Quail Creek Golf Course
About
Quail Creek Golf Club is tied for being the most difficult public course in the St. Louis area. Designed by Hale Irwin, the course is laid across rolling hills laced with meandering streams. The layout requires accuracy with narrow fairways and hard-to-read greens. Water hazards come into play frequently as do trees and bunkers. It is a formidable test for any skill level. Most of the holes have a risk-reward element, making the course more accessible by placing an emphasis on strategy over strength. One of the most memorable holes is the par-5 ninth. It will favor golfers who successfully cut the corner, making it possible to reach the green in two. This tricky hole demands accurate mid-iron play. Quail Creek Golf Club finishes with an interesting par 4 that has water along the left side of both the fairway and green.
Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
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Black | 72 | 7050 yards | 73.6 | 136 |
Gold | 72 | 6856 yards | 73.4 | 127 |
Blue | 72 | 6334 yards | 71.3 | 127 |
White | 72 | 5985 yards | 70.0 | 125 |
Red | 72 | 5212 yards | 71.0 | 118 |
Green | 72 | 4948 yards | 69.0 | 113 |
Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
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Gold M: 73.4/127 | 354 | 463 | 165 | 418 | 425 | 415 | 549 | 217 | 500 | 3506 | 379 | 495 | 373 | 218 | 456 | 423 | 169 | 515 | 410 | 3438 | 6944 |
Blue M: 71.3/127 | 334 | 448 | 157 | 385 | 407 | 380 | 512 | 183 | 486 | 3292 | 368 | 482 | 363 | 181 | 396 | 387 | 154 | 505 | 365 | 3201 | 6493 |
White M: 70.0/125 | 303 | 420 | 146 | 372 | 394 | 352 | 481 | 175 | 468 | 3111 | 356 | 466 | 353 | 164 | 386 | 370 | 136 | 495 | 351 | 3077 | 6188 |
Red W: 71.0/118 | 284 | 352 | 134 | 303 | 377 | 334 | 416 | 120 | 394 | 2714 | 304 | 420 | 292 | 110 | 330 | 307 | 105 | 403 | 307 | 2578 | 5292 |
Green W: 69.0/113 | 279 | 344 | 110 | 245 | 305 | 303 | 406 | 120 | 385 | 2497 | 295 | 412 | 283 | 110 | 323 | 300 | 105 | 397 | 299 | 2524 | 5021 |
Handicap | 16 | 4 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 5 | |||
Par | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 36 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
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It's a good course for what it is. Really tight fairways that punishes wild swings. Greens were in fair condition. Some burned spots but overall an enjoyable round of golf.
Fairways hard pan and sparse with good fairway grass
Fairways hard pan and sparse with good fairway grass
the cart paths were in the worst condition in my 50 years of golf. several greens were in bad shape and the course is not maintaed. sad to see this situation.. it has been 20+years since last played. will not return
Looks good
Course in decent shape. Several improvements made to course in the way of using links like tall grasses and rough. A couple greens had brown patches, but otherwise the fairways, t box, and greens were in good shap. I have always liked the lay out
A nice day
We were looking for an early t time and Golf Now really helped. Staff nice we actually got off about 20 min early, A good value.
James Greenwald
Great Courses
Course is in good condition with the recent excessive heat. Good staff good course highly recommend.
Hit a good drive
It's a tad long for Seniors but if you move up it can be a fun course. As always try to hit it straight.
Stay away
Horrible ownership and customer service. Do yourself a favor and play somewhere else for an extra $10.
close to home
This is an average course, fairways could use a little more TLC. Greens are in decent shape.
Not good
Cart paths horrible
Greens not good-bare sports and unprepared divots
Tee box ok
Fairways ok but rough too tall
Hale Irwin hasn’t been back and for good reason
Quail Creek was once known as a great and challenging course (early 90’s). I would say at one time it rivaled the current day Tapawingo. Unfortunately the course is now a shell of its former glory- standing water in sand traps, cut trees left to rot lining some fairways, rough cart paths, and a course that appears to be struggling to survive.
Maybe one day we’ll see this course return to what it once was and should be.
Great Layout, Ok condition
You can't beat the value you get for your money at Quail Creek. The layout is great, the course condition is Ok, but the greens were much better this time than they were when I played 3 months ago. I would definitely recommend, we played 18 in 4 hours on a busy day!