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Value
3.6
Layout
4.2
Friendliness
4.3
Pace
4.3
Amenities
3.3
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About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Par 72
Length 6763 yards
Slope 132
Rating 72.8

Previously known as Hillcrest at The Heartland Club.

Course Details

Year Built 1916
Fairways Zoysia Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Donald Ross (1916) Bill Amick (1984)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
GPS Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted Yes
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code Tank tops, half shirts, cut off shorts & gym trunks are not permitted. Golf shirts/shirts with a collar are required.

Food & Beverage

Bar, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities

Accolades

  • Golf Advisor: Top Courses in Missouri (2015 #1)
  • Golf Advisor: Top 25 Most Improved U.S. Golf Courses (2015 #16)
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Reviews

3.6
396 Reviews (396)
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Reviews 31
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Loved it!

Very nice course. Very clean and well maintained. Really awed by cleanliness and rolling hills and plenty of flat ground too. Hundreds of shade trees were nice to have on the warm day I played. Won’t hesitate to play again.

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

Very poor course conditions

Course had standing water on almost every “fairway.” Website said they just redid the fairways and cart paths, but my bag would not stay on straight when driving on the cart path. Will not play this course again.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 6
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 14
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

A little “rough”

Staff were great! Course needs work, the fairways and tee boxes are horrible right now but that’s do to grass coming in late. The staff gave an extra discount because of this which was great! Greens are in very good shape!

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 36
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Average golfer

Winter was hard on this course. Fairways have a lot of dead bare spots. Greens are ok. Ran into a group of 6 on the front that slowed play and they split up at the turn and let us by. Group of 4 on the back were pretty slow and apologized at the 18 th hole. No marshall to keep things moving. That being said course was fun to play. Spots you thought were good to drive to had tree limbs to navigate. Not much flat area. One hole it right side of fairway ball rolled off the left side. Challenge for average golfer.

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

Needs water

70 dollars for a course that has a pretty boring layout and completely dead fairways is not my ideal round

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
3.0
Perfect weather
Used cart

Challenging course but for the wrong reasons

Fun course but as other recent reviews stated, the fairways are unplayable on numerous holes to the point I moved to the rough so I could hit off grass instead of dirt. The greens were rolling quickly and it was tough to hold any approach shot so it was almost links style course.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
2.0
Previously Played

Amazing layout, but course conditions are horrible.

Staff said that hole #17 & 18 had “winter kill” so they were cart path only. Nearly every hole looked to have “winter kill” and fairways were just dirt. This has nothing to do with lack of rain, as other courses in the area have dealt with lack of rain and they have filled in fairways & rough. Hopefully they begin to water the course themselves or it’s not worth the money they are asking to play currently.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Spring Golf

I love playing Hillcrest because it is a fun and challenging course and a great value. However I was surprised on my last round that many of the fairways had not greened up yet or had extensive damage to them. I am not sure what is going on with the fairways, but I hope they get better.

Conditions Poor
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Used cart
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Coarse was in rough shape. Especially the fairways. Last of moisture from last year has taken its toll. Two fairways were cart path only, no grass at all on them. Let’s hope it rains soon. Great old school layout.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Needs work

The greens were good but the tee boxes and fairways are all dead and mostly dirt.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Hard!!

It's a fun/difficult course!! Every hole is up hill in every direction!!😀 if you are not in shape , well you better be a good golfer , becouse chasing your ball here is a work out!! Staff is awsome course is really nice!! Its a must play!!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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