Forest Park Golf Course

Let me start off by saying this place needs a starter or marshals. It took two hours for us (2 golfers) to play 5 holes… This is a links style course. Fun layout for what me and my friend played. The only time I will go back is during the week when it’s not busy.
Update: A staff member got in contact with me and refunded both of our rounds. They got short handed with the everyone rushing out to enjoy the nice weather. Really appreciated the follow up. I will be returning.

I love a corporate golf outing!
I also love a scramble!
I really suck as a golfer so the idea of playing without paying combined with best ball makes for the perfect way for me to enjoy my annual round of golf. This year it happened to be at Forest Park.
I was a little surprised by how closely situated the greens and tees were but escaped harm. The funniest thing I saw was a ball that rolled gently onto one of the tee boxes and came within about 2 inches of knocking a teammate’s ball off the tee. The course seemed to be in decent condition but I did notice a lot of fractured golf balls scattered around the course. I don’t know if this is due to mowing or if a lot of people who play there are crushing their shots.
I have no idea how the pricing compares to other options but I can report that the staff took great care of us. The drink cart seemed to find us about every 2 – 3 holes which was perfect. The appetizers after we finished were good — especially the pot stickers.
Added bonus… I only lost 5 balls in 18 holes this year!

This course has three 9-​hole courses: Redbud, Hawthorn and Dogwood. Hawthorn is really flat, but the other 2 offer some hills. They try to make up for the short length by adding a ton of bunkers so bring your sand wedge! They are are pretty short (~3000 yards), but the course does a pretty good job of maintaining them especially as much play as they get. A round can be brutally slow when it’s crowded, because the ease of the course tends to draw a lot of beginners. But there’s not a prettier place to play in the fall when the leaves are changing!
Pros:good location, pretty well maintained
Cons: can be crowded, short course, not incredibly challenging

I preface this review with the fact that I am a horrible, HORRIBLE golfer. So, I really don’t get a chance to get on a lot of courses.
With that being said, the golf courses at Forest Park are a treat. We had a group of six of us playing on Saturday and you could not have asked for a better day and place to play. We played the Hawthorne course first and then moved to the Redbud course for the second nine. The course was in great shape and you really get to see the park in all its glory.
While the course was crowded, everyone that we met were really courteous. As we had two threesomes, we let a lot of folks play through and even we played through on a couple holes. It was very relaxed.
As I mentioned earlier, I am not a good golfer so I cannot speak for everyone but I was really impressed with the course and I would definitely recommend it to anyone looking to have a good time on a nice layout in an historic setting.

Golfing here is a neat way to see forest park. The 18 hole course peruses the whole west side, through areas of old Oaks and Hickory to bordering a natural prairie. The grounds are well kept and usually aren’t crowded with other golfers.
Events are regular though so make sure you call up before you head down there because depending on the day, it can be a madhouse or a serene, isolated experience.

Course was in wonderful shape for being as hot as it has been this summer. Love the 9^th hole on Hawthrone, but it really sucks when you are walking, because you are tired, and have to walk all the way back around to the green from the tee box. There should be a walking bridge or something of that nature. All in all a good day, and a nice value at Twilight.

There are three different nine hole courses here, and all are enjoyable. The fact that this course is located so convenient to the city makes it one of my personal favorites. I live nearby and having an affordable and above average quality course so close keeps me coming back again and again.
The overall scenery, both actual and womanly, is amazing in Forest Park, so you can enjoy that while you golf too.
The manager does a great job with the events too.

A beautiful site for a wedding. Food was awesome and service was superior!~

It looks like a herd of rhinos from the zoo have trampled the course. I am just used to my local course where people fix their divots, etc. This one has a ton of people going thru and they really don’t care about damaging the greens. I’m just spoiled.

I photographed a wedding reception there on July 2. It was a heat index of 115 degrees. As we were all coming in, the staff met us at the door with a smile and chatted with each and every person. Every person you came in contact with was incredibly helpful, the facilities were well lit and a perfect reception was created. I would highly recommend holding your event there!

Great Golf course. This was my second time golfing and I was much better even though this was a much longer course.
The staff was great and it was a beautiful day. I will say that the grounds were a little worn and needed a little better upkeep, but it was a great course regardless. I did feel a little rushed because they had so many people out behind us.
My Father in law is the one that got me into golfing and he goes here often.
I don’t know allot about the sport but I have allot of fun when I go.
Great course and really great food at the club house.

Played «The Higlands» at Forest Park for the second time in 2 weeks last night.
It really is a great little course with a reasonable price.
Great driving/​chipping range and putting green with a stunning «unlimited range balls for $ 44.95 per month» deal. Are you kidding me? I’m not a golf fanatic (anymore) but that seems like one helluva great deal. Otherwise it is like $ 12 for a large bucket (140 balls); $ 8 for medium (70) or $ 4 for small (35). For the monthly deal you must sign up for a minimum of 3 months, but so what!
The course itself is nicely maintained with very little water and generous rough. As previously commented, there are fairways that are bounded by public streets so if you slice or hook you may do some damage… makes it even more fun. I have not played the back 9 yet, but the front 9 is fairly short, even from the yellow tees. Only one Par 5 on the front. Average hole length on the Par 4s seemed to be around 350 from the yellow.
Clubhouse does have a really nice selection of clothing and logo-​wear, balls, gloves, etc.
My favorite thing about the course is that you can pretty much guarantee yourself a walk-​on tee time on a weekday. During working hours you can go out as a single and never be bothered. After 4 p.m. it tends to get a little busy, but still no problem walking right on with a threesome and no delays.
Cart + 9 holes = $ 25.50 weekday. I’m a fan!
Easy access from Kingshighway or Hampton.

I’ve played this 27 hole course with 4 different people from out of town and they all say the same thing. «This is a city course in the middle of the city?». It’s a pretty nice course at a decent price. It also helps that as you play you can gawk at people jogging around the park. It’s kept relatively good shape as I’ve played a lot of badly kept city courses. This can be played medium length to very short.
The greens could use some work and there are several holes where cars and the public are in play so you have to be either good or lucky that you don’t hit them.
There is a decent selection in the pro shop at not terrible pricing. The club house is ok and beer prices aren’t in the bend you over range… which is always a good thing.