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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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Not as Nice as I expected
The fairways were beautiful however, greens and bunkers needs some attention to. I would play again however, I would tell someone to play Stone Wolf before I would suggest Far Oaks.
Nice Course
The course was cut out of the woods with beautiful houses surrounding it. Some interesting and a variety of holes. Would play again.
This course is a must
Wonderful staff, drinks and the course is in great condition! I look forward to playing here again.
Still one of my favorite courses
The course is still one of my favorite courses around St. Louis. The course itself is in good shape with a good layout. Worth the 35 minute trip for me to get there.
Round interrupted
course in good condition. Pace of play less than desirable. overall, good experience. one complaint is that we had already started round and out of nowhere comes the starter . he wants us to wait on the course so he can hook a single up with us. as busy as the course was, there was nobody that had not started their round yet that he could hook the single up with??? C'mon guys , let's get our tee sheet organized
Greens showing some wear.
Nice facility and nice course overall. Like the course layout. Bonus points for new golf carts and awesome club house.
Greens were in the condition to be expected of a lesser facility. Several (noon Par-3 holes) had cart-path only fencing which was annoying, especially to my seventy year old playing partner with bad knees.
Course needs to decide whether to try to stay upscale or go cheaper with lesser maintenance. Current condition more the latter than the former.
Great fairways
Zoysia fairways were great. The greens were above average.many gorgeous homes have been built on this course the past few years. Overall a great golfing experience
Good Course that could be great
Played Far Oaks for the first time with a friend from the area. Staff was friendly from the beginning. The gentleman working in the pro shop offered us a large bucket of range balls before our round at no charge. Rangers on the course were around managing the pace. My only knocks on the course are that the bunkers were in below average shape as they were extremely low on sand. We had to move our ball or rake sand to a spot to get a somewhat true sand shot. We were told that this was going to be taken care of. The only other negative was the length of the fairway grass. I felt the grass was a bit long for a fairway. Not sure if this is always the length of the fairway grass but I would prefer a true short cut fairway. All in all I would not hesitate to play the course again.
One of my favorite courses.
Not a lot needs to be said. Out of everywhere I play in Southern, IL, this place is top 3. Always good conditions and a fun course layout.
Quick Tip: Play #1 from the Tips, even if you aren't playing the back tee boxes. It'll make it play closer to an actual par 5.
Some nice holes, but not a great layout
This course has some nice holes, but as a whole, there are some issues with how the holes flow. You definitely could NOT walk this course...green to tees are long drives on some holes and the cart paths are poorly laid out (especially #16)...why is the cart path so far up the hill from the green? Clubhouse staff are friendly and attentive, but the groundskeepers are less than considerate. They will not stop their mowers or move out of the way when you play thru. Overall, it played like a 3.5 star course and when the fairways come in, I will review again and probably up my review to a solid 4. This a good course, but could easily be a 4.5 course with a few tweaks.
Good value
Course has a variety of holes so expect to use all of your clubs. The course was in decent shape, but a few tee boxes are in bad shape. Most of the greens roll true, but are a bit slow. Overall it is a nice course and a great value for the price.
Good Course Good Time
I enjoyed my experience and the price was reasonable.
Always an enjoyable time playing far oaks
Fun course to play with sufficient challenges. Course is in good condition given the time of year.
Watch the rough
Love this course. One of the best around. The rough was very thick and deep.
Liked the course
First time I played here. Course has a great design. There are some holes that don't have yardage readily available so might want to use GPS or a rangefinder.
It had rained for several days prior to my round so course was a little soggy. Greens are difficult to read. There are several little variances in the greens that make the last foot or two difficult to read the break.
I would play again if I can find a good rate on Golfnow. The regular rate is a little high for my pocketbook.
Great course
An absolutely amazing course. It has beautiful holes with beautiful homes surrounding them. Favorite course in the area by far and an amazing value. Overall an amazing experience. Helps you like the course when you shoot 2 under from the tips too.
Favorite in Area
One of my favorite courses in the St Louis area; awesome greens; great character.
Great Experience
This course is a gem that I did not know about until this day. I would put it up there with any course in the area!
