TimBe84

Took the chance to be able to play at the last minute and decided on St. Marlo based on the availability of tee times and proximity to where we were staying.

Had to rent clubs. I'm a lefty, btw. Guy gave me the clubs and sent me on my way. They were super dirty and had to clean them myself. On top of that, the guy gave me a right handed putter. I figured this out before my round started and went back into the pro shop. Without hesitating, he said their only left handed putter was MIA. In other words, he knew he was giving me a right handed putter and didn't say anything. Basically shrugged his shoulders and sent me on my way.

I spent $144 in total to play and that's how I was treated.

Spoke to Ken at the pro shop the day before and the guy could not have been more accommodating on the phone. When I actually arrived, the guy working the counter could best be described as a younger guy who barely registered a pulse. and seemed like he hated his job.

Greens fees were not cheap. Overall, course was in decent shape with the exception of the bunkers. Almost all were extremely hard, had mud stains, and some had an algae/mold in the center.

The course marshall was really on top of his game and kept the pace up with a slow group. Saw him multiple times out there. Beverage cart woman was great and saw her all afternoon. Starter was a great guy who was really accommodating.

With that said, there are too many choices for golf and at that price, you just expect more.

Any course I pay over $50 to play, I expect to be in good condition. The greens were in TERRIBLE condition. Not only that, there was no course marshal to speak of in order to help keep the pace of play. Round took over 5 hours. Bottom line, I won't be back. There are too many nice courses in St. Louis and across the river in Illinois for me to travel that far and pay that much for that experience.