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4.3
Value
4.2
Layout
4.7
Friendliness
4.4
Pace
3.9
Amenities
4.1
93.6%
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4.3
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4.3
Value
4.3
Layout
4.6
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4.3
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3.8
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4.3
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Conditions
4.3
Value
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Layout
4.7
Pace
4.0
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4.2
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4.3
93.3%
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Course Highlights
Stonewolf consistently earns praise for its well-maintained fairways, true fast greens, and a challenging layout that rewards experienced golfers. Friendly staff, GPS-equipped carts, and a standout driving range make this course a top-value pick in the area.

About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 6943 yards
Slope 137
Rating 73.5

Stonewolf Golf Club is one of only four courses designed by Jack Nicklaus in Illinois and Missouri and it is also one of his only public access designs. Nicklaus created a shotmaker's layout with a variety of different holes. He also incorporated his signature style of bunkering, which you'll remember for their shape, design, and placement. This is not a golf course where you'll be able to just grip it and rip it. Thoughtful strategy and careful club selection off the tees are essential for doing well. Stonewolf Golf Club opens with a tough trio of holes, ending with a short par 4 that requires a forced carry to a severe green that features a tricky elevation change right in the middle of the surface. There is also a lateral hazard on the left, and five bunkers bordering the right side.

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Course Details

Year Built 1997
Fairways Zoysia Grass
Greens Bent Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Jack Nicklaus (1997) Bruce Borland

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
GPS Yes
Pull-carts Yes
Caddies No
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Golf Simulator Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Indoor Practice Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex, Discover Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Fivesomes Allowed No
Dress code Appropriate golf attire.

Food & Beverage

Snacks

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities

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Reviews

4.3
501 Reviews (501)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 16
Patio Dining 7
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 28
Elevation Changes 27
Water Hazards 17
This course/club is great for:
Advanced Golfers 22
A Weekend Splurge 17
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 16
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 20
Convenient to the City 18
In the 'Burbs 6

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Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

The Superb Layout

I don't think I've played a course in the St. Louis area where I can say I've walked up to every teebox and thought "dang". Gateway, Annbriar, you name it, most courses have a few holes you question the design of or a just plain. Stonewolf has excitement around every corner, and that is what keeps me coming back year after year.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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First Time Playing

Fun yet challenging

This course was fun to play with some challenging holes and blind shots but all in all I would golf here anytime

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Challenging

Loved this course

Will return

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Nice course

Perfect day of golf except for my score. Very nice course with some very challenging holes. The only downside was some of the greens were a little rough. Looking fwd to playing here again.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 39
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Beautiful course - bring your own water

The course is in great shape. I overheard someone complain about the greens, but other than some weed issues, they were in pretty nice condition. Rolled true with very few exceptions.

The tee boxes were well maintained and the fairways are great.

However, every water cooler on the course was empty. And this was a Tuesday. Certainly wasn't being managed well for patron safety.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Great course to play

The course is a little bit more costly to play, but well worth the money. The grounds are well kept. I will most definitely play this course again.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great Great Course

Me and friends play this course at least once a week if not every other work and this course is always in amazing condition and I've never seen it in bad shape. I would always recommend this course to anyone and will always keep coming back.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Average weather
Used cart

Great Course - Great Value

Worth the trip across the river. Weekday early morning experience was very positive. Great, receptive greens. Good to very good conditions all around - only nit to pick was the amount of sand in some bunkers,

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Great Course

This is a pretty challenging Jack Nicklaus Signature course. Every tee boox was ploush. The fairways and greens were "top drawer." And the staff friendly and helpful.

I left my Garmin in the golf cart as it was hot and I was weary. They called me while I was on my way home and I had to go back to get my GPS. I appreciated the guys in the cart barn calling me the minute they found my GPS.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Well worth the wait....

It had been a LONG time between visits to this course and once the round was over, i kicked myself for taking so long to get back. This course was in great condition, especially the greens and tee boxes, they were exceptional! Staff was very nice and despite a hot day, the course had players but the pace of play was never an issue.

Highly recommend this course to anyone and enjoy the round!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Bunkers

Bunkers had no sand!! Other than that the course was in great condition. Always love playing the Wolf:-)

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Sand traps need help

The traps need more sand in them . They were raked nicely but they should have alot more sand

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Excellent Course

I absolutely loved this course layout and the challenge. I played by myself and had to start on the Back Nine. I finished the back nine in 1 hour and 10 minutes. The front nine however, was backed up badly to the point a couple of foursomes quit and it still took around 3 hours and 40 minutes to finish. If the pace of play was policed alittle better I would have given this review 5 stars across the board.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 14
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

playing conditions

The Pro in the Pro shop was not very accommodating when he saw we had an online tee time. The pace of play was brutal, 3 groups walked off before they were finished because of the slow play. The course was tough and I would love to play again under different circumstances

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Good to be back out in January!

My oldest is a student golfer at Lindenwood in Bellevile, this is their home course. For January at 65 degrees, who could ask for more, well maintained and ready to play, had fun. Will do it again when the weather is good again soon hopefully!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Always Solid

We were tickled that everything was in such good shape considering the time of year we are in. Greens were rolling as well as they did all season so pleasantly surprised. Staff is always second to none so would always recommend this facility to anyone that was on the fence. Good stuff.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great layout and test of your golfing ability

Great course with a great test. Stone wolf requires you to play all shots. Errant shots are punished while good shots are rewarded. Pace of play was sluggish at times.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Great Condition!

I had a great experience playing Stonewolf yesterday. Many challenging holes! This was very difficult for first time golfers, such as my mother yesterday. Familiarity with the course is a big benefit as both my mother and myself found trouble because of our unfamiliarity with the course. I chose to hit a driver, when a 3 wood or hybrid was needed. Furthermore, greens were in excellent condition. My only complaint about them were the abundance of ball marks. We fixed 3 each per hole, including our own. Only reason this course does not get 5 stars is the lack of marshal and beverage/snack service on the course. The pace of play was acceptable, but could have been better with a marshal keeping people on track evident by the group of 4 in front of us. They must have been playing for money or think every putt was to win The Open Championship, because they were slow. We waited 5-10 minutes the last 5 holes on the back 9. Very frustrating as we were trying to complete 18 before dark. Additionally, having an opportunity to purchase drinks/snacks would have been beneficial. Overall, I would recommend this course! Great staff, challenging holes, and great course conditions more than make up for the shortcomings.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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