Sugar Creek GC
A view from a tee at Sugar Creek Golf Course.
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3.8
729 Reviews (729)
5 Stars
289
4 Stars
225
3 Stars
99
2 Stars
48
1 Stars
68
Conditions
3.4
Value
3.8
Layout
4.2
Friendliness
4.5
Pace
3.7
Amenities
3.9
79.9%
Recommend this course
593 out of 729 reviews
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4.3
15 Reviews (15)
5 Stars
6
4 Stars
8
3 Stars
1
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
3.9
Value
4.5
Layout
4.3
Pace
4.4
Amenities
4.0
StaffFriendliness
4.6
100.0%
Recommend this course
15 out of 15 reviews
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3.6
48 Reviews (48)
5 Stars
13
4 Stars
17
3 Stars
8
2 Stars
5
1 Stars
5
Conditions
3.2
Value
3.5
Layout
4.0
Pace
3.6
Amenities
3.7
StaffFriendliness
4.3
72.9%
Recommend this course
35 out of 48 reviews
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Course Highlights
The creative and challenging layout consistently earns praise from golfers who enjoy its fun, varied holes throughout the round. Friendly staff and a welcoming owner add a personal touch that keeps regulars coming back.

About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 70
Length 6097 yards
Slope 120
Rating 69.0

Sugar Creek Golf Course offers some of the best scenery of any course in the St. Louis area. Golfers can enjoy panoramic views of the surrounding countryside from the course's elevated tees. The course opened in 1990 with several improvements made in the following years. The layout is a manageable length at just under 6,100 yards. It is player-friendly enough for beginners to approach with confidence but there are also challenges in store for more advanced players. Water only comes into play on one hole but there are stands of trees lining the narrow fairways. The golf course will generously reward accuracy and good strategy though it is not overly punishing if you are slightly errant. In addition to the course, Sugar Creek G.C. also boasts an expansive practice range with 35 hitting stations.

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Course Details

Year Built 1990
Golf Season Year round
Architect Ron Kern (1990) Gary Kern (1990)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

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

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No

Food & Beverage

Bar, Grill

Available Facilities

Clubhouse

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Reviews

3.8
729 Reviews (729)

What Golfers Are Saying

Course Challenges Include:
Elevation Changes 10
Narrow Fairways 9
Thick Rough 7
This course/club is great for:
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 7
Beginners 6
Locals 6
This Course's Location is:
In the 'Burbs 6

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Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 85
Handicap 25+
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Greens much better.

Only 1 green still closed. The others are in much better shape than they were. But this is Sugar Creek. But we enjoy this course and will keep coming back.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 6
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Nice course but....

Loved the course but the greens were horrible. But still beautiful course and nice staff.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 85
Handicap 25+
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played
Wet weather
Used cart

Course to ourselves

Didn't see another golfer to the 16th hole. Just us and the deer. Great time.

Conditions Fair
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Wet weather
Used cart

needs work

the course is in rough shape. but they are working on it and making improvements. the greens are in rough shape. 6 & 18 are closed and they have a temp green set up. it needs time to heal

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 85
Handicap 25+
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Terrible

Usually I don’t give a review of this nature. Unfortunately, this was hands down the worst course I have played this year. You cannot putt on most greens. The crabgrass has overtaken them so drastically, you simply cannot putt. The same goes for the fairways, however they are only moderately affected. The cart path is destroyed, which frankly I don’t care about. The staff was extremely friendly, with food and drinks available. They were absolutely great. Regardless, I’m sorry, this was an outing I could have done without.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 85
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Coming back

Have played here a dozen times in the last year. Place just keeps drawing us back.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 66
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Coming Along. . . .

They are making progress with the conditions of the course. I wasn't sure what to expect with some of the recent reviews, but I was pleasantly surprised to see good conditions on most all holes throughout my round. The greens will need some crabgrass treatment as the crabgrass has over-powered many of the greens.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played

Good and bad

I really like the layout of this course. Their greens were rough last year but they brought them around. But now it seems that crabgrass has encroached upon their greens and they need to figure that out. I appreciate the fact that the fairways are getting stronger

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
2.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great Layout, Horrible condition

Had a 9:30 tee time, maybe 14 cars in the parking lot when we arrived. We were able to tee off early and besides the single we let go in front of us only ran into one other group on the course. Tee boxes were either average or poor condition wise. Lots of bare spots or ones that were not mowed and overgrown with wire grass. Rough was in average condition, needed to be mowed. Fairways and greens were "green" for the most part, with a variety of grasses. Fairways had rough patches but overall average. Greens were well below average, lots of patches on the edge of dying out, lots of crab grass mixed in with the bent, slow speeds, randomly chosen on which ones were cut, and the 18th was almost completely taken over by bermuda. Sadly, it putted the best of all of them. Love the layout and the staff is great, but the playability is just not there at the moment.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Great Course. Great Staff. Great Price

I've played this course 3 times in the last month.

The staff are incredibly nice, the pace of play is pretty good, the course conditions are great and ever-improving, and for the money you won't find a better value in the STL area.

Would highly recommend checking out Sugar Creek!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 09/24/2018

This is one of my favorite courses to play. The staff is great and the course is unique. It is very reasonably priced too! I would recommend Sugar Creek.

Played On
Reviews 85
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Improving

I see a lot of work going on to improve the course. Give it time.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Ton of bang for your buck

Super friendly staff, pretty and challenging course. Well worth the cost of a round.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0

Decent

I think it is improving, but I think it is still a year or two out from being worth playing. Fairways have grass, but also a lot of weeds and crabgrass, and they aren’t real thick. The greens look good from the course, until you get on them. They are very furry, slow, and bumpy. Luckily they have it priced decent, but I think it would be worth paying an extra 10 or 15 to go to a nicer course until they make some more improvements.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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