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4.3
73 Reviews (73)
5 Stars
27
4 Stars
33
3 Stars
11
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
2
Conditions
4.1
Value
4.5
Layout
4.3
Friendliness
4.6
Pace
4.0
Amenities
3.7
93.7%
Recommend this course
66 out of 73 reviews
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Average Rating
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4.5
4 Reviews (4)
5 Stars
2
4 Stars
2
3 Stars
0
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.3
Value
4.5
Layout
4.8
Pace
4.3
Amenities
4.3
StaffFriendliness
4.5
75.0%
Recommend this course
3 out of 4 reviews
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4.5
21 Reviews (21)
5 Stars
11
4 Stars
10
3 Stars
0
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.3
Value
4.7
Layout
4.4
Pace
4.0
Amenities
3.7
StaffFriendliness
4.7
95.2%
Recommend this course
20 out of 21 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 6702 yards
Slope 115
Rating 70.9
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Hidden Valley Golf Course
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Course Details

Year Built 1995
Golf Season Year round
Architect Leo Johnson (1995)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes
Pull-carts Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

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

Food & Beverage

Food & Beverage

Accolades

  • Golf Advisor: Top Courses in Missouri (2023 #20)

Reviews

4.3
73 Reviews (73)
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Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 5
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
3.0
Previously Played

Course great! Pro shop guy sucks!

We played the course and have played before. It’s a great course. The pro shop guy is a real jerk and thinks he runs the city of Lawson! Don’t bring beer to the course or he will scream at you. I’m not sure what’s wrong with that guy but he tried to kick us off the course cause we had a minority in our foursome. He also will threaten to call the law on you. Just hide your beers and everything will be fine.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Poor
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
First Time Playing

Pace of Play

The front nine, pace of play was excellent. No waiting on tee boxes or in fairways. We finished in just under 2 hours.

Then came the marshal who, on the 10th hole told us to hurry up and seemed to be doing the same to the groups in front of and behind us. From then on, pace of play was terrible, everyone was up each other’s butts and we finished the back nine in 2.5 hours.

Poor group management from the marshal in my opinion. Won’t be making the trek from KC to play here again.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Very nice lay out

Fun course. 4 tee boxes to choose from making this course playable for everyone.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Great course! Long play time.

Really great course and conditions. Definitely a little gem. Only challenge is the pace of play. Lots of beginning players with no Marshall. 18 took 4.5 hrs.

That being said....if you want a relaxing afternoon and have the time it’s a fun time. I’ll be back.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Good looking long course

We were wanting to get away from the Kc crowded course and figured we’d make the 30 minute drive to Lawson. It was well worth it. The course was wet and had some puddles since it poured the night before but it was still a good course to play on. It was challenging enough for amateurs like us but we still had a blast. Definitely worth checking out if you get the chance.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Hidden Valley is Hidden Gem

What an asset for the community of Lawson and surrounding region. Great setup - quality range - excellent pub - great layout in good shape. Greens are well designed and challenging. Add it to your play list!!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Previously Played

Mow the Fairway

Played this course a couple weeks back. Didn’t matter if you hit to the fairway or not everything was rough. It was so bad you could barely find your ball in the middle of the fairway. Also, the only way you could tell you were in the fairway and not the rough was because the rough was about an inch taller and you could only tell that if you were standing about 5 feet from it. Everything about the course was great other than that. I will go back again but won’t raise my rating till I see the greens actually playable.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played
Fair weather
Used cart

Rainy day...but the course held up

I played this course in the middle of September as a part of a tourney. Course was in great shape over than the lack of mowing in the fairways. It looked like they hadn't been mowed for 5-7 days. It played just fine even after getting about an inch of rain during my round.

Driving range is nice, but they required us to hit off of the mats.

Nice course. Would play again for the right price.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
First Time Playing

Good country course

Long course. Very nice till there's a drought. No irrigation for the fairways so they dry out. Practice range, putting/chipping/sand area. New restaurant, heard it was good, haven't eaten there. I like this course. Till August.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
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