fairways back to beauty.

The browned out areas, by the way, in no way, diminished the golf. Balls wouldn't stay on them and there are always "ways" to improve one's lie, if necessary.

Greens were excellent at moderate speeds and tough to get good reads. Lots of small creeks or buried pipes in front of green meant you had to carry to make the green. No rolling up, in general.

Plenty of space in most fairways. Longish par 3's and a monster closing hole..

Perfect day, We left just as the ladies league was pouring in. On Tueadays, make the tun before 4:00 pm. I liked this place and recommend it to play, but scold the minor maintenance needed to make it a wowsa.

Used to play this course 10-15 years ago , have not played in a few years there , many of the fairways are in bad shape . Greens are slow but are in pretty good shape.Pace of play was slow due to a torney in front of us . We will not be back . The layout of the course is very good.

The Orchards is a reasonably challenging course (some small elevation changes here and there, narrow landing zones in some holes, forced carries on a few shots, etc.) where the greens are almost always in excellent shape (as they were for my July 4th round), pace of play is usually average or better (this time we were playing as a twosome behind a mom-and-pop twosome who were pretty slow sometimes) but which has always suffered (at least in the 8-10 times I've played it over a couple of decades) from spotty fairway conditions on more than a few holes.

We actually assumed the course had an inadequate irrigation system for many years until the pro advised us otherwise a while back. If he's right and the watering system is adequate for the course, then either management is penny-wise and pound foolish &or their groundskeeper is pretty horrible at his job. For just about 20 years this course has had many fairways - not all, but certainly most - that have many bare spots and dead grass during the peak growing season.

Heck there's a number of large farms and a giant "locally sourced" fruit stand in the area, growing grass on the fairways should be an absolute no-brainer. They certainly seem to be able to accomplish it in the roughs, even in the shade.

I don't want to over-sell that complaint, though - even with all the patchy fairways, the course is very playable and using Golf Now you can play it at a very reasonable price.

Course appears to be trying to get renovate fairways and they are going about it very slowly. Lots of bare areas in fairways. Greens in good condition, but long grass makes them very slow.Layout is very nice. Some fairways are tight, but most are pretty open. No gimmicky here.

Had a great time with my son on this nice course. Only issue we has were some of the fairways but the greens were awesome and course is challenging for sure to our game . I will definitely be back

tee off time was 2 pm. was not informed about a ladies league beginning at 4. I had to wait at the turn for 1.5 hours before I got to finish playing the back nine. I started a 2 pm and finished at 7:10.

The course could be in way better condition and the green fees are steep for the location and quality.

I was a little weary playing here after reading some past reviews but figured I would give it a shot. I was very impressed with the course considering my low expectations. The fairways were in pretty bad shape considering its been golf season for over a month now. However, the tee boxes were great and the greens were in spectacular condition. A couple of challenging holes but also a few shorter par 4s that helped lower my score. The pace of play was great until we hit a couple of groups on the back 9, which slowed it down significantly. I will definitely be back.