Golf Destinations: Where to Enjoy and Where to Avoid

Bellerive Country Club is one of the most well-known golf clubs in the state.  After holding the 100th PGA championship in 2018, Bellerive became known for their thick rough and fast greens.  While this course is very exclusive, I had the opportunity to play it for a recent conference tournament and was completely blown away by the layout and the conditions. The greens are always smooth and roll relati...

There are a lot of golf courses out there. While some of them are reasonably priced and fun to play, many of them are overpriced with layouts that are terrible to work through.  Over the years, I have played a lot of golf and a lot of golf courses.  I've seen the good, the bad and the ugly through my experience.  I am here to help you to know which courses to play, and which ones to stay away fro...

The second course that we are going to be looking at is another gem found in south-west Missouri.  Although Ozarks National is located in Hollister MO, Ozarks National is a traditional links golf course (which are mainly found in the flatlands of Scotland, Ireland and England).  This course has wide fairways, no rough, and tall itchy grasses that will cause some sort of issues for almost every golf...

This next course is another beauty found in the Ozarks or Missouri.  While it has been around for many years and has been rather well-respected, many questioned what would happen to the quality of the course when Johnny Morris decided he wanted to help renovate the property.   I have recently visited Buffalo Ridge to see how this course has changed.  While I was expecting major changes...

Westborough Country Club is a small golf course located in Des Peres.  While I’m not absolutely in love with the course layout, there are many great things about this course that make it worth visiting.  The greens are smooth, and the fairways are as green as they get.   While the conditions are amazing, this course's layout is rather different.  The length of this course is nothing to ...

Forest Hills Country Club located in Clarkson Valley Missouri is another great course to visit.  This is an outstanding course from tee to green.  The conditions are amazing and the layout offers a challenge to most golfers.   This course offers quite a diverse layout.  From dog-legs to blind shots, this layout will challenge you to hit your irons straight and even shape some of your s...

Tapawingo National Golf course is located in Sunset Hills Missouri, and offers 27 challenging holes.  I highly respect this course because of the continual challenge it offers.  This is a course that I play regularly, but each and every round it continues to test my patience.  Because this course offers three different 9-hole layouts, the course will have a different look every time you play, which...

Gateway National Golf Links is located just across the river in Madison IL.  It is an absolutely beautiful course that is a challenging links style course.  Similar to Ozarks National, this course is long and relatively open but does challenge players with some hard par 3’s.   Because of this course's location, the conditions are always tough.  Due to the flat surrounding area there ...

Silo Ridge Country Club is located in Bolivar Missouri just north of Springfield.  While this course is rather out of the way, it is definitely one worth visiting.  This course is known for having some of the best greens in all of Missouri.  They are smooth, fast and will definitely cause issues if you are having problems with your putting stroke. The conditions at this course are always fan...