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3.5
542 Reviews (542)
5 Stars
106
4 Stars
253
3 Stars
106
2 Stars
45
1 Stars
32
Conditions
3.1
Value
3.8
Layout
4.0
Friendliness
4.4
Pace
3.9
Amenities
3.9
69.8%
Recommend this course
435 out of 542 reviews
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4.3
15 Reviews (15)
5 Stars
7
4 Stars
6
3 Stars
2
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.4
Value
4.5
Layout
4.2
Pace
4.0
Amenities
4.2
StaffFriendliness
4.7
93.3%
Recommend this course
14 out of 15 reviews
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3.4
49 Reviews (49)
5 Stars
9
4 Stars
19
3 Stars
10
2 Stars
7
1 Stars
4
Conditions
3.0
Value
3.8
Layout
3.9
Pace
3.9
Amenities
3.9
StaffFriendliness
4.5
65.3%
Recommend this course
32 out of 49 reviews
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Course Highlights
Oak Valley's welcoming staff and thoughtfully designed layout reward golfers who enjoy navigating natural hazards and wooded terrain. The course offers strong value, and recent improvements to fairways and tee boxes show encouraging progress.

About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private/Resort
Par 71
Length 6453 yards
Slope 132
Rating 71.6

Formerly known as Union Hills Golf Course

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Course Details

Year Built 1960
Greens Bermuda Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Gary Kern Homer Herpel (1960)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range No
Teaching Pro No

Policies

Metal Spikes Allowed No

Food & Beverage

Bar, Grill, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse
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Reviews

3.5
542 Reviews (542)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 6
Course Challenges Include:
Elevation Changes 17
Bunkers 13
Undulating Greens 10
This course/club is great for:
Locals 9
Seniors 8
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 8
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 16
Convenient to the City 7

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Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played

Oak valley

Nice course for the price. A few fairways had some work being done., otherwise course was in decent shape. Greens were consistent , course plays fair . It is somewhat hilly, which I did not mind. Will definitely play there again and would recommend to anyone (especially for the GolfNow hot deal price).

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Always a great course

Greens always in good shape. Get a great warm up with an open and forgiving front nine before proceeding to a more challenging back 9. Brand new golf carts, bathrooms and water coolers around the holes are perfectly spaced out. Pace of play has always been good. Cart paths are a bit bumpy in spots, whatever. Legit 5$ burger to get on the turn as well. Staff is always super friendly. All the negative reviews on here sound like people think they should be playing at some mystical grassland course for 45$

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 12
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Enjoyable

Very enjoyable, some of the greens needed some work but overall it was really nice! I will definitely be back!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 31
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Difficult, rough, and shaggy

Wanted to play this course for a while now and finally took the time for the almost one hour drive. I had heard good things but was disappointed with the course. The front nine is fairly open and manageable but the back nine is very narrow with sloping fairways and minimal forgiveness. Tee boxes were in nice shape. Greens were “furry”. Fairways were disappointing - given the amount of rain we’ve had in the area they were not in great shape. Sometimes it was hard to tell the difference between the fairway and the hard, rutted transition to the cart paths. The cart paths switched between exceptionally rough pavement and gravel.

There are plenty of other options in the St. Louis area that are better at a similar cost. If you live near Pevely then you have a decent course close by but not worth the drive if you live north of Arnold.

Positives: staff and fellow golfers were nice. Golf carts were in good condition and a course book was provided along with pin placement maps on the scorecard.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Commented on 09/09/2024

Hello, u314160123540. Thank you for leaving us a review. We are sorry to hear your experience was anything short of 5 stars, but we hope you will give us another try in the future. Thank you for choosing Oak Valley Golf Course & Resort.

Played On
Reviews 2
2.0
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Fair
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Commented on 09/09/2024

Hello, nadnosliw. Thank you for leaving us a review. We are sorry to hear your experience was anything short of 5 stars, but we hope you will give us another try in the future. Thank you for choosing Oak Valley Golf Course & Resort.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
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
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 26
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

nice layout

Course is in decent condition, some fairways need some work, but you can tell they're putting money into it, greens are in good shape. Really nice layout

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 86
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played
Wet weather
Used cart

Some difficult holes that will challenge you.

Fairways need attending. Golfers need to repair divots.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 09/09/2024

Hello, buckeyeLou. Thank you for leaving us a review. We are sorry to hear your experience was anything short of 5 stars, but we hope you will give us another try in the future. Thank you for choosing Oak Valley Golf Course & Resort.

Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Been a while

Hadn't played this course in a while...heard and read a lot of poor comments/ratings. Course condition was ok, not as bad as expected. Some fairways need work. Pace was ok; but as I went from #8 to #9 there was an individual with his girlfriend and a buddy and one set of clubs between them on #1. He was literally teaching them how to play. Nimit cool on a Sunday. Should never be allowed.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
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Commented on 09/09/2024

Hello, SBccUceXRYIyPy11xd5f. Thank you for leaving us a review. We are sorry to hear your experience was anything short of 5 stars, but we hope you will give us another try in the future. Thank you for choosing Oak Valley Golf Course & Resort.

Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

First review

Pace of play is terrible, they over book. Not worth the price. Conditions are more like a $36. Course

Conditions Average
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
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Commented on 09/09/2024

Hello, u000001709703. Thank you for leaving us a review. We are sorry to hear your experience was anything short of 5 stars, but we hope you will give us another try in the future. Thank you for choosing Oak Valley Golf Course & Resort.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Back nine need work

Front nine was in good enough shape. Back nine was abysmal. Greens full of sand and inconsistent. Won't be back this year.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Commented on 09/09/2024

Hello, glhenry66. Thank you for leaving us a review. We are sorry to hear your experience was anything short of 5 stars, but we hope you will give us another try in the future. Thank you for choosing Oak Valley Golf Course & Resort.

Played On
Reviews 64
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

First time playing!

Enjoyed the course!

Some rough conditions but acceptable.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
First Time Playing

Kinger

They course had nice layout with challenging holes. The greens were in great shape but were slow. Sand traps were in poor repair. Cart path needs major repair.f a airways were fair in need of work on some holes. I did lose a couple of balls after hitting good shots.found other balls from others loosing there balls.had a good time but don't know if I will play there again because it was cart path only on back 9 and climbing up and down to get into fairway was tiring.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
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Commented on 07/23/2024

Hello, kinger108. Thank you for leaving us a review. We are sorry to hear your experience was anything short of 5 stars, but we hope you will give us another try in the future. Thank you for choosing Oak Valley Golf Course & Resort.

Played On
Reviews 2
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 07/23/2024

Hello, u314160203166. Thank you for leaving us a review. We are sorry to hear your experience was anything short of 5 stars, but we hope you will give us another try in the future. Thank you for choosing Oak Valley Golf Course & Resort.

Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
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
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
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