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4.3
Value
4.2
Layout
4.7
Friendliness
4.4
Pace
3.9
Amenities
4.1
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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 A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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First Time Playing

Great course

Went out just expecting a decent time and was amazed with the beauty and overall play of the course. I am definitely going back here very soon!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played

Great Course, Great Value

Great course, excellent condition and challenging all for a great price! If in the area a must play.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
First Time Playing

Terrible greens

The course overall was set up very nice. I could only use my driver on a couple holes which was fine by me, precise golfing is usually fun. The bad part of the day was waiting 5-10 minutes on the tee box and sometimes out in the fairway. The greens were by far the worst I have played in a long time, it looked like they hadn't been mowed in a week. The bunkers were absolutely atrocious.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

tough course

Alot of blind shots. Patchy greens on a few but overall greens in great shape. Play was slow because of people making the turn off 10 and starting before last tee time of day, ours, gets started. Beautiful course. Very challenging.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Must play stl metro course

This course offers positional play, let it rip driving holes and short and long par 3's. The Illinois soil makes for near perfect fairway and rough conditions. The only negative is the greens curently have a surface that is not very predictableball speed wise.

Play the twilight at 30.00 and have a great round.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Great time!

Second time playing the course but I have to say the condition was outstanding! The fairways were just about perfect. The greens hold beautifully. Very much worth your time to play Stonewolf!

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a year
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Beautiful weather

Weather was great. Greens still had sand pebbles from aeration. Short putts didn't roll accurately

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

Great course

Very challenging well kept golf course. I will definitely be back to play again.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 15
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Beautiful layout

This is a really good layout, some really tough holes (like #1) and some average ones, not really any easy ones. The course is in really good condition although the greens could be a little faster. All in all a very good course, and great value.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

The inconsiderate staff allows people to start on back nine when busy

The staff allowed three groups to tee off on the back nine as we were making the turn. This jammed the whole course up for the entire back nine. We spoke to the assistant pro about this and he wasn't interested in what we had to say. He was in the middle of watching the World Cup on TV. This is the second time they have done this to me. Course bunkers were in bad shape. The fairways and greens were diseased. Would not recommend!!!

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Friendliness Poor
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 23
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

SLOW start slow play

They started us off over 1/2 hour late. (guessing they let members out without a tee time or just overbooked) No carts were available until time to tee off (first time this has happened to me ever in over 30 years playing golf; anywhere). POORLY managed on the day I played. Greens were uncut and extremely woolly. Ball bounced everywhere. Sand traps were all washed out. Looks as if it was better managed it would be a GREAT place to play and would love to go back and play at that time. Do not play on weekends.

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

Typical Nicklaus...

Love the layout. Jack makes the course easy to play from the right spots, but make errant shots and you WILL pay the price.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Really nice layout

Great course to play,but every green needed work(patchy colors). Fairways excellent, rough not too thick, most tee boxes in good shape,bunkers wet from previous day's rain. Two of us played in 3hrs 10min even though it was cart path only;course not crowded due to rain coming by 5:00pm. Few blind shots but gps and course markers very helpful. Will definitely play again this year!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Uhhh hello!?

I was playing alone and set an early tea time so I wouldn't be held back by groups. They start me off at ten which was fine. The maintenance guys start appearing at hole 15. The back 9 was fine as the guys were respectful and moved out of the way.
I make the turn and I see guys in front of me. Luckily they played quickly, but I was wondering why they start some out at 10 and some at 1. Seems like an eventual log jam waiting to happen. 1 was ok as there was a greenskeeper waiting off to the side. As I drove up he starting mowing the green and then stopped. I always feel rushed knowing they're waiting for me but I chalk that up to my own issue because the job has to get done.
Hole two through 8 was infuriating. I had a guy drive by me and meet up w another guy who was raking the sand. There are 2 traps with guys and machines feet from where I'm aiming. I was playing a nice round and fearful for these idiots I shank one way left off the course. I decided to skip the rest of the hole and move on. Next hole there is a blind shot to an elevated green. I hit away without knowing 2 more guys are right off the green. My ball ended up on the green but I was unable to see it. I ask one of the guys if he saw a ball come through and he said no. I walked up to see the ball but I was in disbelief that these guys work that close to where people aim with no regard. Anyway, the last few holes were filled w sounds of lawn mowers feet behind waiting for me to hit to make for a very in enjoyable round.
I got to 9 and finally got away from the oblivious crew. It was Tuesday at 10 am so the emergency sirens started going off. It wasn't my day. I was going to complain in the club house but figured they might just give me a rain check for the nine holes. It wasn't worth because I'll never go back. The maintenance crew needs some help in the etiquette department. They don't seem to realize why they have a job.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Very disappointing.

Poor bunker conditions. Greens slow and full of POA. Extremely slow! No pros monitoring pace of play! Cart quit on hole 15. Called pro shop and it was closed. Very disappointing!

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great course. Definitely going again.

Fantastic golfing experience all around. Course was in great shape. Definitely a huge step up in challenge from other courses I've played. Every hole required management and forethought. NOT a place you can mindlessly rip driver off the tee. Lots of elevation change, and definitely lots of rough to challenge any shot that ventures much away from the fairway. Only complaint was lack of sand in many of the bunkers; hopefully they'll be filling and grading those soon.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

course conditions

Pace of play is usally better but was slow on this day. The greens had been airated so putting was not very true. They need to work on the sand traps not much sand and they needed to be racked. Overall the course is in good shape i always enjoy playing at Stonewolf.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Average weather
Used cart

Terrible Greens

Greens were absolutely terrible, for this upscale course or any course for that matter. Ruined the round.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Fun Round

As usual, this course is in very good shape. The course is very well organized with tee times and pairing different groups. Pace of play is good. I highly recommend playing it.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Smoking deal for late Sunday

Had a great time, GPS carts worked fine. Need a score card with overview of hole to see some bunkers and other hazards. Don't get off line too far, no chance to get back in play, holes are lined with OTB and heavy woods, no chance to find your ball.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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