Stonewolf Golf Club

This layout, by Jack N., is absolutely awesome! The course is quite hidden within the neighborhood/local area. It’s worth every penny and not overly priced as other Jack designed courses around the world! Yes, we all aware that the local (Southern Illinois) dictates the price! The back 9 is quite interesting and can be brutal! So bring your best clubs to the course and enjoy a great outing!

Courses that command over $90 should have raked bunkers with consistent amounts of sand in each.

The back 9 holes are extremely challenging. The front 9 holes are easier. Beautiful setting.

Really beautiful course. The back 9 holes are very challenging.

Stonewolf was made some changes and the course is worth playing again. The first thing you will notice is how nice the tees are. The second thing is the overall improvement of the greens. They are not perfect but are much improved.

The weekday senior rate of $40 is one of the best. The last time I played, the fairway on hole 12 was not good. The fairway on hole 14, was mostly dirt by the large fairway bunker. They have made significant changes to both fairways with laying sod in the bad areas.

They still have drainage issues in the fairways on holes 1 & 5. The greens are overwatered and make muddy ball marks on the greens. The greens tend to have a lot of smudge marks on them and show foot traffic with the soft greens. The green on hole 7 is the most stressed. It sits down in a valley and doesn't get much air.

Give Stonewolf a try if you haven't played there in a while.

I took 5 hours to complete an 18 hole round. Way to long!!!! This was on a Wednesday afternoon!!!!

Love the layout of the course, it’s challenging at all aspects.

Great course and very challenging!

Love this course!

I don’t have too much more to add from my 6/28/24 review. I was so impressed with the conditions on Friday, I came back to play on Monday.

The senior rate was $3 cheaper on a Monday at $40.

Significant changes have been made at Stonewolf. It is in the best shape I’ve ever seen it. The tee boxes were some of the best I’ve played on all year. The greens have really come around. It looks like they have been topdressing the greens with sand. When you walk on the green, they feel softer than they used to. You still see some sand on the surface but they putt very well. With all these accolades, it doesn’t mean the course still doesn’t have some issues, which I will go over later in my review.

Clubhouse changes. They are really promoting the clubhouse as a wedding reception venue. They have replaced the flooring with new wood. The bathrooms and hallways have been renovated. They have changed one end of the pro shop into a snack shop and beverage area, with less emphasis on golfing apparel. There is a large digital clock on the counter where you check in and pay.

Fairways. They have improved immensely too, however, there are still some issues. Drainage issues in several fairways, where there is no grass. Holes 1& 3 are the worst. They have really made the Hole 10 fairway better than it used to be. There are still areas of weeds that should be attended to. The only fairway that is a train wreck is hole 3. Weeds, bare spots – it looks awful. It does not look like they are even trying to do anything to improve this fairway. You have 13 very good/decent fairways and then you have this one. The fairway bunkers on hole 16 had weeds in them – unacceptable. There is erosion near several cart paths but hole 6 is the worst. Some areas of the cart paths are in need of some repair.

Other changes. On hole 13, they have cleared out most of the cattails and the area is no longer a water hazard. Just a large area of burnt-out looking grasses and weeds. On hole 5, there is a new black & white house built behind the green. It makes the hole look better. They have moved the “carts to cart path” signs closer to the green to help speed up play. The pace of play was great on the front nine but slowed quite a bit on the back side.

The weekday, senior rate of $43 is excellent. They do have GPS on their carts but it sits in a strange position on the cart. Right in front of the passenger side. Never seen this type of location.

Get out and play Stonewolf this year. You will be amazed by the changes!

With how hot it has been I was really impressed with the course conditions, especially the greens. Great value, great course with unique holes. Highly recommend

Great course, some difficult holes. Loved playing there. Will be back