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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Great layout but the course is in quite the disrepair.
Besides the lack of care, traps without sand and all that it’s actuslly an amazingly challenging and fun course.
Hello. Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. We are sorry to see that your overall experience was anything short of 5 stars, but we are glad to hear you enjoyed the challenge and we hope you'll give us another try in the near future. Thanks for choosing Quail Creek.
Disappointing in every aspect
Course is in terrible condition, granted it’s a public course with a low budget I assume. To make things worst than the nearly unplayable conditions, I watched the “manager” get into a shouting match with two paying customers on the first tee box and threaten to call the police. Pretty sad to see what’s happened to this course over the years. Management seems to be packing it in and turning anyone off to playing there opposed to trying to bring in business and improve relations with the customers that keep this course afloat.
Hello, Mike. Thank you for reviewing the course. Let us first start by apologizing for the poor experience you had during your visit. Your feedback about the course is important to us. We with the recent rain we are working to get everything up to par. We have projects ongoing to recover the fairways and greens from the water on the course. The current condition is by no means the standard we strive to achieve. We are going to escalate your feedback to our team so we can make improvements, and we will continue to work towards an excellent experience. Thank you for playing Quail Creek. We hope to see you again soon.
USGA Approved Golf Course Designed By Hale Irwin Pro Golfer
I have played this Golf Course frequently for the last 2 Years keep coming back. I hit off the Gold tees and can Usually bogey a lot of time. and par if my putting is good and of course cant find the ball problem and other golfers messing your game up being jerks . This Course will measure how good you really you are as a golfer. Everyone I talk to says this is a Hard Golf course. I enjoy the challenge and will keep playing at Quail Creek
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Terrible Course
I just finished 18 holes at Quail Creek in St Louis, Mo & would not recommend it to anyone. All areas of the course were in terrible condition. It was over 90 degrees and there was no water on the course except at club house. I paid $30 which is more than I normally pay at much better courses. Will never play there again.
Hello. Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. We are sorry to see that your overall experience was anything short of 5 stars. Specifically, we apologize for the course conditions and lack of drinking water on the course. We are actively working to improve conditions, and we hope you'll give us another try in the near future. Thanks for playing Quail Creek.
Hello, and thank you for your review. We would love to know how we can earn those last two stars next time! Thanks for choosing Quail Creek.
Nice Public Course
As long as you don''t go to the course expecting a resort or country club experience this course is fine. It is what it is. . . a public course within a county Park. That being said aside from a few rough maintenance issues (1/2 of green number 2 is under repair due to water damage, a few dirt oatches in a few fairways, rough cart paths, and a few sketchy spots on other greens), I thought the course played great. Enjoyable layout overall and average course conditions.
Hello. We appreciate you leaving a review and rating us 4-stars. It has been a very wet season. Our staff has been working hard to recover the fairways and greens from the water on the course. The current condition is by no means the standard we strive to achieve. We appreciate your feedback. We will inform the entire team their hard work is paying off, and we look forward to having you back @QuailCreekGolf!
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Conditions are improving...
Course was in good condition especially due to the recent flooding in the area. Grounds crew are doing a great job getting it back into shape. Can’t wait to play there again in the fall since summer in St Louis can be a little hot and humid!
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Front nine closed
Could only play back nine twice due to flooding. All things considered wasn’t in bad shape. Greens were slow.
Good value.
Hello, Hank. Thank you for reviewing the course. We did have to close the front 9 due to flooding, but we have reopened all 18 holes. Your feedback about the price of our course is also important to us. We always want to make sure we are offering golfers a competitive price for their round. It is our goal to give visitors the best chance to get out and play more. Thank you for playing Quail Creek. We hope to see you again soon.
Hello, Hank. Thank you for taking the time to review the course and rate us. We are going to pass along your feedback to the staff so they can work to make changes. Thanks for visiting @QuailCreekGolf!
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Course only has 9 holes open. This was not disclosed when booking through GolfNow
Hello. We appreciate you reviewing the course. Let us first start by apologizing for the experience you had when booking your round. Your feedback about the missing booking icons is important to us. We always want to make sure our golfers are informed about significant changes in course conditions before booking. We are going to escalate your feedback to our team so we can make improvements and continue to work towards an excellent experience by using your review for guidance. Thank you for playing Quail Creek. We hope to see you again soon.
Hi. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We apologize for any confusion, however, the course alert is indicated on the GolfNow website. Details regarding play are also listed in the tee time notes. Thanks for visiting Quail Creek. We hope to see you again in the future.
Beautiful course
With all the rain they’ve had, they had to shut down the front 9; however, the back nine I played twice. It was super hard first time. I still really enjoyed playing. This course has soooo much potential.
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Brian, thank you for your kind words! We hope to see you again at the course very soon for another 5-star experience. Thanks for choosing @QuailCreekGolf.
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This place needs to go out of business or get new owner
Called up there to play nine person who answers the phone says they would let’ us we get there and they said they close at 6 when we called at 6:40
Hello. Thank you for reviewing the course. Let us first start by apologizing for your experience. This is by no means the standard we strive to achieve. We are going to escalate your feedback to our team so we can make improvements. Thank you for choosing Quail Creek. We hope to see you again soon.
Hello. Thank you for reviewing the course. Let us first start by apologizing for your experience during your round. This is by no means the standard we strive to achieve. Please reach out to course management to discuss this matter further, and we will continue to work towards an excellent experience by using your comment for guidance. Thank you for choosing Quail Creek.
Not two years ago
If you’re familiar ? Old day shape coming back!! Believe it or not? Worthy of the homecoming ! To be clear! Not the pristine of yesterday’s , still one of the best layouts in the metro.
Hello. We appreciate the review. You rated us 3-stars which means there is room to improve. Let us know more in the comments how and where you would like to see changes from the course. Thanks for the feedback!
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A new low even for Quail Creek
This course and its people are horrible. Played yesterday. Front nine was closed due to flooding. Nothing they can do about that. Except they should note that on their website when making reservations. Person who took my money at check in didn't even tell me then! Drove to first tee and that's the first time I discovered this. So naturally it was a long, slow day with all golfers playing the back nine twice. Terribly irresponsible to take golfers money without telling them about these conditions. Never going back!
Hello. Thank you for reviewing the course. Let us first start by apologizing for your experience during your round. This is by no means the standard we strive to achieve. We are going to escalate your feedback to our team so we can make improvements before your next game and continue to work towards an excellent experience by using your comment for guidance. Thank you for playing Quail Creek. We hope to see you again soon.
Hello, Scott. Thank you for reviewing the course. We take single star feedback very serious at our course. Let us first start by apologizing for the poor experience you had during your visit. Your feedback about the course is important to us. We with the recent rain we are working to get everything up to par. We have projects ongoing to recover the fairways and greens from the water on the course. The current condition is by no means the standard we strive to achieve. Please reach out to our team in the golf shop to further resolve the issue, and thank you for playing Quail Creek. We hope to see you again soon.
Poor customer customer relations
Booked 4 players with Golf Now. Policy States if you cancel, you must call 24 hours in advance but no mention of , No Rain Checks. We picked a rainy day but decided to try and giv it a go anyway. After paying we played one hole, rain started and was scheduled for rest of day. Returned to club house and asked for a rain check. No rain checks.
Not a word on Golf Now saying no rain checks so don’t bother booking if you expect a rain check. Manager was very rude when we objected. He said “we don’t want golfers like you anyway”
There’s plenty of other choices for playing golf. Go someplace friendly.
Hello. Thank you for reviewing the course. Let us first start by apologizing for your experience during your round. This is by no means the standard we strive to achieve. If you have not already done so, please contact GolfNow customer service at 1 (800) 767-3574 for further resolution. We will continue to work towards an excellent experience by using your comment for guidance. Thank you for playing Quail Creek. We hope to see you again soon.
Hello. Thank you for reviewing the course. Let us first start by apologizing for the poor experience you had during your visit. Please reach out to course management to discuss the issue further. Thank you for playing Quail Creek. We hope to hear from you soon.
Bad Experience
I have played this course many times in the past. This is the first time I have ever been yelled at by an employee. The person collecting balls on the range drove up on the 11th fairway and yelled at our foursome "Speed Up your play! There are two groups waiting behind you and nobody in front, the course is wide open." He then drove away. We had a foursome that had played the front in 2 hours 15 minutes. It was cart path only, and the course was not in great shape. We were not playing slow. The group behind us was a three some and a single behind them. This employees actions were not warranted and he was rude. I know it will be a long time before I consider playing this course again. I have played this course many times and I consider it one of my favorite go to courses.
Hello. Thank you for reviewing the course. Let us first start by apologizing for your experience during your round. This is by no means the standard we strive to achieve. We are going to escalate your feedback to our team so we can make improvements before your next game. We are glad to know you consider the course one of your favorites, and we will continue to work towards an excellent experience by using your comment for guidance. Thank you for playing Quail Creek. We hope to see you again soon.
Hello. Thank you for reviewing the course. Let us first start by apologizing for your experience during your round. This is by no means the standard we strive to achieve. We are going to escalate your feedback to our team so we can make improvements before your next game. We are glad to know you consider the course one of your favorites, and we will continue to work towards an excellent experience by using your comment for guidance. Thank you for playing Quail Creek. We hope to see you again soon.
Hope It Gets Better
I want to like Quail as I really enjoy the layout and its basically in my backyard. I’ve made a minimum of a dozen attempts to play this course recently and have been unable to be provided a tee time after 12:57. The two times I have been able to successfully get on, It felt like I had to negotiate my way into paying to be able to play. I was subsequently only allowed to play 9 which was puzzling as it was early in the afternoon. I also felt as if my business was an inconvenience to the staff and have not felt very welcomed there the last several times I’ve played. I had a chance to play Tapawingo and Columbia last week and realized a stark contrast with how professional and cordial their teams were. In discussing this course with one of my members yesterday, they seemed to validate this with nearly identical experiences. I’m hoping this is not indicative of what the future holds for this property as I really appreciate its convenience and challenge. This course seems reflective of management that is not engaged and passionate about providing a quality product and experience but this would be speculation at best. Fun course if you are given the opportunity to play.
Hello. Thank you for reviewing the course. Let us first start by apologizing for your experience during your round. This is by no means the standard we strive to achieve. We are going to escalate your feedback to our team so we can make improvements before your next game. We will continue to work towards an excellent experience by using your comment for guidance. Thank you for playing Quail Creek. We hope you'll give us another try.
Great Challenge
Tough time of year for most any course in this area. The geese are back at the course in number. This course always provides a great challenge.
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Another fail!
So I called regarding try to get a tee time because the web page was not accepting times, I told the gentleman this and he acted as if I was bothering him, His response was a snippy what day, it was all days I told him, he said he would look into it, made no effort or showed any concern and pretty much was a jerk. By the way you might want to update your webpage to 2019 and let people know you completely walked away from Sunset Hills and that is no longer a membership option. Obviously the course is still struggling to find a management that can change a web page and answer the phone.
Hello Elam. Thank you for your interest in Quail Creek. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course. We see you rated the course 1-star and we apologize for your experience. We take single star feedback very serious at our course. You are welcome to comment or reach out to our management team. We always appreciate the feedback. Thank you for choosing Quail Creek.
January Golf
Really enjoyed the course. Didn’t know what to expect in January but it was in good shape. Challenging but playable. Staff was nice enough but seemed stressed out.
Hello. Thank you so much for the review. We are glad you had an incredible time and hope to see you again soon! Thanks for choosing Quail Creek.
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