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3.5
146 Reviews (146)
5 Stars
31
4 Stars
44
3 Stars
27
2 Stars
19
1 Stars
25
Conditions
3.2
Value
3.9
Layout
4.1
Friendliness
4.1
Pace
4.3
Amenities
3.4
70.8%
Recommend this course
95 out of 146 reviews
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Average Rating
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3.9
14 Reviews (14)
5 Stars
4
4 Stars
7
3 Stars
1
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
1
Conditions
3.9
Value
4.2
Layout
4.3
Pace
4.3
Amenities
3.3
StaffFriendliness
3.9
78.6%
Recommend this course
11 out of 14 reviews
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3.7
48 Reviews (48)
5 Stars
13
4 Stars
21
3 Stars
6
2 Stars
3
1 Stars
5
Conditions
3.5
Value
4.1
Layout
4.2
Pace
4.4
Amenities
3.4
StaffFriendliness
4.1
77.1%
Recommend this course
37 out of 48 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 6953 yards
Slope 129
Rating 71.9
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Grand Marais Golf Course
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Course Details

Year Built 1938
Golf Season Year round

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes
Pull-carts Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf Simulator Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Indoor Practice Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Discover Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes

Food & Beverage

Restaurant

Reviews

3.5
146 Reviews (146)
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Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Zero communication with 8/6 7:00 am tee time

My father and I were in town for the Yankees/Cardinals game and had plans to play in the morning to kill time. Having never been in this area, we booked on GolfNow to avoid issues. We arrived at the course around 6:45 for our 7:00 am tee time (supposedly). The signs said the park opened at 7 as well so we were worried that we may be late so we did show up earlier.
We waited for 45 minutes along with a few other cars and called the golf shop 5 times (I have the call receipts on my phone).
Around 7:30, what appeared to be a maintenance worker showed up and informed us that the course was closed, had standing water and more than likely wouldn’t be open until Monday (8/8) or even Wednesday (8/10).
The fact that I was able to book on the Tuesday prior (8/2) and received ZERO communication from the course shows everything. I have tried to get a refund for the booking fee on a course that wasn’t even open but until they open back up, I can’t have anything done.
Disappointed and if I ever do return to the area, even though the course might be a gem, I won’t be returning

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 51
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 51
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 61
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

I really like this course.

This is a nice flat course & pretty surroundings..

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 51
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great Round!

The greens are in very good condition! This course has come a long way now is fun to play!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Good potential

Needs some TLC. Layout gives it good potential, just overgrown.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Terrible

Booked tee time a week and a half in advance. Showed up 35 minute before tee time and they told me that they were booked with a scramble, and didn’t have any extra carts.

Pace Poor
Played On
Reviews 149
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 149
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 21
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Used cart

Worst course in the STL area

First of all, on the website it was $20 a player. I paid the convenience fee online saying we would owe $40 at the course for my fiancé and I. We arrived and were charged $30 per player.

Worst greens I've ever seen. Useless to try putting. Rough was so long we were losing balls left and right that were 2 yards off the fairway. Just a terribly kept course. Embarrassing. I wouldn't play here again if you paid me to.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Used cart

Worst Course in STL

I play pretty regularly, played this course for the first time and it was miserable. To start, our cart was old and squeaked the whole time. The fairways were basically the rough. Weeds everywhere on the course. Greens were like putting on carpet, borderline unplayable. If you are going to IL over the river, try Acorns or Mystic Oaks if you want a lot better value. I feel like I was fleeced for my money.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
First Time Playing

This course was the worst course I’ve ever played

I’ve never played a course that has no clear distinction between the fairways and the rough. It was like playing in a field of dandelions and clovers that happened to have a green at the far end of it. That being said, the greens are in pretty good shape, best part is since it’s all an open field, you can just drive right up to them. I’ve never written a review about a course before. But this was one of/if not the worst course I’ve played in Illinois

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Average
Played On
Reviews 61
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Wet weather
Used cart

I really like this course.

The fairways were still soggy & there were still puddles of water. We had to quit at 4th hole because it started raining hard. We will go back

Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 21
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Happy Golfer

If it wasn't for getting caught ill the rain (in the middle of our game) it would have been great. I will definitely go back on a better weather day. I did enjoy the course before it started to rain.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 28
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played

SOME THINGS NEVER CHANGE

I GUESS SOME LOCAL BUSINESSMEN BOUGHT THE COURSE? WELL, MAYBE THEY SHOULD STICK TO OPERATING BUDGET SUPERMARKETS, THEY SURE DONT KNOW MUCH ABOUT THE EFFORT OF REGENERATING A DILAPIDATED GOLF COURSE… JUST SAYING!!

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Fair
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
First Time Playing

Meh

You get what you pay for. Course was super backed up after front 9, played that in 1.25 hours and then it took an hour to play 10-13. Course was super burnt out and there was no difference whatsoever between the rough and the fairway

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Major improvement

The first time I went to this course it was terrible. The fairways were 3” high, the greens were actually browns…it was like they didn’t bother to take care of it at all. Mentioned it at the clubhouse and they said it was being renovated and things would be better by 2020. I was nervous to give it a second chance though cause it was SOOOO bad the first time.

They weren’t lying. This time the course was so much better. Nicely kept fairways, greens in pretty good shape (a few had large holes that would be hard to explain how they got there), and it was a course I would definitely play again.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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