Gladstan Golf Course
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About
Gladstan Golf Course is located in Payson which is about about 1 hour and 15 minutes south of Salt Lake City. It is built in the foothills of the Wasatch Mountain and offers a great taste of Utah mountain golfing.
Since the course is just over an hour away from Salt Lake City, it is not as busy as other mountain courses in Northern Utah. This keeps Gladstan one of the best kept secrets in the state. But, as more people play find out about it and the metropolitan area expands Gladstan is becoming more and more popular.
The opening holes numbers 1 to 6 on the front nine and the closing holes numbers 16 to 18 on the back are more traditional in design as they were built on terrain that is fairly flat. The main hazards on these holes are two large ponds and out of bounds areas.
In contrast, the stretch of holes from number 7 to 15 are cut out of the natural vegetation and uneven land. These holes cross hillsides, wander through canyons, shoot down steep slopes and cut through forests. Elevated tees, ravines and waste areas all come into play.
Numbers 7 and 8 are short target-style holes that require accuracy. Number 7 is a very short 329 yard par 4 that can easily produce a bogie or worse. A tee shot that is too far left or long will be lost or unplayable. Even a bad second shot to the elevated green is dangerous because of the surrounding vegetation.
A precise tee shot is also required on the short par 3 number 8 as the small green literally has thick waste areas guarding every side. Landing short of the green and rolling on is the only way to be safe.
Don't get too relaxed at the turn as hole number 10 requires a forced carry down a steep hillside and over a strand of tall trees. Course knowledge, course maintenance and shot execution are all required to setup a good approach shot to the green.
Because of the its intimidating tee shot, the signature hole is number 12. At less than 300 yards the par 4 would never get an ounce of respect if it wasn't for the deep ravine between the tee box and the fairway. The carry is only about 150 yards from the back tee but when it's your turn to hit it looks like 300 yards.
Because of the distance between green and tee on several holes, a cart is recommended for all but the best in shape. The forced carries required on the back make the front nine better for beginning golfers. The course is in Utah County which is dry on Sundays so bring your own beer.
Gladstan is very interesting and fun to play and offers challenges that can be overcome with accuracy and bravery. For the price Gladstan is an exceptional value for your golfing dollar.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 72 | 6981 yards | 72.7 | 131 |
| Blue | 72 | 6594 yards | 71.2 | 128 |
| White | 72 | 6240 yards | 69.5 | 116 |
| Gold | 72 | 5580 yards | 66.5 | 113 |
| Red (W) | 72 | 5002 yards | 67.4 | 117 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black M: 72.3/132 | 460 | 215 | 442 | 513 | 419 | 199 | 416 | 540 | 346 | 3550 | 419 | 340 | 278 | 214 | 575 | 447 | 430 | 195 | 533 | 3431 | 6981 |
| Blue M: 70.5/129 | 435 | 185 | 415 | 493 | 400 | 160 | 398 | 520 | 336 | 3342 | 400 | 311 | 270 | 190 | 560 | 413 | 415 | 180 | 513 | 3252 | 6594 |
| White M: 67.4/122 | 423 | 162 | 400 | 459 | 385 | 150 | 380 | 480 | 317 | 3156 | 378 | 285 | 265 | 170 | 546 | 385 | 400 | 160 | 495 | 3084 | 6240 |
| Gold M: 65.1/117 W: 70.2/131 | 400 | 120 | 373 | 409 | 361 | 126 | 373 | 411 | 279 | 2852 | 353 | 240 | 239 | 155 | 415 | 343 | 370 | 144 | 469 | 2728 | 5580 |
| Red M: 63.0/110 W: 67.8/124 | 340 | 100 | 332 | 380 | 342 | 103 | 332 | 360 | 262 | 2551 | 294 | 200 | 227 | 122 | 400 | 317 | 356 | 123 | 412 | 2451 | 5002 |
| Handicap | 4 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 13 | 3 | |||
| Par | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 36 | 72 |
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Golf Experience
I (we, there were four of us) understand the need to add a layer of professionalism to the scheduling of tee times but we feel something has been something lost in requiring an on-line schedule and an "up front" payment. We have a regular foursome and this puts the burden of payment on one person and the bother of collecting from the other three players. It also eliminates the friendly greeting and chatting that used to go with making a telephone tee time and the friendly exchange when showing up and paying inside the club house. In fact, only one person has to even go into the club house, announce that we are there and grab a couple of cart keys.
Gladstan UT
Great course with outstanding views. Unfortunately, slow play turned a what should have been beautiful day into a big disappointment after 5 1/2 hours.
Gladstan
Well, this was my first time playing the course this year. I want to get out, it was my 60th birthday so I cute work and pulled up Tee Off and they had this $25.00 deal I did it. Great day golfing, conditions were perfect, but the play was slow. Would recommend this course to everyone.
Very fun golf course
Solid course with some challenging holes. Greens were fast but held approaches. Pace of play was slow and golfers in front didn’t play “ready golf”. Maybe a Marshall might help
Love this Course!
Love this course. The views can't be beat, and the course is in great shape. Just beautiful.
Very tough
Nice course, but not for the weak of heart. One of the most difficult courses I have ever played.
Great course, great shape
My wife and I had a great day playing. Course was in great shape and the greens were the fastest I have played on all year. Friendly staff. Played 18 in just over 4 Hrs.
Great round
Gladstan GC is a great course and provides an excellent experience.
True Mountain Course
We were greeted by a gentleman that was courteous and helpful. We played the front nine and it was nice with some good views BUT then you went to the back nine, which was spectacular and we drove so far up we were in the mountains with the deer, which were quite plentiful in the late afternoon. The pace was good and we finished in about 4 hour. Fairways and tee boxes were nice and the greens were quite fast and you had to know the landing spots to score low. Would definitely come back again. Even when we were done, the gentleman ( sorry forgot his name but he did go to school in GA..ha) asked us how the day went. Thank you.
Nice mountain course
Really enjoyed playing the course. Challenges were lack of restrooms on the course. Lack of cart drop off awareness caused us to end up with a cart that we needed to exchange. I would definitely play this course again. Amazing to see all the deer on the course.
Greens in good shape
Tough greens, tough course. Loved the layout. Friendly staff. I’m going back
Terrific Place to Play
The golf course was in great shape! The variety of holes and the vistas were outstanding. Many of the greens are smaller in size with some slope which makes one's approach shots to the greens more challenging. We loved the beauty of the golf course setting and the variety. The front side and the back side nines are different. Terrific course and a fun place to play golf in UTAH. Note, the front nine is walkable but the back nine is best played using a golf cart! Nice electric carts!
