mikedonat

I teed off around 12:30, and the pace of play was a little slow (a couple of multi-group backups on the next tee), but got done in 4 hours, so not too bad. Greens looked very lush with few blemishes in them, with the tradeoff being they were pretty slow. The bunkers have now been filled in with good sand, and are very playable, which was nice

I stayed away from this course for a few years because the course conditions were so bad and they started charging higher greens fees. When the reviews this year started to improve, I was eager to get back and play this course again.
In a way, I could see why some people were complimentary of this course, saying it was 'coming along' and getting better- the greens were playable, and the fairways had many spots from which you could play a shot from. But lets be real here- it looks like they did the absolute bare minimum to get the course up to 'playable' standards. At times, I looked around and thought I was trespassing on an abandoned golf course- there was nothing new constructed or invested in around the course in terms of any landscaping, signage or anything indicating yardage to the green. Over half the bunkers had a Ground Under Repair sign stuck in the middle of them, surrounded by weeds and dirt.
I put 2 stars because I've always liked this course (years ago) and they only charged me $17 to play it. Now it just needs to be bought by someone who will actually care about it, or have the land bought outright so they can build homes on it, which is the more likely outcome. That would be a shame considering how good this course can be, but now I'm hoping someone puts it out of its misery.

I enjoyed my round as always- a moderately tough course with a variety of different challenges facing you on each hole.

My only complaint- the bunkers. This course is always in good shape, and you get a good value for the money, but they can never get the bunkers right. The bunkers never seem to have sand in them and are very poorly kept. I tried raking a few that I played out of but really had a tough time making a difference because there was so little sand.

Other than that, the fairways were great and the greens were fine as well, and I always enjoy getting away to Wentzville to play this course.

I played here on May 18th and was appalled at the condition of the course, particularly the fairways, which are basically unplayable. Played again on June 7th, thinking things might have improved somewhat. Instead, course conditions were just as bad, and I also noticed the tee boxes were in very poor shape (like you can't get the tee in the ground).
There was standing water all over the course, even though we hadn't had much rain the last few days, and again the fairways were indescribably bad, and unplayable.
The real problem is, they are charging higher greens fees than ever. It's a lethal combination to charge higher greens fees for a course that's in worse shape than any I've seen in the area. Late spring is supposed to be the peak time for the aesthetics of a golf course before you get into the dry summer months, and for it to be in this bad a shape is really disappointing.
It's a shame, I've been coming here for years and this has always been one of my favorites. I thought things were supposed to get better with the new ownership. What happened??