scottpayne

Rolling hills, ample fairways, wonderful layout. If you have not played this course yet, make the drive west of St Louis and play. It was well worth it!

The course was very well maintained, even for a late winter round. If it looked this good in March, I can't wait to see it in June!

There are a few blind shots, but for the most part, the greens are visible.

A nice, clean course. Tee boxes are worn this late in the season, but the staff has planted new sod in an attempt to repair them. Greens were solid and held an approach shot. Course was also a bit dry due to no rain this month. Quite a few holes were played between residential areas. Overall, a good design and I will try to get back and play there again.

First time out to the course. What a great surprise. Well kept with some well designed holes. Greens were in great shape and consistent. Fairways were well maintained. 4 hours to complete 18. I have nothing bad to say about this round of golf!

About the course: It was short, only 6000 yards. Fairways were narrow, but there was enough room for small mistakes. There were larger greens on the front 9. They got much smaller on the back.

Overall, a very scenic course.

Not a bad course. Greens were small, but in great shape with consistent speed. Played on a Saturday afternoon (1130). Pace of play was fantastic! Never had to wait or be pushed. I will go back for another quick nine!

It was a very clean and scenic course. We played during "Cart Path Only" conditions, which means we did ALOT of walking to our golf balls out in the fairways. Greens and fairways were in awesome shape after all of the heavy rains. Green speed was consistent on all 18 holes! The first few holes had some blind shots to the fairway or green. Once you got past the 5th hole, everything was visible after that. The layout was unique. A few of the holes were so secluded that we only saw the hole we were on (trees). A few holes were next to houses. A good mix. Many fairways are narrow, or appear narrow. If you can keep the ball straight, you will score well. Pace of play was slow, probably due to cart path only. Took us almost 5 hours for 18. Enjoyed the rolling hills - Not a course you will walk!

The course was well kept and greens, for the most part, stayed consistently quick. After driving past the landfill and the Hollywood casino, I was expecting the worst. But as I looked down the fairway of the first hole, all I saw were trees, lakes, and bluffs. I never saw "urban" on the course. It was a real treat. We got a GN Hot Deal for $20. It was well worth the $20! The fairways and greens are in good shape. The tee boxes are "used". We also saw some new tee boxes under construction. Should be a few weeks before they are playable. The green's crew was out in force putting in new mulch and cleaning the garden areas. The course looked nice! The clubhouse is small. I guess the old clubhouse was destroyed by a tornado a few years back. There is also a nice outside patio to enjoy a 19th hole brew. Never had a beer cart find us on the course. It was a Wednesday afternoon though. Lastly, the driving range is huge, with both a covered section and uncovered section. 18 holes took us 3 hours and 20 minutes to compete, which added to our enjoyment. Lastly, some of the fairways can be narrow, but most are forgiving. Bring a few extra balls for the water around the course. Overall, I will play this course again.

Very nice course in Edwardsville, IL. Course has a few par 4 holes that require very long drives in order to turn the dog leg to the green. If the drive isn't long enough, trees come into play and will restrict you from reaching green on second shot. Greens were in great shape and very fast, but consistently fast. Fairways are in rough shape right now, with many under repair. The good news is that maintenance is out there trying to repair them. Should be in much better shape this fall. Fairways are also a bit narrow, so bring your straight game, or bring a few more sleeves of golf balls. I'll play this course again....in the fall.

Course was in good shape, as always. A few bunkers could use some maintenance and fresh sand. Pace of play on a Thursday night was very good!

Green speeds were inconsistent, from quite fast to slow. We all lost a few strokes with the putters.

Well worth the drive up to Wood River.

For spring conditions, the course is ready to go. Clean and manicured. Greens are smooth and very consistent. I have come to expect a well above average course when I play Spencer T, and they have never let me down. If you have never played this course and live in St Louis or the Metro east, it's worth the drive.

A good course to get in a quick 18 and practice your short iron game at the same time. Good course to get your smaller kids on. The course is set up with a lot of thought. Some elevated tee boxes, some elevated greens, and lots of water. What this course is missing.......is a grounds crew. THIS COURSE NEEDS TO BE CLEANED UP! The greens are in very rough shape with many dead spots, and lots of ants building mounds on them. Also, the sand traps have not been worked on since last year. They are full of weeds and leaves, and rock hard. If the course managers start taking a little pride in the way this course looks, I will go back. Until then, there are better courses in Virginia Beach.

Course is always well kept, but they can't keep the pace flowing. Almost 5 hours on the course with plenty of waiting on each tee box. Get an early tee-time on the weekend or expect a slow pace of play.

Let me preface the review with the course has potential, but it is not there yet The course is in a state of construction. I will not play this course again until the construction is complete. There are just too many better courses in the area for the same green fee.

Of note, the clubhouse is a temporary trailer with a pair of port-a-johns for restrooms. The cart paths are also very rough with many pot holes. Lastly, the goose population is huge. Meaning there was goose droppings everywhere, which included greens and tee boxes.

Positives include very consistent and smooth greens. The course is on it's way to getting better, but it may take a little more time.

The golf course is located in an urban setting, so many of the holes are lined with residential or commercial properties. With that said, the course is designed very well. The club house is very nice along with the staff. The course looks like it drains much faster than other local courses. The pace of play was great up until we got behind a 5-some. Could not get by them. The is a very well maintained course and very clean. I'll play here again.

Course was in wonderful shape. Well kept and clean. A neat design which allowed for views into the backwaters. Very scenic. Course was fairly open, but well placed clusters of trees made shot selection very important. If it wasn't for a golfnow.com deal, I would not have played this course. I will be back again.

Wonderful layout with many wide open fairways as the holes wind through heavily wooded areas. This is a very forgiving course with hidden challenges. The course does retain a lot of water. I wouldn't play after a moderate rain. The day we played, the fairways were very wet and not draining. I was surprised to find out that the clubhouse was a double wide trailer. No changing room/locker room. Bathroom could have been cleaned a bit better. With that being said, this is one of the best courses in Jacksonville. NC. I will play here again.

Well kept course with plenty of challenging holes. Some holes were wide open, some had hidden shots, some were in the woods, and some were in the nice housing of Far Oaks. Greens were clean and consistant through all 18. I enjoyed this course and will play it again.

We really enjoyed the wildlife: deer, owls, hawks, racoons, but not these geese. Holes 17 & 18 had too many goose minefields, which included the greens.

A nice 18-hole course. Most of the course is wide open and allows a player to grip and rip with the driver. Keep it straight on hole #11. Pace slowed for us on the back 9 due to a very slow group that would not let anyone play through. First time that happened on that course for us. I will be back again.

Also, the snack bar ladies are fantastic and make some great food!

Fun course. Narrow fairways require accurate shots. The view down on the harbor was neat, but the sewage treatment plant wasn't. I recommend you bring your buddies over here and the winner will truly have bragging rights that mean something. The course is easy to follow except for hole #3. I didn't know where to go after my tee shot. So go 90 degrees left after your drive (over the ravine). I'll be back again.

Course was spotless. Fairways were in fantastic shape. Greens were challenging but consistent. Bunkers were clean and raked. Hole 11 seems to be the signature hole and was fun to play. Finishing on 18 was another hole that was put together very well. I got a deal on golfnow.com to play this course, but after playing, I found out I got a great deal! This course is well worth the few extra dollars when compared to other local public courses. If you only play a few courses yet this season, play this one.

Got a great deal from Golfnow.com, so we decided to play. We were first timers and expected much less. The course was clean and well kept. Bunkers were raked and the sand soft. Greens maintained a challenging, but consistent speed through all 18. All holes were divided by woods, yet the fairways were quite wide. We never drove a ball in the woods. This was a real nice course that I will play again.