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4.3
367 Reviews (367)
5 Stars
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4 Stars
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3 Stars
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2 Stars
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1 Stars
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Conditions
4.1
Value
4.6
Layout
4.5
Friendliness
4.6
Pace
4.0
Amenities
4.0
96.0%
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353 out of 367 reviews
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4.5
6 Reviews (6)
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4.2
Value
4.3
Layout
4.3
Pace
4.3
Amenities
3.7
StaffFriendliness
4.3
83.3%
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4.3
41 Reviews (41)
5 Stars
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4 Stars
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3 Stars
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Conditions
4.1
Value
4.6
Layout
4.5
Pace
4.0
Amenities
3.9
StaffFriendliness
4.7
95.1%
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 6861 yards
Slope 121
Rating 71.9
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Belk Park Golf Club
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Course Details

Year Built 1957
Fairways Zoysia Grass
Greens Bent Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Larry Packard (1957)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes
Pull-carts Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Caddies No
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Appropriate golf attire

Food & Beverage

Bar, Grill, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities

Accolades

  • Golf Advisor: Top Courses in Illinois (2016 #17)

Reviews

4.3
367 Reviews (367)

What Golfers Are Saying

Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 10
Plays Long 9
Thick Rough 9
This course/club is great for:
Locals 12
Advanced Golfers 10
Seniors 8
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 14
Convenient to the City 9

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Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
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Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
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Handicap 5-9
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Plays Once a week
3.0
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Better Options To Choose From With A Minimal Increase In Greens Fees

Belk Park was the premier public course in the St. Louis metro area before 1990. Then numerous new golf courses were built making Belk Park not the go-to golf course it once was. It is a course for those who like a mostly flat course, wide open off the tee and a low price. We paid $27 for a Friday tee time. This price seems wonderful; however, you can play much better golf courses, which are in better shape for $10-15 more during the week at a senior rate. Those would be Spencer T. Olin, Far Oaks and Gateway National. I would recommend these courses to play over Belk Park.

Belk Park has a major problem with drainage in the fairways, especially on the front side. These would be holes 2, 4, 5, 7, 9 & 14 on the back. The landing areas on most of these are horrendous. The fairways on holes 5 & 9, have weeds that look like crabgrass. Several tees were in rough shape too from the gold tees (holes 1, 5, 16 & 18)

The greens were in good shape. The speed of them was acceptable – medium speed. The pace of play was much better than the last time I played here. The bunkers looked well-maintained, however, one bunker on hole 8 did not have enough sand.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
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I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 43
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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First Time Playing

Great down and back course

Great down and back course. Course was in great shape

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Reviews 100
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 100
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 247
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
2.0
Missouri Advisor
Top 25 Contributor
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Not A Pleasant Experience

I think this was the first time in my golfing career, I lost interest in golf during the round. After waiting 5-10 minutes on every shot, hole 17 was the hole where I truly lost interest. There were 3 groups on the 17th tee box – almost 4 groups. Holes 2 & 3 are very difficult and they always set the tone of slow play throughout the day.

The fairways were not good either. So many holes (especially in the landing areas), the drainage is so poor. There are numerous areas where there is no grass. Examples would be holes: 2, 4, 5, 7, 9 & 13.

The greens did look great, however, when you walked on them, they felt spongy. They were some of the slowest greens I’ve ever putted on. On hole 3, there were sections where tree roots were exposed on the green.

The tee boxes were not in the best shape either. Uneven, dirt patches, clover, etc.

The cart paths have never been repaired. Some of the roughest you will experience.

The only saving grace to this course was their price of $47. It was the top public course in the St. Louis area back before the mid-eighties. It also has some good design, especially the back nine.

Conditions Poor
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Friendly staff

It was really slow play but 2 guys passed us on the turn w/out asking us even though they couldn’t play any faster because of groups in front of us. Then they decided on 16 to hit like 5 or 6 balls into the green and chip and putt them. We called them out on that and they said they had to wait anyway so why not practice?

But the course was in pretty good condition.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Played On
Reviews 14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Lots of puddles

It rained the day before, so it was cart path only. A lot of the fairways had standing water and didn’t get much roll.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 28
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
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