Gateway National Golf Links

Let's start with the good things about Gateway National. The course is in excellent condition and the greens are on the quick side. They have even improved some of their tees that were in rough shape. The pace play was outstanding. The staff in the restaurant was excellent too.

Now, the things that need improvement.
The weekday senior rate is $57, which is one of the most expensive in the area. With this higher rate, I expect more from the course.

We played early in the morning and dew was on the greens. We could easily see the mowing patterns on the greens. Only half of the 1st green was mowed. All other greens were only mowed in the 1/2 to 2/3 range.
I've never seen this before.

They should mow in a circle first around the fringe first. Then completely mow the entire green. Not sure if this is a cost cutting move hoping the customer doesn't notice or someone is new to mowing greens.

This course would easily get a 5 star rating for the course conditions but it is reduced to a 4 star because for the price you pay, you expect the course to properly mow the greens.

I loved this course, great conditions, great layout, if you come to St. Louis, this is a course that you can’t pass up…it felt like the professional tour 👍🇺🇸

Gateway National is really a nice course and conditions are generally good. Only bent grass tees & fairways in the area. However, it is plagued by slow play. We waited over 5 minutes on every shot. On the par 5, 13th hole, there were 4 groups on the hole. There was no marshall on the course which is desperately needed.

They had a extremely unfair pin placement on hole 13. In the upper left, a foot from the tier in the upper left. If you continue to do this - you get slow play.

The senior rate of $53 is higher than most in the area. Especially, considering the greens were recently aerated. They use the smaller plugs and the greens putted better than you would have expected.

Conditioning issues are on the par 3 tees. Really beat up and hole 17 is the worst.

Love this course. Always a great time, always challenging. Greens were rolling fast, fairways and tee boxes were in great shape. Everyone was friendly per usual. Will be back asap.

Was told i had to try this course and man im glad i did. Amazing conditions and the bentgrass fairways were incredible to play on. Will definitely be back!

We played 18 holes after it had rained heavily a few days prior. We would have rescheduled but we took the day off of work to play. Definitely not a course I would want to play again when it’s cart path only and had that much water. Instead of divots, it was BEAVER TAILS! Staff was friendly during any interaction. The golf cart was covered in baby spiders, we probably killed at least 30, it seemed like the more we killed the more they came back with a vengeance. Carts could use some updating but the greens were unpredictable and the fairways were kept well.

Loved it

Overall, the conditions of the course were good. They aerated the greens back in August (most courses do this in September/October) and the greens were really fast. Some putts felt like you were putting on a tabletop. Lot of ball mark smudges on the greens though.

The only issues I saw were to the right of the 9th green, the hillside was dirt. The 17th tee was in rough shape.

Our senior weekday rate was $59. I will only play this course during the week because it can get pricey on the weekends. Over $100.

The course did NOT have a course ranger which ruined the day for us. There were 2 groups in front of us playing a scramble. We waited 5 minutes on every shot. On the par 3, 7th hole, one group was on the green, two groups on the tee box. On the 18th green, all 8 players were on the green. There was a celebration on the green and the green was all scuffed up from their golf cleats.

Until Gateway National gets a course ranger to address the slow play, I will not recommend this course. The greens fee of over $100 on the weekend is not worth it. You can play the best public course in the area (Annbriar) for $77 on the weekend.

Tee boxes, fairways and greens always in good shape. The staff, particularly the beverage cart girls always friendly as is the girls at the turn. A little slow due to a foursome in front of us. Always a good day at Gateway National.

Course was in very good condition. Tough was high and thick. Need a first cut if the rough is going to be that high. Lost some balls that were not far off of the fairway

I was let down on condition of course for the price point, but I am glad I played here. It is a nice layout, and the Arch in the background is cool. However, I am use to courses that amount to be impeccable especially around the greens.

Course was a little wet from rain that the morning.
It was still very playable. Greens had lots of unprepared ball marks. Cart girl was around several times.