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Far Oaks Golf Club
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Far Oaks Golf Club in Caseyville has a unique layout with a front nine that is designed in a Scottish-links style and a back nine that plays through rolling woodlands. The links holes are framed with native prairie grasses and wildflowers while mature oak trees line the fairways on the back nine. There are plenty of elevation changes throughout the golf course, making it hard to find a flat lie. Mounding and strategically placed bunkers lurk treacherously along the greensides and there are also several holes with water. Far Oaks Golf Club is a challenging course that demands accuracy, which is most apparent on the 10th hole. Although it's not the longest par 4 on the course, it is still challenging thanks to a slew of bunkers that border both sides of the green.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tournament | 72 | 6926 yards | 72.1 | 133 |
| Championship | 72 | 6521 yards | 69.8 | 128 |
| Club Regular | 72 | 5649 yards | 67.6 | 119 |
| Forward (W) | 72 | 5137 yards | 70.0 | 113 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black M: 71.0/130 | 464 | 167 | 581 | 422 | 428 | 140 | 358 | 167 | 518 | 3245 | 375 | 392 | 370 | 181 | 532 | 334 | 178 | 392 | 504 | 3258 | 6503 |
| Blue M: 69.3/128 | 440 | 140 | 566 | 399 | 405 | 130 | 314 | 155 | 494 | 3043 | 347 | 374 | 361 | 172 | 508 | 301 | 172 | 371 | 475 | 3081 | 6124 |
| White M: 67.8/118 W: 72.4/133 | 415 | 123 | 546 | 351 | 382 | 120 | 292 | 133 | 466 | 2828 | 329 | 344 | 336 | 139 | 475 | 274 | 164 | 323 | 417 | 2801 | 5629 |
| White/Yellow M: 66.7/114 W: 71.4/129 | 415 | 123 | 509 | 323 | 382 | 120 | 292 | 114 | 429 | 2707 | 329 | 320 | 336 | 139 | 436 | 274 | 164 | 323 | 417 | 2738 | 5445 |
| Yellow M: 65.3/109 W: 69.6/123 | 386 | 115 | 509 | 323 | 358 | 110 | 288 | 114 | 429 | 2632 | 318 | 320 | 263 | 128 | 436 | 252 | 136 | 286 | 405 | 2544 | 5176 |
| Yellow/Red M: 64.0/104 W: 67.7/118 | 386 | 115 | 438 | 275 | 271 | 110 | 288 | 114 | 396 | 2393 | 318 | 270 | 263 | 128 | 422 | 252 | 116 | 277 | 405 | 2451 | 4844 |
| Red M: 62.5/104 W: 66.0/115 | 342 | 112 | 438 | 275 | 271 | 100 | 242 | 101 | 396 | 2277 | 278 | 270 | 207 | 108 | 422 | 189 | 116 | 277 | 366 | 2233 | 4510 |
| Handicap | 7 | 13 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 15 | 5 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 4 | 6 | |||
| Par | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 72 |
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Where is the Marshall?
Teed off on time at 950 am and caught up to the group ahead of us on #3, not a great start. Ended up playing through them and finishing the front 9 with the group ahead of us. The back 9 is where everything came to a standstill. Sat around on EVERY tee box for at least 7-10 minutes and then another 5 minutes on every shot after that. No Marshall to be seen at any point during the round. I wouldn’t play here unless you enjoy paying $85 a round for an average course and waiting around in your cart.
Dad day
Some repairs ongoing on course, otherwise in nice shape. Greens rolled nicely. Pace of play came to a screeching halt on the back 9. No course Marshall to be seen after #4.
Far Oaks June 2022
Excellent pace of play, in general course was in good condition.
One of the best courses in the Metro East!
Even better this time around. Greens were excellent. Bunkers were great. Love the course layout. Every hole has a unique feel so you don’t get bored with the same thing.
Great course
I always love playing here. A few challenging holes, but for the most part very playable for anyone. Everything was in great shape.
Far Oaks Looked Great, Good Conditions & Still Making Improvements
Overall, I thought the course looked great, it was in great condition and they are still making improvements. I thought the fairways and greens were outstanding. Just a few tee boxes were a bit beat up. The greens had a nice pace to them. The price of $69 was in-line with courses of this quality. A different look now, the starter is just left of the clubhouse now, near where the carts are parked.
The course had plenty of water on the course and the beverage cart was out. It seemed they were growing the high fescue more, just off the rough areas on the course. There is plenty of room off the tee, but if you really hit a stray shot – you will probably not find your ball. The holes that I noticed this on were 7, 10, 13, 14 & 15.
Improvements are on-going at Far Oaks. They are still fixing the drainage issues on hole 17. Looks like they are doing something to the back bunker on hole 16 – just not sure what. Maybe eventually eliminating it. The right side of hole 1 is looking much better too. Working on the bunkers on hole 2.
However, improvements still need to be made. No yardage marker on hole 6. The plaque on the 7th tee still mentions yardages over bunkers. There are no longer any fairway bunkers on the hole anymore. I know they were cutting down some trees on the course but there is still a dead one next to the 15th tee. There is a lot of erosion/dirt areas near the cart paths when you’re coming off the fairways. Maybe alternate the exit points throughout the week will help. Noticed this on holes 11 & 12. Our ball/club washer on the cart was missing its plug, therefore, unable to use. I also noticed some residue (sand) on the greens that appeared it was coming from the mowers. It was really noticeable on hole 1. Not sure where this is coming from because aeration season is over.
Lastly, I would like to see a few more smiles at Far Oaks. All the people I dealt with: check-in, starter, snack bar, beverage cart, kitchen help – never smiled. A smile and just being more friendly, goes a long way!
Overall, you will not be disappointed in playing at Far Oaks. One of my favorites that is in great shape!
We Have Sand
The course was in great shape and they now have sand in the bunkers as opposed to the hard pan and weeds.
Excellent start to 2022!
Course has a fantastic layout. Enjoyable for solid ball-strikers!
