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Mineral Area College reviews
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Beautiful park, good course, just needs amenities. 2+ years drive by
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Played on:Apr 12, 2020
Played the course:once
Pros:
Beautiful park! Nice open area with plenty of breeze and will get LOTS of sunshine. When the college gets back in session, I'd imagine there will be a sprinkling of eye candy running around too...
Will never run out of parking - the main lot for the campus is right next to the course.
For a mostly open and moderately hilly space, the designer(s) did an excellent job with the pin placements (Hole 3 is kind of meh, but the rest of them are very well done). For you St. Louis locals, think Creve Coeur with a little bit of Sioux Passage sprinkled in (MUCH better than Creve, but not nearly as taxing as Sioux).
A double-loop design, which is always the right way to do it in my opinion (That's the single biggest drawback to Harmony Bends if you ask me).
The bedrock popping out of the ground at various spots around the course is cool to see and provides a little more visual flair to a course with few other features.
Aside from a couple muddy pads, the course was in excellent shape. I imagine it will stay that way since the college probably has more money on hand to maintain their grounds that the average city parks department.
Not even 10 minutes away from another good 18-holer in Park Hills (Columbia Park).
You big arms will love this place. Me and my noodle arm threw at least one drive on 13 or 14 holes, and 2 drives on a couple holes (3 and 4).
Will never run out of parking - the main lot for the campus is right next to the course.
For a mostly open and moderately hilly space, the designer(s) did an excellent job with the pin placements (Hole 3 is kind of meh, but the rest of them are very well done). For you St. Louis locals, think Creve Coeur with a little bit of Sioux Passage sprinkled in (MUCH better than Creve, but not nearly as taxing as Sioux).
A double-loop design, which is always the right way to do it in my opinion (That's the single biggest drawback to Harmony Bends if you ask me).
The bedrock popping out of the ground at various spots around the course is cool to see and provides a little more visual flair to a course with few other features.
Aside from a couple muddy pads, the course was in excellent shape. I imagine it will stay that way since the college probably has more money on hand to maintain their grounds that the average city parks department.
Not even 10 minutes away from another good 18-holer in Park Hills (Columbia Park).
You big arms will love this place. Me and my noodle arm threw at least one drive on 13 or 14 holes, and 2 drives on a couple holes (3 and 4).
Cons:
*Deep breath*...
No kiosk, no tee signs, mostly uneven dirt pads, no benches, sparse trash cans. There is a course map attached to the post at the first pin, so you'd better take a picture of it or you're very likely to get lost.
No tee signs (there are numbered posts) means hole 5's pin is invisible and unfindable until you walk the length of the hole and see it tucked in to the woods on the left. Just aim for the patch of trees dead ahead of you and make a sharp left when you get to those.
Hole 7 has a big rock/boulder smack in the middle of the teepad.
Holes 15 and 17 have nicely shaded pads, which will be a welcome relief come summertime. For now though, the shade means the pads stay muddy for a while after it rains.
You pass a Missouri Highway Patrol barracks on the way to the course and campus security made their presence known even though there were no classes. Drink/smoke at your own risk...
Practice basket is a long way from the first tee. That'll make for some long walks after 9 and after the round if you park near it. Drive a couple hundred feet farther north and you'll be parking right by 1's tee.
No kiosk, no tee signs, mostly uneven dirt pads, no benches, sparse trash cans. There is a course map attached to the post at the first pin, so you'd better take a picture of it or you're very likely to get lost.
No tee signs (there are numbered posts) means hole 5's pin is invisible and unfindable until you walk the length of the hole and see it tucked in to the woods on the left. Just aim for the patch of trees dead ahead of you and make a sharp left when you get to those.
Hole 7 has a big rock/boulder smack in the middle of the teepad.
Holes 15 and 17 have nicely shaded pads, which will be a welcome relief come summertime. For now though, the shade means the pads stay muddy for a while after it rains.
You pass a Missouri Highway Patrol barracks on the way to the course and campus security made their presence known even though there were no classes. Drink/smoke at your own risk...
Practice basket is a long way from the first tee. That'll make for some long walks after 9 and after the round if you park near it. Drive a couple hundred feet farther north and you'll be parking right by 1's tee.
Other Thoughts:
Beautiful course that's very easy to get to and fun to play even for a weenie arm like me. It just needs a bit more icing on the cake to make it a solid 4 or 4.25.
I completely forgot to take pictures of hole 5 and can do a better job on some of the other holes. I'll update those the next time I go down there...
I completely forgot to take pictures of hole 5 and can do a better job on some of the other holes. I'll update those the next time I go down there...
