Top 5 Golf Courses Near St Louis
Robert Trent Jones Sr.'s St. Louis masterpiece — 1965 US Open and 2018 PGA Championship host with demanding length and RTJ's signature elevated greens.
Robert Trent Jones Jr. design in Ladue — 1971 Ryder Cup host and consistently rated among Missouri's finest private clubs with classical RTJ design principles.
A.W. Tillinghast design (1914) consistently ranked in America's Top 100 — 1947 US Amateur host and one of the finest Tillinghast designs in the Midwest.
Donald Ross design and 1948 US Open host — the most historically significant private club in St. Louis with century-old trees and classic parkland character.
A.W. Tillinghast design west of St. Louis — one of the architect's lesser-known Midwest designs with Tillinghast's characteristic strategic bunkering philosophy.
Getting There & Planning Your Visit
St. Louis golf's premier private clubs cluster west of the city in Ladue, Creve Coeur, and Town and Country. Highway 40 (I-64) provides the primary access corridor to west county country clubs.
Climate & Best Time to Play Near St Louis
Missouri's Midwest climate makes St. Louis golf excellent April through October. The Gateway City's Mississippi River location creates humidity in summer but few extreme temperature events.
Prepare Your Swing Before You Play Near St Louis
Bellerive's demanding Robert Trent Jones Sr. layout rewards the consistent distance control and course management that GOATY training builds — RTJ's elevated greens specifically favor the precise approach shot distances GOATY's AI calibrates.
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