Annbriar GC
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4.8
949 Reviews (949)
5 Stars
780
4 Stars
132
3 Stars
24
2 Stars
7
1 Stars
6
Conditions
4.7
Value
4.7
Layout
4.9
Friendliness
4.8
Pace
4.2
Amenities
4.6
98.9%
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5.0
21 Reviews (21)
5 Stars
21
4 Stars
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3 Stars
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Conditions
4.9
Value
5.0
Layout
5.0
Pace
4.4
Amenities
4.8
StaffFriendliness
5.0
100.0%
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21 out of 21 reviews
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4.8
65 Reviews (65)
5 Stars
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4 Stars
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Conditions
4.7
Value
4.7
Layout
4.8
Pace
4.3
Amenities
4.6
StaffFriendliness
4.8
98.5%
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 6863 yards
Slope 136
Rating 72.8

Annbriar Golf Course in Waterloo is one of the top 10 golf courses in Illinois. The course was built on rolling farmland covered with native wild grasses. The layout eases you into the challenges with a links-style front nine that is less demanding than the back nine. The fairways are invitingly wide but if you miss them, you'll be faced with thick fescue. The back nine takes advantage of the surprisingly undulating terrain, which is unexpected since just across the river the land is almost totally flat. Annbriar's signature hole, the par-4 11th, was voted the best hole in the St. Louis area. From an elevated tee, golfers enjoy a stunning view as they play down into a valley. This hole is also the no. 1 handicap hole on Annbriar Golf Course.

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Course Details

Year Built 1993
Fairways Zoysia Grass
Greens Bent Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Dr. Michael Hurdzan (1993)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
Caddies No
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Proper golf attire, i.e., a collared shirt is required. No jeans, tank tops, cutoffs, or swimsuits.

Food & Beverage

Bar, Snacks, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Meeting Facilities, Banquet Facilities

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Reviews

4.8
949 Reviews (949)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 9
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 13
Elevation Changes 13
Forced Carries 10
This course/club is great for:
Advanced Golfers 18
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 11
A Weekend Splurge 10
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 16

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Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 10/22/2020

Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing Annbriar Golf Course!

Played On
Reviews 326
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Missouri Advisor
Top 25 Contributor
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Simply The Best

The best public course in the St. Louis area. Wonderful conditions, design and the staff is so friendly. If I could play one course everyday - Annbriar would be the course.

FYI. The course is aerating their greens on October 12-13.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 10/14/2020

lcbgolf, thank you for your kind words! We hope to see you again at the course very soon for another 5-star experience. Thanks for choosing Annbriar Golf Course.

Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap Don't know
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

It's Annbriar!

Great day. The course is immaculate. You have to play this course.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 10/12/2020

Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating, Tim1321275! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing Annbriar Golf Course!

Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
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Commented on 10/12/2020

Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating, dilman69! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing Annbriar Golf Course!

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

One of my Favorites

I’ve played many courses around the country and Annbriar always ranks high on my list. Very happy it’s so close to home and staff is always friendly. They also have some of the best Bloody Mary’s around!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 10/12/2020

Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating, u983137110! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing Annbriar Golf Course!

Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

First time playing in years, great course. Walking rates offered but this is NOT a course to walk!!!!!

I'm a cyclist and runner, in decent shape.

My GF and I enjoy walking courses, note: waking rates are offered but this is NOT a course to walk and the option shld not exist.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
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Commented on 10/12/2020

Hi, Easyvz! Thank you so much for leaving us with your feedback. We value our customer experience, so your review is important to us. We will make note and we hope to see you back at Annbriar Golf Course!

Played On
Reviews 49
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Love this Course

Finally got a chance to get back to Annbriar. It's always in great shape and considering it has been very dry here lately the course was in great shape. The greens were soft enough to hold approach shots but firm enough to have a great roll when putting. There was no marshal present and we did have to tolerate a slow group in front of us but it wasn't enough to takeaway from my experience on the course. If you haven't played Annbriar, what are you waiting for?!

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 10/01/2020

Wow, we are so happy you enjoyed your round, shnkln76! We look forward to seeing you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Eesy E

Annbriar always lives up to its ratings. A great golfing experience “tuff but fun”.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 10/01/2020

Thank you for your review, easysonny. We will pass along your positive experience to our team at Annbriar Golf Course. We look forward to seeing you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 10/01/2020

Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating, EBcinc1990! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing Annbriar Golf Course!

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great Course

What a great course and friendly staff. Played 36 ... greens were in great shape and the course is more than fair. It does require some good golf shots and some strategic choices on many holes but is also very playable for the average golfer with multiple tee box choices. Will definitely be going back soon

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 09/18/2020

Thank you for your kind words! We hope to see you again at the course very soon for another 5-star experience. Thanks for choosing Annbriar Golf Course.

Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great Golf Course and always in great shape

I have had the priviledge of playing this course many times since it opened in 1993. It is easily the best public course in the St. louis area and has been since day 1. Always a lot of fun to play and the pace of play for us was great. We teed off a little before 1 pm on a Saturday and completed the round in less than 4 hours. I always look forward to playing this course and have never been disappointed in the condition or challenge it provides. if you are in the area or visiting and want to play a great course, this should be at the top of the list.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 09/18/2020

Your feedback is important to us! Thank you for sharing your 5-star experience. We look forward to seeing you again at the course soon! Thanks for choosing Annbriar Golf Course.

Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Best Public Course in the St.Louis Metro Area

I have played Cog Hill in Chicago, Torrey Pines in San Diego and many Public as well as Private courses around the country including Riviera (LA), Olympia Fields & Medina (CHI), Bellerive and Old Warson in St. Louis among many others. Annbriar is one of the most well maintained, beautiful, challenging yet fun golf courses that I have ever played. While not the same many of those private courses mentioned, i t ranks right up there with every great course that I have had the pleasure of playing.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 09/18/2020

Wow, we are so happy you enjoyed your round! We look forward to seeing you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Slow Play

The last two times (maybe 3) we played here they were 5+ hour rounds. That just ruins the game. I don't think we saw a marshal all day.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 09/18/2020

We apologize for the pace of play issue you experienced. We always try to keep a great pace when having our golfers on the course. Thank you for taking the time to give us your feedback as we will use your review to better the experience going forward. We hope you give us another try in the near future!

Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Pristine

The course was in outstanding shape. The rough was very thick and tall, perhaps due to a very recent Korn Ferry Tour event held there. This was a challenging and very enjoyable adventure. Highly recommended.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 09/18/2020

Thank you for your kind words! We hope to see you again at the course very soon for another 5-star experience. Thanks for choosing Annbriar Golf Course.

Played On
Reviews 60
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 09/16/2020

We are so pleased that you enjoyed your time at Annbriar Golf Course. We look forward to seeing you on the course soon for another 5-star experience!

Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 09/16/2020

We are so pleased that you enjoyed your time at Annbriar Golf Course. We look forward to seeing you on the course soon for another 5-star experience!

Played On
Reviews 90
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Well worth the green fee

This course is a must play if you are ever downstate Illinois close to the St Louis area. Must drive the ball well. Only let down for me was the greens were a little slower than the first time I played. Overall, worth at least one play and I will play it again.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 09/18/2020

Thank you for your kind words! We hope to see you again at the course very soon for another 5-star experience. Thanks for choosing Annbriar Golf Course.

Played On
Reviews 326
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Missouri Advisor
Top 25 Contributor
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

My Favorite Place To Play In St. Louis

First, the course is in immaculate condition.

However, this is not what makes this place special. Most courses have the same rate for the weekends/holidays. Not at Annbriar. Even though Monday was a holiday, you paid their Monday rate of $55 ($15 less than the weekend rate). What a bargain for the best course in the St. Louis area.

That tells you how well Annbriar is ran and how much they appreciate their customers. The staff cannot be more friendly too,

The greens have no stressed (brown) areas. They are in great shape. When you stand on the tees, the fairways look so green and manicured.

If I had any complaints, the tee boxes did need to be mowed. When you teed your ball up, the grass was up near the bottom of your ball.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 09/18/2020

Wow, we are so happy you enjoyed your round! We look forward to seeing you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 54
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

A lot of good holes

Holes 1-4, 7 and 10 are pretty bland. The other holes are interesting and fun. Watch out for the 30 foot drop-off behind the 8th hole! It will take at least one time playing to figure out the correct line off the tee on a few holes. The greens were a bit slow for my liking. They were healthy though. Worker was out watering the greens while we were playing and checking the temperature of the greens on several holes (getting in our way). It's a nice piece of property. I'd play it again if I was in the area.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 09/18/2020

We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 5-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing Annbriar Golf Course.

Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
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Commented on 09/09/2020

Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing Annbriar Golf Course!

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