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Quail Creek Golf Course
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Quail Creek Golf Club is tied for being the most difficult public course in the St. Louis area. Designed by Hale Irwin, the course is laid across rolling hills laced with meandering streams. The layout requires accuracy with narrow fairways and hard-to-read greens. Water hazards come into play frequently as do trees and bunkers. It is a formidable test for any skill level. Most of the holes have a risk-reward element, making the course more accessible by placing an emphasis on strategy over strength. One of the most memorable holes is the par-5 ninth. It will favor golfers who successfully cut the corner, making it possible to reach the green in two. This tricky hole demands accurate mid-iron play. Quail Creek Golf Club finishes with an interesting par 4 that has water along the left side of both the fairway and green.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 72 | 7050 yards | 73.6 | 136 |
| Gold | 72 | 6856 yards | 73.4 | 127 |
| Blue | 72 | 6334 yards | 71.3 | 127 |
| White | 72 | 5985 yards | 70.0 | 125 |
| Red | 72 | 5212 yards | 71.0 | 118 |
| Green | 72 | 4948 yards | 69.0 | 113 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold M: 73.4/127 | 354 | 463 | 165 | 418 | 425 | 415 | 549 | 217 | 500 | 3506 | 379 | 495 | 373 | 218 | 456 | 423 | 169 | 515 | 410 | 3438 | 6944 |
| Blue M: 71.3/127 | 334 | 448 | 157 | 385 | 407 | 380 | 512 | 183 | 486 | 3292 | 368 | 482 | 363 | 181 | 396 | 387 | 154 | 505 | 365 | 3201 | 6493 |
| White M: 70.0/125 | 303 | 420 | 146 | 372 | 394 | 352 | 481 | 175 | 468 | 3111 | 356 | 466 | 353 | 164 | 386 | 370 | 136 | 495 | 351 | 3077 | 6188 |
| Red W: 71.0/118 | 284 | 352 | 134 | 303 | 377 | 334 | 416 | 120 | 394 | 2714 | 304 | 420 | 292 | 110 | 330 | 307 | 105 | 403 | 307 | 2578 | 5292 |
| Green W: 69.0/113 | 279 | 344 | 110 | 245 | 305 | 303 | 406 | 120 | 385 | 2497 | 295 | 412 | 283 | 110 | 323 | 300 | 105 | 397 | 299 | 2524 | 5021 |
| Handicap | 16 | 4 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 5 | |||
| Par | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 36 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
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Hale Irwin hasn’t been back and for good reason
Quail Creek was once known as a great and challenging course (early 90’s). I would say at one time it rivaled the current day Tapawingo. Unfortunately the course is now a shell of its former glory- standing water in sand traps, cut trees left to rot lining some fairways, rough cart paths, and a course that appears to be struggling to survive.
Maybe one day we’ll see this course return to what it once was and should be.
Bad experiences!
Why did they change the cart policy? Can no longer take carts on parking lot and have poor set up for dropping bags off.
Young girl and Brian (who I assume is the manager) are very condescending and rude. I was cursed at by Brian for not following his orders! I wanted to check out but it was interrupting his process.
This used to be my favorite course even with its poor maintenance because of the great layout. Brian and his associates have made it less than that now and I’ll find another place to play. Paradise Valley, ANNBRIAR, Acorns, Far Oaks, Tapawingo, just to name a few in close proximity.
With poor course maintenance and a rude staff, it won’t survive.
Great Layout, Ok condition
You can't beat the value you get for your money at Quail Creek. The layout is great, the course condition is Ok, but the greens were much better this time than they were when I played 3 months ago. I would definitely recommend, we played 18 in 4 hours on a busy day!
AlwYs a solid course
Good course, has taken on a lot of rain the past week. Greens were in rough shape.
Course has gone downhill
Having played Quail since the year it opened, I was excited to play there again after several years away, but was really disappointed in the conditions. Cart paths are in a bad state of disrepair. The sand traps look like they haven’t been maintained in years, and the tee boxes were a mess. Still a good layout, but it’s obviously been neglected for some time. A shame.
Mr golf
Clubhouse attendant was very rude and disrespectful
This course is in sad shape
What a shame as I knew this course has had a heyday however that ship has sailed. The course needs a greenskeeper, the cart path is so bad almost dangerous, and the lake stinks. Kind of a dump and other golfers should know this prior to getting a “hot deal” which it was not!
Hostile, Rude, Management not friendly to paying guests
"My Round of Golf was Great no one around to mess with my Golf game. The Crazy Guy Brian Manager from the Pro shop is another story Rude unprofessional this is the guy from the other reviews from various other links reviews that he has been very Rude and confrontational to paying guests and no apologies for His Hostile behavior. Golfers Beware of the Angry Rude Employee.
Very poor experience
Fairways are dried up dirt.
Greens are dried up and patchy
Staff is uptight.
Overall just not worth the moeny at all. I probably wont return the rest of this season.
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