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3.5
543 Reviews (543)
5 Stars
106
4 Stars
253
3 Stars
107
2 Stars
45
1 Stars
32
Conditions
3.1
Value
3.8
Layout
4.0
Friendliness
4.4
Pace
3.9
Amenities
3.8
69.0%
Recommend this course
435 out of 543 reviews
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4.3
16 Reviews (16)
5 Stars
7
4 Stars
6
3 Stars
3
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.3
Value
4.4
Layout
4.1
Pace
4.0
Amenities
4.1
StaffFriendliness
4.6
87.5%
Recommend this course
14 out of 16 reviews
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3.5
48 Reviews (48)
5 Stars
8
4 Stars
19
3 Stars
11
2 Stars
7
1 Stars
3
Conditions
3.0
Value
3.7
Layout
3.9
Pace
3.9
Amenities
3.8
StaffFriendliness
4.4
64.6%
Recommend this course
31 out of 48 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
543 Reviews (543)

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

W course would play here again good views I am gatekeeping this from my friends

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 23
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Great Value

This course has really improved over the years. They have done a lot of work and it shows,. Greens and fairways in great shape. Some of the tee boxes were a little rough, Great course

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 93
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Not Much….BUT

I keep coming back 🤪

This is a nice course. It could more challenging if the greens were faster. They look great but most the time I felt I needed to put with my 3W. Jk

It’s a fair price and a nice layout.

I’ll be back, again.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 23
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Much Improved

Played this course a couple of years ago and it was not good. They have done a lot of work on it and it is beautiful now. Tee boxes, fairways and greens all in excellent shape.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Pretty good

Half the course was soft and the other half was hard as a rock. Most of the greens were actually in great condition. The blue tee boxes were in great condition compared to the white team boxes. Overall a great round of golf.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 07/23/2024

Hello, Ndoeschot47. 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 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Second Worse Course in St. Louis

This course is in pitiful shape. Fairways and tees are basically all dirt. I play with a member for $20.00 but not anymore. The greens are extremely slow, the cart paths are like riding on a motocross track due to rocks, holes, torn up old asphalt. They do nothing to upgrade the golf course. On some holes there is more cloverleaf than grass and you have to move the ball 5 or ten yards to put it on grass. I will not play it again even if there is no charge. And the ground is so hard, your club bounces off of it and impossible to take a divot. Half the time I am afraid I will bust the shaft on my club.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 07/23/2024

Hello, Tr7GRtjPTpZZmxMZwuOb. 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 46
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 45
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Conditions not bad

After all the rain most of the course was in great shape. Greens were firm.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
1.0

Horrible condition

Course is in horrible shape at the moment. Fairways are 90% dirt. Grass is not maintained at all it seems like. Rough is basically overgrown tall grass. Greens are slow and not trimmed down. Right now the course should be worth $20 with how it plays. Used to enjoy the course but now cannot fathom spending $50 to play on this course that isn’t maintained.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
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Commented on 05/30/2024

Hello, rjmacay. 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.

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Commented on 05/07/2024

Hello, rjmacay. 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 21
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
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Commented on 05/30/2024

Hello, figment76. 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.

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Commented on 05/07/2024

Hello, figment76. 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 5
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Als' terrible slice not the course's fault.

It was a beautiful day to play. The course was in good shape, as usual. The wind kicked up a little later in the round. I really like this course. I would put it on par with most courses in the St. Louis metro area. My playing partner did complain the Carts need to be governed a little quicker... LOL! I would recommend Oak Valley to all who ask.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 62
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 04/22/2024

Hello, RossTheBoss21. 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 Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Saved by the greens

At least the greens are decent, which is most important imo. The rest of the course is Dirt. Worth $26 paid for hot deal, wouldn't pay full price. Fun layout and no crowd. Spring won't likely help the course conditions much, the fairways are 90% dirt.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Commented on 04/01/2024

Hello, mrbojoeb. 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 8
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Good
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Commented on 04/01/2024

Hello, Hunter462. 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.

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