Quail Ridge is a beautiful park right off the junction of I-70, I-64, and US-61 that gets a lot of use between disc golfers and other parkgoers. Taking I-70 exit 209 will take you right past a gas station to grab whatever drinks or snacks you need before your round, and going north instead of south at that exit will also take you right to Smokin' Aces, a pro shop with a fantastic selection of discs and bags. This is one of 4 courses that the St. Charles County Parks Department oversees, and while I have not played all 4 yet, my experiences here and at Indian Camp Creek Park, along with the reviews of New Melle, leave me very impressed with the care they give to their disc golf courses.

This course is in the process of receiving a number of improvements. The most significant improvement is the switching out from older DGA baskets to MVP baskets that all have blue top bands. These baskets are a very recent addition, and the blue band makes them much easier to spot as you work your way through the woods. This was my first experience playing a course with MVP baskets, and they seemed to be great at catching discs that hit more than a couple strands of chains. These baskets are pretty deep too which should keep discs contained.

Right off of the parking lot, you will find a bulletin board for the disc golf course, a practice basket, and a bathroom. The bathrooms in this park are very well maintained, and have been clean and in good condition every time I have used them. The practice basket is on enough of a hill where you can practice with a little bit of elevation depending on where you putt from. One amenity I find to be especially unique about this course is that next to the practice basket, you will actually find the concrete tee pad to a practice hole that is clear of trees and a good distance to practice shots with putters, midranges, or fairway drivers. This practice hole provides an opportunity to get some practice shots in as you walk around the corner to hole 1.

This course has very nice tee signs that note pin distance, pin locations (including which is in use), and the location of the next tee, making course navigation easy for first time players. Most of the tee pads are concrete and are in good shape. Hole 11's short tee was the exception I found and is natural, though with all of the other improvements happening at this course I would not be surprised if this one gets upgraded to concrete like the rest. Course goers that go around the time of this review will also find that many holes also have benches on the ground that are ready to get installed, with many of the other holes having benches already set up.

This course starts with 2 holes that are open, followed by hole 3 which has pins just inside the woods. After the first 3 holes, holes 4 through 12 are all in the woods. Holes 13 through 18 open up with varying openness of fairways.

The holes on this course will require a variety of shots; I found myself throwing most of the discs in my bag at least once. While most holes on this course do not provide opportunities to bomb a driver for max distance (maybe none of the holes will depending on what pins are in use), anyone that likes wooded courses that require a variety of shot shapes will love this course. Quail Ridge really gets the most out of the terrain and elevation throughout the course. I think holes 8 through 12 really highlight this. Hole 8 is a tight fairway that ends on a hill, making for a risky approach and putt. Following that, holes 9 and 10 make for back to back opening drives that go over a valley, requiring you to hit gaps to avoid difficult scrambles. Hole 11 is a very fun straight downhill shot that requires some good finesse to make sure you land close for a birdie opportunity. And finally, hole 12 is an uphill shot that ends right, requiring some good touch on a RHBH anhyzer or FH hyzer.

Other holes have some nice design touches, including hole 3's primary pin being elevated on top of an old tree trunk, and the primary pin for hole 14 being surrounded by some nice brickwork that highlights circle 1.

This course layout has seen some recent changes to holes 5, 6, and 7. These changes are easy to follow, and the tee signs have updates that are laminated and stuck on top of the old signs for the time being. These new holes take you a little further into the woods, and are not quite as treacherous as the previous holes, especially hole 5. While these holes are pretty short, they still require a variety of shots. I see these holes as improvements over the previous designs. Hole 8 has also been cleared out more than it has in the past, making for more gettable gaps and less of a chuck-and-pray drive.

While this is a primarily wooded course, the brush is typically open enough that it isn't typically too hard to find errant shots. This course also has limited blind shots, which will leave first time players more confident on all of their tee shots.

Hole 9 ends close enough to the parking lot that you will be able to see your car as you approach the pin, and it's just close enough where you will be able to stop off before the back 9 for a bathroom break or a stop at your car.

The cons to this course are very limited, and some really come down to personal preference.

This course really only has a couple of pin placements that will allow for a true max driving opportunity for intermediate and advanced players. If you like to use your distance drivers a lot, you may not like this course as much.

It was a rainy day during one of my recent rounds, and while grip wasn't a huge concern, I did find the tee pads starting to get slightly slick once they were completely drenched with water. A practice run up during rain or putting a towel where you are going to plant your foot should solve this for most players.

As stated above, one tee does not have a permanent tee pad.

While the majority of this course is away from other park uses, the practice hole and holes 1 and 2 are near the road and some pathways, so be alert when throwing drives.

The course layout has mostly short walks from hole to hole. The walk from 12's pin to the tees of 13 is really the only exception. Just follow the path by the pin of 12 around the corner, and you'll find hole 13 without too much trouble. Hole 18's pin requires a little bit of a walk back to the parking lot.

This course is a true gem among the courses in the St. Louis/St. Charles area, and will leave any lover of wooded courses very pleased. St. Charles County takes very good care of their parks, and their disc golf courses really benefit from the care they get.

be respectful of other parkgoers, and be mindful of the park speed limit; it sounds like speeders may get punished here.

If they're open when you play here or one of the nearby courses, give Smokin' Aces a visit. They're right off the highway, seem to be pretty involved with the local scene, and have discs and bags from a variety of manufacturers, including a number of tour series and other special runs.

This is a very strong 4 out of 5 for me. This course is currently in the middle of receiving multiple improvements, and as the improvements on this course continue, it could have the potential to become a 4.5 in the future. Quail Ridge is more than worth a drive to play for anyone living in or visiting the St. Louis/St. Charles area.

*Edited on 2/8/20 for grammatical edits and improvements.

There are so many reviews of the course that I'm just going to mainly address the improvements I see.

New for 2020! Course in Big Transition to Premier Level course to pair with New Melle! New Pins, New Holes, New Baskets. All see to be moving along. The reworking/improvement is addressing the exact problems the course has/had and isn't jsut superficial.

I've been playing Quail Ridge DGC for a few years. It's always been a course I tend to play the most in St Charles. I prefer moderately wooded to very wooded course and this course has a great blend.

First here are the updates happening as I see them.

-New MVP Baskets!!! Goodbye tired old DGA baskets. These new MVP baskets are on maybe 1/3 of the course and the blue band is a great contrast and easy to pick out in the woods.
-New Pins! About half the course has new pins that will allow it to offer advanced/open players more challenge. I imagine the rest of the course will follow
-New Holes . It appears as though there will be a couple 2 holes added around hole 5. Likely removing old Hole 5 which is the worst hole on the course due to the slope and runoff. I cannot comment of the new holes but I had a look aroudn at the pads and flagged pins and needless to sayy..nice!
-New Pads on several holes. I see some pads being shifted, new pads poured and even some redesign around some of the blue pads that appear to make the Blues a viable option in the near future. (Right now the Blue pads have lines that are overgrown and/or not golf shots) This is really exciting as the blues at Quail that are playable are extemele challenging.
-Nice benches being added to every hole
-Better practice throwing basket
-Putting practice basket

This is all looking great.

It's difficult to discuss the cons of the course while it is under such a stark improvement/redesign

The main con for advanced level players+ has always been difficulty. Each holes has multiple pins but really only 1 location offered challenge. (As I mentioned above, this is being adressed. new pins are adding 5-10% distance to each shot and some big distance pins are being added!)

Other negatives...traffic This course and most of the park is busy. Popular walking and hiking trails.

The Blue pads. These are very difficult mainly because they are not played and so the fairways that would draw a line to the baskets just aren't there for many of the wooded holes. (When playing April 12, 2020 I saw new pads and lines for a few of the Blue pads so this might be something that is also under improvement

This course is heading in a great direction. 1 year ago this was a 3 star course. Currently I'd give it a solid 4 star. I think it could bump to a 4.25 once the refresh is finished depending on which holes are removed and what new pads/pins are installed. Now if only DGcoursereview would allow ratings by 0.25 vs 0.50.

*Update* New holes added, now #5-7 play through the woods. I think most people will like them better, though the old holes had big character. #5 is short and uphill across a ravine. #6 is an extremely tight but fairly short right-turner, a tiny bit out of character for the course though it may wear in with time. #7 is a longer woods shot with a very fair fairway, and the best of the new bunch.


My favorite course so far. It's in a beautiful park with friendly people. I'm glad I made the drive out here. If you're on the fence about going, you should go. It's solid and a perfect test to graduate from beginner-hood when played from the reds.

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A lot of woods holes with some open ones. For me the variety was excellent, I had to throw lots of different shots.

Some challenging pins on steep terrain or guarded by trees keep some of the shorter holes interesting.

While somewhat tight, all the woods gaps seemed fair. Made for interesting throws and very interesting scrambles.

Appropriate for beginners (though maybe not first-timers)

Clean fairways for the most part. Somebody has put in serious undergrowth-clearing time here and it's very appreciated.

Plenty of benches.

Two sets of pads and the blues are sometimes offset so as to require more than just extra distance.

Heavy foot traffic from other users, you may have to be patient on busy days.

Some erosion/slippery areas. Watch your footing. Rollaways can be really spicy through the middle of the course.

Baskets are hard to see. At least 2 placements were mismarked on the tee sign.

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Hole #15, contrary to earlier comments, is totally cool and as fair as it needs to be. There is a slim gap if you don't want to go high, but it's not really that high to clear the trees. I found #12 with its big anhyzer hill through invisible trees to be more demanding.

UPDATE 2020: Quail Ridge offers a lot of variety. It's currently seeing massive improvements with new MVP Baskets (blue bands), New Pin Positions, New Teepads being poured to replace the broken and worn down pads, and eliminating 2 holes that have suffered from wash out, and replacing with what appear to be challenging wooded holes.

Quail Ridge has something to offer beginners and advanced players alike - Short Pads offer a challenging game to most players while Long Pads feature more challenging sight lines and longer distances.

The course is a nice blend of traditional city park and wooded "ozark" holes. Holes 1-3 are traditioinal park holes - improvements have been made to holes 1 and 3, increasing distances to make them more interesting. You will need big distance to reach all but the shortest pin position on hole 1. This was a recommendation that was made by many about this hole. Long pin for 3 has been backed up deeper into the woods, making it tough to reach the basket from the tee without treeing out.

Beginning on hole 4, you enter the woods and remain there through hole 12. New pads are coming to replace holes 5 and 6 but are not open as of May 1 2020. Many of the wooded holes will play best to the technical player. Current 5 and 6 remain two of the weekest holes.

From 4 to 12, you'll face a varying length and type of shot. Players from beginner to pro will need to make the most of their form with control shots with fairway drivers, mid-ranges, or putters to navigate the many trees, ravines, and other obstacles.

Hole 9 is one of the gems of the course, a long shot up the ravine from either teepad. A new long position pin will make for some pretty amazing tight turnover shots down the ravine. I parked a beat in Matrix from the short pad. The long pad will require significant driver control.

10-11 offer up completely different looks. 10 is a cross the ravine shot that a perfectly placed drive will reward the thrower with a birdie. A poorly place drive will easily result in a 5. 11 if beastly downhill shot - now with a longer pin position. Ace runs are possible from the short pad but will present a unique challenge. The long position adds a nasty dogleg right that will punish those who can't turn a disc.

Holes 13-14, 16-18 offer a similar park look to 1-3. 14 and 18 are the stand outs here with a big open air right dogleg to the circle for 14 and the big open air with OB on either side power drive on 18.

Overall this is a very nice course. Well maintained. Lots of work going on with new brick retaining walls, wooden bridges, new teepads, pin positions, and the like. For the most part, the variety of shots is great and makes it the type of course that anyone can enjoy.

Most of the holes have seen improvements since my previous review. Many of my suggestions have actually been taken into account.

It's a wooded course, so keep that in mind. I almost always run into a snake while here. Ticks and Mosquitos can be problematic. Poison Ivy, Oak, etc. as well.

While I roll a Delta Cart through it, it's a bag course. I should probably have a small disc bag just for Quail Ridge. It's the only cart unfriendly course in the area.

As far as holes, I don't like 15. It's a trick shot hole from the long pad, and the window from the short pad is VERY small. But they have moved the pin positions which make it a doable hole from short pad... so they have improved it since my last review in 2017.

It's a fun course. Can be VERY busy. You will spend a lot of time waiting. If that's not your thing, Indian Camp Creek or New Melle are very close by and play much faster.

This is probably my favorite course in St. Louis. The amount of variety here is unmatched, with two sets of concrete tees for am and pro (they really do mean PRO...more on that later) and multiple pins for most holes.

As a result, this course ranges from very beginner friendly and not too difficult to absolute championship caliber. I'm pretty sure a par round from the pro tees and furthest pin placements would be rated close to 1000. .. Whereas the shorter pins and am tees offer a great park for the casual player. There's also some OB to contend with but nothing too crazy. Only negative here is lack of any par 4s or huge wide open bombs.

Many holes will have a pretty wide open line from am and then the pro tees will almost always either be further down a hill or make you go through some sort of tunnel to get to the pin(some of them are just ridiculous...think 5 foot wide gap 100 feet in front of you that you must hit to avoid oblivion).

Something I recommend (after playing a few times and familiarizing with the course) for an intermediate player such as myself would be to play half am tees and half pro tees... I usually do hole 1, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17 and 18 from am tees and the rest from pro... It gives a great mix of simple and challenging shots and offers a round that shouldn't get out of hand too quickly.

There's a practice hole and bathrooms right before hole 1, and I haven't gone yet in the middle of summer when everything is grown in yet... But judging from the quality of the park itself I'm sure it is maintained very well. Also nice decent sized baskets that are pretty catchy.

I'm going to get real nitpicky here so just note that all of these are very minor things that would in no way deter me from coming back again and again.

-Course gets pretty crowded, so best to go early. Also plenty of people jogging/walking their dogs on the OB walkpaths so gotta watch out for that
-all par 3... I really feel like this course would be hands down the best around if they had added a few par 4s.
-if you're bringing a dog, you'll pretty much have to leash them up unless you have them extremely well trained... I only say this because I usually bring my dog with me all the time when I play and this course is the only one where it becomes a hassle if I do.

This course is a must play if you live in st Louis or are even visiting. You will not regret it one bit, no matter your skill level.

-Well seasoned and maintained
-Multiple pin positions and alternate tees
-Generally good flow between holes/mid-round vehicle access
-Fantastically challenging
-High risk/reward shots

Basket visibility from tee

Quail Ridge is a fantastic course. I'm glad I made the trip out there and I look forward to doing so again. This was my first time and played it alone, so had some issues with knowing my line from the tee (baskets are hard to see). That is and will remain my only complaint.

The short tees make the technical nature of the environment manageable, but the big boy tees really make this place shine. You'll use a wide variety of your known shots and innovate a few new ones as well.

From the alternate pads I still found myself mostly driving with Rocs and putters with the occasional Firebird/Destroyer crank. That said, it'll make you think and make you work.

Before Quail Ridge I'd have said my favorite course in the area was Jefferson Barracks (still a dope course), but the sheer scope and challenge of woods, elevation change, and blind tee shots pushed QR to favorite status. Tons of fun.

One can tell that an tremendous amount of work has gone into making this course the excellent disc golf experience that it is today. The terrain perfectly suits disc golf with it's lovely rolling hills, wooded hillsides and sparse undergrowth. I appreciate the engineering of built up tee pads, bridges crossing steep ravines, benches, raised baskets and the nicely oversized concrete tee pads. The Titan baskets by Gateway are fine but a little hard to spot in the woods sometimes.

There are multiple positions for each basket but I found no way of knowing which position the basket was in on this particular day. Some kind of a system would really be beneficial here. The older wooden signs are fine.

There were a few wide open throws which I found a little boring.

I understand the course can get busy although there were few players out when I played.

Gateway baskets are difficult to spot in the shade and from a distance. Nice brightly colored DGA models that I've played lately would be so much better here.

Needs a system to indicate which position basket is in.

I could see this course being treacherous after rains.

I liked this course a lot. I would be real happy to claim this as my home course. It has a nice variety of throws needed. The park is lovely, safe, inviting, relatively free from other park users. Basically, it's just a really nice place to come and enjoy a round of golf.

Weekend Update: I see that two of my biggest cons have been improved, they are; New baskets that show up in the woods and a system for showing which position these new baskets are in. I'll increase my rating.

Well laid out
Clean course
Good mix of trees and open throws
Good walk through the park

Baskets are dull and hard to spot
Trees! Lots of trees
Steep hills on a few throws
Last 3 holes are confusing

I love this course. This is my go to. It's easy to learn and easy to play. All the holes are Par 3, but some can be tricky to throw on. The course goes all over the park, which, personally I like. It's worth playing on.

Plays through the woods in a busy, well-maintained, county park with a decidedly suburban vibe to it.
• Disc Play: Primarily woodsy and hilly, leaning toward the short and technical end of the spectrum, with a few open/lightly wooded holes and some moderately wooded ones providing a nice balance. Holes 1-3 ease you in with open fairways over gently rolling terrain. Placement and control from the tee become more important starting with #4, and pretty much stay that way through 12. The back end of the course opens up bit more, but still requires decent control. Nice variety of hole shapes requiring a fairly well-rounded shot-making repertoire. Although there are several routes to the pin through the trees, some will seem more obvious (if not more natural) depending on your preference for throwing BH turnovers, FH, etc., but most of the holes encourage decision making and demand good execution. Features tight woods, plenty of elevation changes, and treacherous pin placements. Things open up a bit here and there on #'s13-18, but The Ridge definitely favors placement over distance.
• Mutiple tees to add distance and difficulty, and multiple pins to keep locals from getting bored.
• Splendid use of elevation throughout: downhill, uphill, gulleys, rises, slopes... Risk/reward payoffs all over the place - lots of dicey pin placements on steep slopes or near drop-offs reward playing smart (i.e. within your game). Get too aggressive for your ability, and long come-backs will add strokes to your score quickly. Execute well off the tee and you can set up some decent putts for birdies. Bouncing off trees can be a nasty double whammy, not only taking you off the fairway, but likely sending you rolling down the steep hill... sometimes a waaay down the hill, resulting in a comeback from hell.
• Equipment: Concrete tees for reds, natural for whites/blues were in good shape, as are the baskets. Simple wooden signs with distance for reds and whites also show relative locations where holes have multiple pin placements. Blue and white tees marked with shorter posts. Baskets in good shape, caught well. Scorecard with map at the kiosk off the parking lot.
• Routing/Nav: Holes 1, 2, and 13 were the only tricky spots, but the map was a big help for those. The rest flowed pretty intuitively. # 9 comes loops back to parking.
• Aesthetics: With the constantly rolling terrain and earthy feel, I found The Ridge quite appealing, but nothing spectacular. Tee pads near slopes nicely dressed up with landscape stones to combat erosion and give the course a well-cared for appearance. Definitely a pleasant walk through the park.
• Memorable holes: #1's a fun, open shot at the pin, but nose-up RHBH shot that sail long have a long way to fade (perhaps OB), with a long uphill comeback. 9 has you throwing over a deep gully through numerous trees, all vying for the chance to send your well-intentioned quest for the pin aaallll the way down to the bottom, where you'll have to fight your way back up for a likely bogey... mebbe a double. # 11 is a short downhill ace run with a pin placement that has trouble written all over it. 15's a short deuce or die hole that dares you to hit a tiny window. #16 is perhaps the most open hole on the course, but the uphill makes it play much longer than it is - also a beautiful hole visually.
• Restrooms close to several holes.

• No truly long holes, seems they could have worked one in toward the end.
• Baskets hard to spot in the woods - please splash some color on 'em, add flags... something.
• Mostly segregated from other activities, but a few holes play near walk ways; dog walkers, joggers, baby strollers, etc. Not bad over all, but high flying RHBH hyzers on #1 are probably the biggest concern because pedestrians may not see it coming from above at all, and many people seem clueless when you yell "FORE!"
• The middle holes (set on steep, hilly slopes in the woods where no grass grows) have to be treacherous to traverse when wet.
• Gets busy - arrive early to avoid the crowds.

With fabulously varying terrain and a spectrum of shots ranging from very well wooded to open, and plenty in between, The Ridge rates very high on my personal fun factor scale - but it's probably not for everyone. If threading short shots through tree trunks, or hitting metal on your putt, only to have it roll way downhill (where you'll need another couple of shots to hole out) turns you off, I can't see how you'll enjoy playing here. The Ridge is full of holes that could be easy deuces (or aces for that matter), but could just as well end up as bogeys or doubles if you go long or bounce off the numerous trees and end up at the bottom of a chasm.

Not championship caliber, The Ridge is appropriate for beginners to advanced players, but seems particularly well suited to the intermediate player. Playing here is all about mitigating risk while creating opportunity; finding the line/release angle combo that reduces the chance of getting into trouble, yet still has a chance of setting up a good look at deuce. I shot 53, but this course plays to my strengths like few others. This is a course you could shoot -7 on, but could easily shoot +10 going for it at every opportunity.

Objectively, I see this course as 3.5 - 3.75, but awarded a 4.0 because of where it rates on my personal likes/dislikes, the great condition it was in, and how much fun I had playing here. If I were local, I'd be here all the time.

The course is short enough from the red tees to be very exciting. Nearly every hole is able to be aced.

The White and Blue tees offer added difficulty that is lacking from the concrete red tees.

There are some great signature type holes (9 and 10) that play over a wooded ravine which offers a very unique shot.

Elevation comes into play on many holes.

Wooded holes require accuracy, as well as good shot and line selection.

Open holes have a tendency of being very windy, which provides added difficulty.

Most every disc in your bag will probably find its way into a round out here, but the course CAN be shot with just a mid and a putter.(from the red tees)

Concrete tees are in good condition, and tee signs are very descriptive.

Course is placed in a very well manicured park with your basic amenities (bathroom, water fountains, ect.)

Practice basket (now with concrete tee) near parking lot on the way to 1st tee.

White and Blue tees are natural, and can be difficult to locate. These tees also do not have diagrams of the hole as the red tee does, simply a post indicating distance to hole. (which could change weekly)

Walk from 13 to 14 could be confusing for the first time playing the course.

Walk from 18 to parking lot isn't ideal but isn't terrible.

Quail Ridge is a fun little course that has a great following, and is home to a great club. A combination of this and the courses beginner friendly nature causes the course to be pretty frequently crowded, but good flow does help to limit a bogged down round.

- Course is set in a large park that has a lot of other activities present, like a horseshoe hall of fame, and bike trails. Disc golf is well separated though, I don't imagine there would be any interferences.
- Holes are pretty much split between a hilly wooded area, and some more open areas. The wooded area has a great variety of lines, difficulty, length, and hilliness. A lot of straight holes, like #5, #7, #8, and #9 have enough trees to force hitting a gap, and holes like #10 and #12 have turns to the left and right. Accuracy is definitely important. Lots of hills here as well; #5 has a very sloped green, #7 is blind with a hump in the middle, #8 is downhill, #9 and #10 are both good valleys, #12 is uphill. Lots of sloped greens and nasty, nasty rollaways are present here.
- Lots of holes in the open have a good wrinkle to them as well. #3 is a blind RHBH anny into the woods, with a sloping green behind. #4 is a blind, tight spike hyzer into the woods, with another sloped green. #6 has a pin tucked behind trees, #14 is a downhill shot with the basket on the right, next to or in the woods, #15 is a WALL of trees with a tiny little gap; an overhand shot is the only real option there. #16 is a valley shot with trees lining the bottom, and #17 is good downhill gap shot with trees. None of these are gimmees, by any means.
- As listed above, there are lots of elevation changes, from start to finish. Both and down off the tee, valleys and humps in the fairways, and sloping greens in lots of places. Adds a great deal of enjoyment, challenge, or both, on most holes.
- A good deal of baskets positions here, with many more (hopefully) on the way, can really change things up. Length, and lines, can be drastically altered. Add on the various pro tees, and the course really changes - averages an additional 100' per hole, with some nasty lines.
- Great pads, signage, and baskets. Navigation isn't too bad; though I did have a guide so no guarantees! Practice basket is more for approach practice over putting, that is interesting.

- A few holes are pretty open, and don't need any particular shot. #1 is pretty wide open, #2 is a simple hyzer shot, #13 is open on the right, and #18 is open on the right.
- Holes in the woods are pretty similar, in terms of terrain and trees. If you can execute the lines, most are easily reachable in one shot. From the red tees at least.

- All in all, a very fun course that offers a great variety of shots. Wooded holes are more fun over challenging... as long as you can stay clean! Plenty of spots to get into big trouble, from start to finish. Open holes allow for bigger drives, but still have enough character to keep things interesting. I would recommend this course to everyone, of all skill levels.

Has a great mix or short 3's with trees, and longer open holes with ante shots.

The only bad thing i have to say about the course is that its so far from where i live in eureka, mo.

We need more course like this, this course is very fun to play at.

This is a great walk through awesome woods. This course has some holes that are visually awesome. Holes that look impossible but are fair. Very fun to see you disc glide through so many obstacles. The back 9 has four different pin locations that significantly change the hole.

Back pin placements seem almost impossible and i fear having lost discs from a few holes. I have not played the blues but plan to this weekend. I do wish they would change the baskets more often

Hole 4 plays the most difficult....a drive up the left side of the fairway makes a shot through the trees an easier approach. Holes 14 and 17 both require left to right drives. Hole number 13 is still under construction so the practice basket is still being used.....this makes the hike between 12 and 13 a little longer than typical.

This is so far my favorite course of the ones I have played.
There are 2 sets of concrete tees that allow for more or less of a challenge depending on your skill.
Most holes also have multiple pin location at least the signs show that they do if baskets get moved.
Tee signs are Brand new and are posted at both sets of pads and include pin placements witha bolt showing which is the current postion as well as a map and distances for each.
Great use of elevation. Some play up steep hills others down them, and others across them giving the course little repetition.
A mix of lefty and righty holes forces different shots to be required, I used every shot in my arsenal at least once.
Also has a nice mix of wide open holes and tight wooded holes, with a few that almost look impossible (#15), Be sure to look up. You can go over the trees
Trash cans and benches are plentiful and give for a nice place to take a break in this Missouri heat, and cut down on litter
Gateway titans are in great shape

The terrain seems to be washed out a bit in spots and would be treacherous after any kind of rain. There are a couple steep hills to go up and down, and they are covered in loose rocks so you need to take it easy going up and down.
The short tees with pad could be seen as too short for higher skilled players.
Litter and graffiti seem to be a growing issue

Course can get over crowded with casual players which can make for slow rounds, and make playing the longer tees almost impossible since they tend to not look and see if anyone is playing from them.

There were score cards with maps at the kiosk right by the parking lot. This kept me from getting lost kept forgetting to look at the tee sign arrows showing the next tee.
right next to the kiosk there is a concrete Tee for the Practice basket nice warm up as it is on the way to #1


UPDATE: New Tee pads have been poured so there are now 2 sets of concrete tees. These new pads are mostly a combination of the whites and the blues, with some slight adjustments.
There have also been new pin placements put in on the holes that did not have them before, with more in the works.
Im told there will be some more landscaping work around the new pads, and that new Tee signs are in the works as well.

These new pads and pins give the course a whole new feel!!!!

good course located right off the hwy. with a large variety of shots in your bag. course is now being reworked with different and multiple(2-3) pin placements on each hole(1/2 way complete).
longer white and blue tees marked with colored pavers and a tee marker post. (1/2 complete)
new chains and 3 rings on the baskets(all basket modifications complete)
new tee signs with proper distances and pin placements are in the future months, once everything is in place..

not really a con but now u have to look for basket on the blind holes

the new pin placements are driven by excessive play on the course which is causing a severe erosion issue on a few holes. that said the original placements will be replaced and used along with the new placements once the grounds are repaired.

the alternate placements are looking good a few are longer some are just a different shot with same distance.

Great all around course with a variety of short and long holes, as well as wooded and open holes.

3 different tee pads (only the reds are concrete) offer a great variance in the difficulty in the course. The various tee pads can take an easy par from the red and make a tough bogey from the whites or blues.

Bathrooms throughout the park, trash cans and recycling bins on almost all holes, new picnic tables on a few holes, and a practice basket.

The white and blue tee pads are tough to find unless you are a regular. 4x4 posts are going in to mark them with the painted pavers as soon as the ground thaws.

Only one pin placement per hole.

Concrete tee pads from reds only, natural from others.

A lot of traffic at this course, but hopefully will be eleviated by new courses being built in this area.

My home course, and one of the best all around in St. Louis. It has everything you want in a round of disc golf. New signs, benches, and posts for the whites and blues going in this year.

You will not be disappointed.

First 3 are in the open and quite easy brides...nothing is over 300..then it goes in the woods and gets really crazy 7-12..give yourself plently of time to find discs, if you hit a tree you better look to save par. 14-18 are back in the open, def got to throw the thumber on 15 and now they took out a tree on 16 so the gap as opened up pretty big, just blast one through there and let it hyzer off into the hill for an easy 2. 17 stay right of the big tree fade back around that you'll be in good shape but don't go too far or else you'll end up back around 16 tee box...

nothing here but my own mistakes, great course

keep the speed limit, they are crazy about it

This is a great course. All kinds of shot types, a nice mix of fields and trees. The first three are open more or less, then you get to the woods and it really gets interesting. There are tight tunnel shots, uphill and downhill, dog legs in both directions. Just a great overall course. It definitely ranks as my favorite in this area. Once you get to the woods, you better bring your control game!

I didn't find much about this course that I didn't like, other than not really getting to let loose on a drive. There are a few spots that you can, but the longest was about 310'. There are pro pads on the holes, but I could not find them. There were white bricks not too far back from the normal pad, but the distance difference was way off according to the signs. Not sure what was going on there.

You can play a lot of this course with a midrange. Only 5 holes were at or right around 300'. This one is all about control and good putting.

Clear signs to point you towards the course.

Big parking lot with a bathroom and the info kiosk (with scorecards and a course map) all as soon as you pull up. Practice basket is also placed handily nearby.

Benches at most holes, trash and recycling cans at every hole.

Great signs to point you towards the next hole from the pin, plus the maps at the tees have arrows to direct you which way to go afterwards. Well beaten-in trails makes finding the next tee even easier.

Nice wood tee signs with simple maps on them; easy to figure out if you can decyhper the color codes.

Nice big concrete pads.

Moderately hilly, so the whipping wind makes you think twice when teeing off on the open holes of the course.

Fantastic pin placements (holes 5 and 10 stick out in particular).

Not many easy ways through to the pins on the wooded holes. Shot selection is key.

Great balance of uphill, downhill, and hyzer/anhyzer shots.

Grounds are very well kept. Minimal underbrush and grass was nice and short.

Very busy park, but interference with golfers is virtually nil.

Friendly locals. All 3 groups i ran into while playing solo either offered to join them or quickly play through.

White and blue tees are very poorly marked. Bring along someone you don't like and make them trudge around to find them.

Wooded holes are treacherous after rain/snow with the hills & mud combo. Wear crappy-grippy shoes when playing after inclimate weather.

Flags sticking out of the basket tops would be fantastic (or just some sort of color to make the baskets stand out against the grey winter landscape).

As well thought-out as the place is, the looong
walk back to the parking area from 18 is the single biggest blemish for this course.

Very impressive facilities combined with an equally impressive course. Weenie arms like me have a legit chance of scoring under par for the round. Bombers will probably get frustrated at the lack of distance.

Holes 11 and 13 are great for CTP runs.

Top 5 in St. louis and i'll be back for sure.

This is definitely one of the nicest courses in the St. Louis area. The park is very well maintained and has log cabin rest rooms a short walk away from every hole. The course features every shot imaginable and provides an excellent challenge. There are scorecards and signs that point to the next hole.

The white tee placements don't have concrete pads and were hard to find. The chains in each basket were rusted out and could use a replacement.

Not many complaints about this course. The holes are well marked and feature a variety of shot possibilities. A formidable challenge for any disc golfer.