Eagle Knoll Golf Club

Great Layout Greens were freshly mowed in january temp about 50 challenging from whatever tees you select

PAR 3'S VERY FUN

TOTAL GOLF COURSE IN GREAT SHAPE FOR OCTOBER

One of the most beautiful courses in Missouri. The greens are very well kept, running smoothly and very fast. With various options off the tee, you can make this course really hard if you want, or keep it reasonable. There are so many amazing views that you'll enjoy the course even if you're just riding along. My only complaint is the hard, club-etching sand in the bunkers.

Challenging course in great shape

Conditions are excellent, greens very well kept, for price amazing. Pace is a bit slow, but expected. Don't expect to finish fast 18 holes in this course, but take time and enjoy due to pace

Eagle Knoll is a must play if you are in the Jeff City/Columbia area. The unique layout and constant changing elevations make this course very interesting to play and extremely challenging.

My son and I played this beautiful 18 hole course about 45 minutes from where I live. It was a beautiful day with many golfers there but the pace of play was excellent. We found a hot deal on Golfnow and the price was very good for the quality of the course. I would recommend it to anyone looking for a challenge in Central Missouri.

Awesome course for the $$$

Layout is very challenging. Shot making and course management a must! Staff are awesome. Love playing here.

Great course for Centeal Missouri standards. Greens were prestige. Course was still a bit wet from 4yh of July weekend rain. For the price, this course is my go-to for Columbia/Jeff City area.

Eagle knoll is sweet.

5 sets of tees, so whatever level player should find a fun day out here.

Greens are borderline immaculate for mid Missouri standards, as ar fairways and bunkers.

Lots of clever usage of hills, ponds, and trees to guard greens. Very few blind tee shots, but the score card has a nice site map.

In general, grass is in great shape everywhere on this course, greens are challenging but fair, and you're going to love how each hole has a new feel as you traverse the hills of mid Missouri.

Carts run great, clubhouse staff is respectful and responsive, and you're about to have a great day of golf here.

My only comment is this course is not set up for any one who is not an EXTREMELY avid walker. You'll want a cart here, because there is a lot of up and down as well as meandering between holes.

This is a top notch public course. I will play every time I'm near Columbia.

EK has a local reputation of being "too hard". The good news is that, aside from the prime/peak times, it's often easy to get off when you want to play 18. And they recently lowered their rates about $10, which is welcome to those of us who are local and like to play there (but can't get out there often enough to justify a season pass).

The course is indeed challenging, especially on those days when I can't hit it reasonably straight, but in recent years they have worked hard to make it more playable, including mowing areas under the trees that used to be wild growth, given golfers a chance to punch out and keep playing instead of dropping or returning to the previous spot to hit another. This has had the intended affect without reducing the true challenges of the course.

The fairways are fairly tight, and present the ball as if on a carpet for iron shots. The rough is not watered, and will therefore vary depending on the amount of rain that has fallen over the past month (i.e., this year it is very thick and punishing, but most years it has dried out by now and isn't so bad). The greens hold full shots well, and can be very quick (especially when they mow/roll them extra short) so you'll want to stay below the hole on many greens if possible.

There are a number of "target golf" holes, tiered greens, changes in elevation (especially on 3 of the par 3s), and risk-reward decisions. This is not a course that you will figure out in a few visits, and you'll enjoy coming back.

I played this course late afternoon. Greens were bentgrass & in great shape. The layout was really cool. Lots of elevation changes and required tee shots to top sides of fairways due to slope. I will definitely play here again!

Definition of hidden gem. I am totally stumped as to why this is still a 'hidden' gem. As a college student, I would rather pay the extra money to play here than play any other surrounding course or for free at Gustin. Every time I'm there I try to find something I don't like about it. Nothing has surfaced except the everlasting problem of "hydrating" and playing good. It is relatively wide open, but yet presents a challenge to any golfer. A 10 min drive from Columbia makes this a perfect match when looking to play on a game weekend.

P.S. If you get something to eat from the snack bar, you have to try the homemade mustard. It adds the WOW factor to the experience.

First, the greens fee I paid through GolfNow website was unbelievable. Once I arrived at the course, the check-in was very fast and the staff were extremely friendly and courteous. The course was not crowded because of the cloudy weather. The pace was brisk. The tree-lined fairways and lots of bunkers along with water, especially fronting the greens on par 3s, made for an esthetically pleasant yet moderately challanging as well as fun round. Although the zoysia fairways were immaculate, they were cut too short. Since I am a picker, my approach iron shots and fairway wood shots were less than optimal. The greens were aerated with a bit of fine sand on them but were in relatively good shape and rolled reasonably true and fast. I visited an extremely well-kept and clean clubhouse at the turn and was greeted by a very accommodating staff that went out of their way to boil water to make the hot chocolate that I ordered. The rest room was also very clean and well supplied. It was well worth the 25-mile drive from Columbia, MO to play this Golf Digest 4-star gem in the middle of nowhere.

Course has some great elevation changes and a lot of fun layouts.

Greens were undulating, lots of break and fast but true. Tough and challenging for every level of golfer.

Course is challenging with rolling hills, lakes & tree lined fairways. No long carries so playable for everyone. No homes around the course made you feel secluded. Tee boxes, greens & fairways were in good shape, but because we played after the hot, dry summer the rough was "non-existent". If you hit good shots you were okay, but if one went offline & rolled into the rough it continued to roll into the woods. In a normal year, I’m sure the experience would be much better.