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Sitting on tee box 1, tee time was 4 minutes ago and there are still 4 people waiting to tee off in front of us. Edited for round time. 5 hours 30 minutes. I did like the layout of the course tho.

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Great place Dan does a fantastic job

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This course definitely needs a ranger. Fun course to play and in decent condition for a public course but we ran into drunken golfers wandering all over the course with errant shots, little if any golf etiquette, and a sense of general chaos. A marshal or Ranger especially on weekends and holidays would go a long way.

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Course is OK for a public course. Fairways thin in places. Enjoyed challenge of "bombing away" on several holes to try and reach greens under regulation.

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Wanted to rent their venue space for my wedding. Called 15 months in advance to try and tour/book. Was told they don't allow booking that far out and to wait until about 6 months to the date I want and call then. I spent weeks on their pricing page, decided on what worked best for us. Tried emailing 3 separate time with no response. Finally get Barbra on the phone, and she was incredibly rude. Their website says the rent the barn for ceremonies only for $1200. But don't let you book until last minute in case they potentially rent out to someone who wants the whole party room as well. They falsely advertised for something they don't offer. The owner swore he'd call me back with some sort of resolution by the next day. It's been about a week with no call. Terrible business ethic.

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★ 5

Geat time and facility as always

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I didn't play too well but the course was in great shape.
It's a drive from SOCO but if you have the time, give it a try.

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First time playing here, course was in good shape. Staff was very helpful and nice. Will definitely be back.

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Great golf course!!! A lot of fun holes. Great time with my close friends!

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★ 5

It crazy to me that I have just discovered this place after golfing in the area for 2 years . Fantastic layout, fun course! Price is right here for what you get, greens are in good shape , and run true. Alton has the best public courses around! I will be coming back very soon , and can't wait to see the course in spring time with some lush greenery . Heads up though , if you haven't been , you will be forced to make some good shots , or lose alot of balls!

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Course was in pretty good shape for early Nov. The tee boxes need some work but the rest of the course was totally fine and playable.

Overall the layout is challenging for the 15-25 handicap player. Lots of space so you're not losing a ton of balls on the front, but the back side is a little tighter. Greens are a bit small on some holes. If I was ranking the Alton courses it would probably be a distant second behind Spencer T, but ahead of Rolling Hills and the other tracks like cloverleaf and rock springs

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★ 4

Friendly knowledgeable staff. The golf course is a good test of your ball striking ability with several risk reward opportunities.

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Older male employee very rude. But fun and challenging course. If it wasn’t for him would be a 4.

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Fairways and greens are pretty nice, but the layout of this course is weird. Not one I would probably play again!

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Great little pole barn in which to attend a wedding or be in one. Nice subtle breeze whisking through keeping guests cool and comfortable.

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★ 5

Course was in good shape.

The Saint Louis, Metro Senior Golf Association played there and had a great rate of $28!

Be aware that they changed the order of play some soul years ago and some GPS systems have still not caught up to the new setting.

Also, some of the signage on the course is inadequate and it’s easy to get lost between a few holes.

Nice putting green

Trying not to let how bad I played bias my review. Lol.

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nice course a little drive but like the layout and mostly stays in good shape greens and fairways

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Loved playing here, nice scenery and greens are in pretty mint condition. Worst part about the place is the golf carts sound like they’re gonna fall apart, and the tee boxes are pretty rough, but i’m sure they’ll get better as it gets later in the year.

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Staff was very accommodating and easy yo work with to make my Re-Newlyweds have The Best Wedding Ever

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The greens best shape I’ve seen them in years. Very fun track! The staff is extremely professional, and friendly. I highly recommend this course.!

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Elevation changes from the tee boxes are crazy challenging. Be prepared to know how your personal yardages work with elevation and wind changes. Enjoy and play to targets.

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Course was in good shape, had a great time

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Nice golf course !

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Very peaceful setting

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Attended a co-workers retirement party here. Nice facility.

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Great place. Excellent food and service. Highly recommended.

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Beautiful

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Very challenging layout but very interesting. Course in pretty rough shape. Greens bumpy and fairways thin.

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Real nice folks running the place.

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Course is in good shape, save for some of the greens.

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Another local treasure.

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Beautiful, breathtaking scenery, and oh! You get to play golf there too! The golfing here is amazing, priced right and even on a crowded day it goes pretty smoothly. I had to use GPS but it was easy to get there and you can easily play all day. The gift shop and bar is nice as well

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Great wedding venue! Beautiful grounds and facility.

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Played today and the course was in really good shape. Hats off to the ground crew very well maintained. One of the best courses in this area . Pretty unique with all of the creeks and water hazards .very good course.

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Fun and challenging course

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Great place to plan your next event and, what the heck, play a round of golf too!

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Nice place to have a wedding . need a better out door bathrooms. But overall beautiful.

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Nice course challenging

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First time playing there but definitely not the last! This course is challenging and fun with quite a few water hazards but overall I enjoy the course. Course employees were friendly and helpful! If you haven't played here, I would recommend giving it a try!

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Great golf course i play it every time I'm in town

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What a great location for an outdoor event. You can watch the golfers from your table.

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Beautiful area

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Course was in excellent condition. Greens were average overall had a good round.

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Very nice place

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Nice course

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In the best shape that has been for a while!

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Awesome!

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Like the course. Greens are in great shape.

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★ 4

Nice golf course.
Fairways are better this year.
Friendly staff and very nice greens.
The back nine especially makes you
Use all your clubs and rewards you
Early on well played shots.

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1st time playing, greens rolled well, had some tight tee angles. Rough was thin.

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Course was good. Played on a Saturday morning in mid June. Play was a little slow, took us 5 hours with a foursome, but wasn't really anyone's fault, just busy. We paid $40 a person and for that price I thought it was fine. The ground was very firm, but it's been hot. Beer was ~$3 a piece for those of you who care. It's about a 45 minute drive for me, but I'd go back again.

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Great day! Loved it!

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Booked on golfnow and the guy at front desk says now that we have to pay another $17 each person. Booked golfnow all last year and never had a problem with having to pay extra for a cart. Does not say anything online about walking on golfnow.

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★ 5

Beautiful and challenging place

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What an odd mix of great and terrible holes! Fortunately, there are one or two more great ones than terrible ones. Also, for a property this (mostly) flat, due to the routing and limited bridges over the Riviére du Bois and its tributaries, it's a surprisingly difficult course to walk. Case in point: #14 and #15 tees are right next to each other, meaning you play #14 and then have to walk essentially back the entire hole to get to the next tee. Don't forget to bring your waders for crossing the creek on #5 and #6!

All that said, I did enjoy myself - bonus points for being open on New Year's Day and greens in decent shape for winter. I'd try it again in the summer.

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★ 5

Love it

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Course was in great shape. Reasonable cost on weekdays.

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Cause it is golf

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Beautiful course and very well kept. A really nice gentleman checked us in. The hills at this course are amazing. Enjoyed my game.

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I attended a wedding there it was a very nice place

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Nice place for a wedding reception

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Tonight's golf course I think it's a little pricey on the weekends for what it is and what it offers but I would play there again during the week but never on a weekend again there was a backup and wait to tee off and like I said for that Golf Course a little pricey on the weekends

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Greens were rough. They had just been aerated and did'nt let us know when we made our reservations.

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Great course. I used to love coming here awesome golf friendly staff great food it has it all. I only don't go here anymore because I'm not allowed to, they're pretty strict about not doing magic tricks where you make 15 golf balls disappear inside of you. Oh well that's life.

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Beautiful course!

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Excellent venue for a wedding and the staff is amazing! Wish I could give them 11 stars.

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Enjoyable as always

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Solid golf course. Holes are plenty challenging. Staff is very helpful and friendly

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Stellar place!! Challenging yet rewarding...looking forward to playing again!!

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Unpleasant experience.

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Beautiful place was @ a wedding reception had a Great time.

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Nice family-owned business.

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Good course. Fairways soft and not green yet.

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Great complexity for all levels of play. Very friendly staff and can't be the price!

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Good golf course..greens were in excellent condition. Friendly and professional staff.

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If you are a golfer, this place is right up your fairway.

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Heavy vegetation here...hit it in the fairway.

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Great venue for a wedding and reception!! Had a great time there!! All of the amenities where met!! Great food, drink, priced fairly!! Awesome views!!

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After strongly suggesting it wouldn't rain for more than 10 mim we proceeded to wait at the 1st tee box for 20 min got a single tee shot off and then took $5 off our refund because "we did at least play". Club house was old and outdated.

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Not very busy today but definitely enjoyed being out with the great weather. Course was in good shape, greens had been aerated awhile ago so everything rolled true. Definitely consider it before cold weather rolls in.

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Great setting for wedding

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Great wedding venue my niece got married there & it was beautiful..

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Water grass taking over the green fringes.

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Like they said. A true hidden gem

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Woodlands has got some hills to play on. The entire course is not hilly, numerous holes are on flat ground. Water hazards are located throughout the course, adding to the challenge. There are a few sand traps by the greens.
The course is kept up very well, especially considering the heat of summer and the dry spell. The fairways were thick and kept mowed. The greens was in good shape, saw no dead patches of grass on them.
This is not a hard course, but there is enough hazards to make it fun. Due to the hills, I would not walk the course. Golf carts were clean and ran well.
I played on a Sunday and I thought the pace of play was a little slow. We were a few minutes shy of 5 hours to play 18. Several groups in front of us were in no hurry to play and move along. Saw no golf marshal on the course.
All in all, for $33 I thought this was well worth the money. I can not think of a course which cost about the same price, which is maintained any better or laid out as good.

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Beautiful venue for events.

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They need to get the cart girls with cold beer back out on the course for our monday league

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The banquet center is nice but they did not have a real stage for dancing just an area of hardwood floor

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I'm from out of town. It's a nice course. If I lived in the area, it would be in my rotation.

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The woodlands golf club is an amazing place to have your wedding and reception. Brenda is an amazing person and great to work with. We had our ceremony and reception there and Brenda was there with me every step of the way. Without her I would not of had a clue what I was doing. She made everything go so smoothly. Everyone at the woodlands are so polite and friendly I have absolutely nothing negative to say. I highly recommend them.

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Was here for a wedding, nice place with great service!

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Nice layout, nice people

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Absolutely beautiful setting!

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Nice place and good service

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Woodlands golfclub has new owners witch are renovating giving the place an awesome new look full service kitchen five star chef new patio below the uperdeck overlooking the eighteenth green

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Had a wonderful time! Great place!

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Just a place. Course was a challenge, but not kept up well. Struggled to complete a tee time booking. Nice people, just not very professional.

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Very nice

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Great place great fun

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I was quoted a lower price on the phone when booking my t-time and then charged 10.00 dollars more upon arrival. I wouldnt have minded if this price was originally quoted, but being charged more once I arrived has left a sour taste. I will never play this course again for this reason. Would not recommend.

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The course was beautiful. Play was super slow and the young ranger was trying to help and was super nice but they had too many people at the same time. Waited 10 mins at each tee box.Front desk was terrible. Said " he was to busy to helpsince they were so busy at the bar. Waited 15 mins with no service and all i wanted wad 2 waters. Amazing place to golf but the pro shop is ran by snobby teenagers.

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Intro:
The Woodlands Golf and Country Club in Alton IL is one of many ways to spend a warm summer afternoon in July.

Weather:
When teeing off the temp outside was 105 deg. Winds were from the SE. Wooded areas where airflow was limited were sauna-like. A nice breeze in the open areas kept things comfortable.

Greens:
Smooth, minimal ball/spike marks. The ball rolled true, but slow.

Bunkers:
Poor bunkers, sand was hard and compacted. Local players rarely used the provided rake.

Fairways:
Zoysia was in good shape given the high temps and lack of rain in the area.

Rough:
Burnt and Crispy. No signs of watering.

Tee Boxes:
Zoysia tee boxes were in good shape. We played the black tees.

Pace of Play:
For the most part very good. We played 18 holes in three hours, mainly because we accidentally hit into and played thru a foursome of blue-shirted dudes wandering around looking for golf clubs. A threesome of dudes playing pink golf balls also allowed us to play thru.

Most Memorable hole:
Gotta go with 18, a daunting par 5. Second shot is uphill towards the club house. Someone decided to paint "WOODLANDS" on the retaining wall behind the green. Great idea, I aimed at the W, and landed a 4iron 10ft from the hole, before rolling in an eagle.

Cost:
Paid $27 for 18 with cart.

Cart:
The cart was gas, poor acceleration, average handling.

Overall:
3/5, would recommend if you live in Alton and want a local course to practice at.

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Nice golf course, friendly staff

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New alignment was a little confusing, but I like that it's being updated.

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