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4.5
210 Reviews (210)
5 Stars
105
4 Stars
80
3 Stars
15
2 Stars
5
1 Stars
5
Conditions
4.5
Value
4.7
Layout
4.4
Friendliness
4.7
Pace
4.3
Amenities
3.7
94.9%
Recommend this course
195 out of 210 reviews
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4.6
14 Reviews (14)
5 Stars
10
4 Stars
3
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0
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0
Conditions
4.8
Value
4.9
Layout
4.5
Pace
4.4
Amenities
3.8
StaffFriendliness
4.8
92.9%
Recommend this course
13 out of 14 reviews
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4.7
22 Reviews (22)
5 Stars
16
4 Stars
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3 Stars
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Conditions
4.8
Value
4.9
Layout
4.5
Pace
4.5
Amenities
3.7
StaffFriendliness
4.9
95.5%
Recommend this course
21 out of 22 reviews
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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.

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Holes 9
Type Public/Municipal
Par 35
Length 3023 yards
Slope 115
Rating 34.1
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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

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Reviews

4.5
210 Reviews (210)

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

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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
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played

Good course conditioning, not expensive, gets crowded

Ruth Park is a great layout that's well maintained. It's in a location that's easily accessible to both STL City and County residents. There's no bunkers or large water hazards, but it's still challenging with some tight driving holes and lots of uneven lies. It does get crowded, but the staff works hard to maintain tee time intervals and I almost always get through 9 holes in 2:15 (or less# walking. A couple of downsides: 1.) they have leagues throughout the week and it's almost impossible to get a tee time Mon-Fri in the after work hours. 2.) If I book through golfnow there's about a 50% chance I'll be criticized by the counter personnel for not booking through the pro shop. 3.) They always pair up groups during the busier times - which is positive in that I've met and played with some great people and it keeps up pace of play, but I've also seen my share of mentally unstable folks #i.e. last year I was put into a random foursome where one player threw his putter at someone else in the group who he claimed "was stepping in his line and working against him to sabotage his score"). Also I played last weekend, and was berated by a guy on the practice green who said that I had a lot of nerve "putting to 'his' hole, in his section of the green".

Avoid the weirdos and I'd say you've got a good chance of having a really enjoyable round.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 25+
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great place to play 9 holes

They have done a wonderful job with the course. The fairways and greens are in very good shape. Its a great way to spend 2 hrs on a sunny afternoon.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good 9-hole course

My favorite 9, great mid-county location, can always play for $20 or less. Simple course but greens and fairways are in very good shape. Holes #3 and #5 are truly fun and challenging given the hills and sloped greens.

Easy to play about a 2-hour nine most weekdays. Weekends can be a bit slower as you occassionaly you get some beginners, but the Marshals do a good job if there is a problem.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great Deal and Great Golf

I enjoy Ruth Park. It is wide open for even the most novice of golfers and the course is in great shape. It is a 9 hole course nestled in a neighborhood in University City where you wouldn’t think a golf course would be located. The course is very straightforward with maybe two dogleg holes on it. It has a nice little diner area and mini-pro-shop…something you wouldn’t expect from this area. The price simply could not be beat for this area. I walked all nine for $8.00 but even with a cart, it is very inexpensive. I would highly recommend this 9-hole course over any other course in the St. Louis/Creve Coeur area.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Easy
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

I had been wanting to play this course all year. We walked 9 holes and had a great time. Good luck finding your ball if it goes OTB.

great course, great deal, great day for golf had a good time

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Easy
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Best value in stl for nine holes

Corse is certrally located has narrow fairways good overall condition.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 17
Handicap 15-19
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

this is a fine course

this is a fine course and have good feature. it is near by and convenient. .

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

Nice little nine hole course

Nice nine hole course I use to get reps in. Greens are in good shape. Not too complicated.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Excellent course with speedy play

Ruth Park is a bargain as the course is well maintained and plays quickly. A great course for beginners since there is no water and little sand. My kids loved it and wanted to play another 9!

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
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