GolfPass Icon
Rating Index Rating
Tooltip Information Icon
4.4
199 Reviews (199)
5 Stars
97
4 Stars
78
3 Stars
14
2 Stars
5
1 Stars
5
Conditions
4.2
Value
4.5
Layout
4.2
Friendliness
4.5
Pace
4.2
Amenities
3.6
94.4%
Recommend this course
185 out of 199 reviews
Read Reviews
Average Rating
Avg Rating
4.7
6 Reviews (6)
5 Stars
4
4 Stars
2
3 Stars
0
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.3
Value
4.7
Layout
4.4
Pace
4.7
Amenities
3.8
StaffFriendliness
4.8
100.0%
Recommend this course
6 out of 6 reviews
Read Reviews
Average Rating
Avg Rating
4.4
28 Reviews (28)
5 Stars
16
4 Stars
9
3 Stars
2
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.1
Value
4.5
Layout
4.1
Pace
4.3
Amenities
3.5
StaffFriendliness
4.6
96.4%
Recommend this course
27 out of 28 reviews
Read Reviews
frame.svg
AI summaries based on real golfer reviews
circle-star.svg
Course Highlights
Ruth Park offers outstanding value with consistently well-maintained conditions, fast greens, and a walkable layout that welcomes all skill levels. Friendly staff and smooth pace of play make this municipal 9-hole a reliable, affordable choice.

About

Holes 9
Type Public/Municipal
Par 35
Length 3023 yards
Slope 115
Rating 34.1
Book a Tee Time at
Ruth Park Golf Course
Powered by GolfNow.com
Hot Deals at Ruth Park Golf Course
View more Hot Deals on

Course Details

Year Built 1931
Fairways Zoysia Grass
Greens Bent Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect James Foulis

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - $8
Pull-carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted Yes
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Fivesomes Allowed No, from April 1 - October 31
Walking Allowed Yes

Food & Beverage

Bar, Grill

Available Facilities

Banquet Facilities

Accolades

  • Golf Advisor: Top Courses in Missouri (2021 #9)
The Best Way To Book Is With GolfPass+ Annual
waivedfees
10 rounds of waived fees
golf ball.svg
$120 in tee time credits
teetime protection.svg
Tee Time Protection
redeemtrophy
Redeem GolfPass points

Reviews

4.4
199 Reviews (199)

What Golfers Are Saying

Course Challenges Include:
Elevation Changes 6
This course/club is great for:
9-Hole Rounds 9
Locals 8
Walkers 8
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 9

Numbers based on reviews tagged with attribute.

Advanced Filters
Overall Rating
Recommended
Handicap
Age
Type of Golfer
Gender
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap Don't know
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a year
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Great course, even better value!

You can't ask for a better value if you want to get a friendly round in. The course is well maintained and the staff is always friendly. I'd recommend Ruth Park to any and all my friends, from beginners to experts. Just a fun and delightful place to play.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Poor weather
Walked

Love this local course

We got rained out after three holes. Course is in good shape. I will be back soon.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
1.0
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Charged more than the GolfNow price

Course was in good shape, but they absolutely packed it to the gills, took us 3 hours to play nine holes. Also, the price I reserved on GN was $10, and shame on me for not realizing that was walking only. The guy in the pro shop was kind of a jerk, said something like "you only paid GolfNow a fee for the chance to play here, you have to pay me $18", while someone being helpful would have said "the $10 is fine if you want to walk, or you can add $8 for a cart fee".

Conditions Good
Value Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 7
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Walked

Ruth Park is a classic.

Love it this St. Louis Jewel.

Not too challenging, but still fun to play.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Great 9 hole track

Very nice course. Also long for a 9 hole course. Good place with range and course.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Walked

short- hilly

pared up with friendly people--driving range-easy to get to central location

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Tornado debris

Shingles and tree debris all over the course from a tornado that hit 2 weeks prior. It needs to be cleaned up.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Tornado Damage from 3/28

I believe a tornado hit the course on or about 3/28, but they've done an amazing job putting things back together. Several trees had to be cut down, especially on hole 5 where local neighborhood houses had blue tarps on the roofs, and the tornado just demolished some of the trees (giant 6 foot diameter oaks reduced to splinters). On hole 4 (par three), they had to put a temporary green on the approach.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Poor weather
Walked

best municipal course in st louis

for the money, this course is the best in STL... well maintained, inexpensive, and friendly people.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nice walking course. Fair price.

I usually play this course due to proximity and value. I am grateful to have a well kept course to practice my skills. I would like to walk 9 holes in 2 hrs or less, but that is not always the case. If play is slow, I usually play two balls and just enjoy the practice time. If you take it for what it is (beginner's course, easy, accessible, affordable), you will better enjoy yourself. I play a lot, but I still prefer playing out here and look forward to the club championship this fall.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Walked

Ruth Park 03/14/2014

This course seems to always be in good condition, even in the cold months. A little hilly but easily walkable. Nice course and a great deal for a quick nine holes.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Poor weather
Walked

Better than practice in driving range

Good practice course..up keep is good the green in good condition.

Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 20-24
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Slow players..

Course condition was good.
Green fee was nice, but the cart fee was pretty high.
There was a group of 6 playing 2 holes in front of us. They were very very slow. Other players were single or two-some... and this big group was holding everyone without offering "play thru"...

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Difficulty Extremely Easy
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Ridiculously slow

My tee time was 12:40. I didn't tee off until around 1:00. The two groups in front of me held up the entire course. There was a twosome that looked like they had never played before followed by a slow walking foursome that played at a very deliberate pace and took around 10 minutes to putt on each green. The twosome only lasted through the second hole but the foursome played slow the whole day. There was a Marshall but he never did anything to address the slow play. When I got to the fifth green I could see wholes 7-9 wide open and holes 2-4 behind me wer jam packed. The last 4 times I have been to this course on the weekend I have had to wait at least 10 minutes after my tee time to tee off.

Conditions Average
Value Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Difficulty Extremely Easy
Played On
Reviews 13
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

The course has interesting holes that will challenge most folders

I liked this course a lot. The t boxes were level, the fairways ( zoysia ) set the ball up nicely, and the greens were fast. Hole Number 6 will challenge the best golfer. Very nice 9 hole course.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

best place for a practice round!

Ruth Park is a a mature, well maintained course. Not very long but the lay out has challenges.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Easy course to play.

Course is in great shape. Not busy and easy to get in nine walking under two hours.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

this course is best 9 hole course that I have played in the area

this course is best 9 hole course that I have played in the area

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Outstanding public course!

From my first time until my last, I enjoyed playing this course. The greens were in excellent shape and the fairways very well maintained. The course offers an enjoyable challenge to golfers of all levels. I look forward to playing the course again.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Well maintained

In the past few years Ruth Park has become one of the nicest municipal courses in the area.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Nearby Courses
Saint Louis, Missouri
Private
0.0
0
Saint Louis, Missouri
Public
3.1820895522
335
Saint Louis, Missouri
Private
0.0
0
Saint Louis, Missouri
Private
0.0
0
Saint Louis, Missouri
Public
4.2583213685
319
Saint Louis, Missouri
Public
4.2583213685
319
Normandy, Missouri
Private
0.0
0
Saint Louis, Missouri
Public
4.2583213685
319
Saint Louis, Missouri
Private
0.0
0
Creve Coeur, Missouri
Public/Municipal
4.4222449956
582
Saint Louis, Missouri
Private
0.0
0
Saint Louis, Missouri
Public
4.3752456089
119
Now Reading
  • Home

  • Memberships

  • Library

  • Account