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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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3.6
396 Reviews (396)
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Reviews 14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played

Hillcrest GC

Always enjoy playing the course but late fall w/ all the leaves down is brutal. They do a decent job blowing them off but you still lose balls & that’s on the fairway. Gone for sure off the fairway.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
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Previously Played

Unplayable

Played 4 holes and lost 8 balls because so many leaves on course. Most courses at-least blow leaves off of fairway and main rough but Hillcrest did nothing. Normally this is a great course but was disappointed in lack of effort to fix conditions. I did get a free round credited to me through 2022 however which was nice.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good shape

There was so many leaves on the ground making it hard for golfers to find there ball and making pace of play slow

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
First Time Playing

Worth playing once

It was worth playing once, but for the price, it was a little bit of a let down.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great late fall golf

I played a round the second week of November and the weather was perfect. I love the layout of this course. The greens were in great shape for this time of year. The only challenge was the leaves on the ground made it difficult at times to find your ball if you missed the fairway.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Fun Track

Tight fairways with lots of trees. Fun layout with entertaining greens. Pace of play was great! Only downside was the greens were getting sprayed with a blue substance that got all over everything. Probably would have been better to spray on a day the course was closed for maintenance.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great experience

I had a great time playing here. The course was beautiful and challenging however they were aerating the greens so everything was a bit sandy. The carts were updated and very nice. Clubs house was a little dated but clean.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Hillcrest 9/21/21

Fun round today. Staff was amazing even though they were understaffed. Course was in good condition. Played an extra 9 for $10 so can’t beat that. Pace was slow. Lot of twosomes that didn’t know etiquette. Had to join a single to our group but turned out to be a fun time and at 6 beers for $12 the fun was easy to be had.

All and all a good round and I’d repeat it tomorrow.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 115
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Tight fairways and not to many flat spots on greens.

Loved it, the gentleman behind the counter send me off the back first.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Never wanted my money back so badly

Hard to imagine how I could have been more disappointed in this course. All of the fairways and rough were in horrible condition, as though they're not being watered at all. Greens were more sand than grass. Tee boxes had trash cans, but no ball washers or towels. The few water jugs on the course were empty. Neither the tee box signs nor the score cards have any diagrams of holes, so you've no way of knowing what you're hitting into. Moreover, there are ZERO yardage markers on the course...no markers, no sprinkler heads, no stakes, no painted lines on the cart path...nothing. Bring a range finder or you'll have no idea where you are. $15 is too much to charge for this round, let alone the $43 that I paid.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Only Nine Holes Open

Prepaid and found out only nine holes open when I got there. Pretty bush league by Hillcrest.

Conditions Excellent
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Fair
Pace Fair
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Hillcrest : Only Front Nine available.

Usually love playing here. They weather was perfect for golf , the course not so. They did some aerating on the greens Mon-Tue and they said the machine broke down so they didn’t get the back 9 finished, so unlucky me only got to play the front 9 twice . Got stacked up the second time around and it slowed things down a lot . Tons of sand on all of the greens which made most really hard to play beach golf. Won’t do that again if it happens again but usually love the course . Just an unlucky time to go play.

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