Good public golf course. Like most courses, Don't mind the bunkers they are not 5 stars.

As transplants to St. Louis, we have been in awe of the golf course options within a 30 minute drive of the city. We've visited at least a dozen courses over the past couple of years, with the top slot regularly changing. Far Oaks is now our go-to, and is a pleasure from the pro shop to the 18th green. The course is challenging, but not overwhelming, carts are in great shape, course itself is super fun, and everyone from the starter to the groundskeepers are friendly and welcoming. It gets busy, but pace of play is solid. Back 9 is a fun ride that lets you get creative with club selection. Some folks might complain about the sand, but who wants to hit out of the traps anyway? Great course, great people, and a great way to spend a few hours. Can't wait for our next visit! read more

All greens were very very rough from ball marks either not repaired or repaired incorrectly making it almost impossible to get a true roll on your putt. Very slow speeds on greens. They were cutting greens and rough as we we're playing in a packed golf tournament. read more

Really was anticipating playing here. Got to the putting green with a lot of brown areas. Found a lot of green damage. I was shocked from the conditions I'd played there before. Hope it gets back. Great folks. Need greenskeeper? read more

Just read some very negative reviews and don't get it. Maybe they are older reviews but I've played there three times this summer, most recently August 22nd, and the course was great. Good shape, fairly quick round and staff couldn't have been nicer. This is a course worth playing and if I didn't live 45 minutes away I'd play it a lot. It's a very nice course. read more

Great staff very attentive. We host our National Sales Network Golf Tourney here every year. They are very accommodating and the course if simple beautiful. Very nice pro shop and good range and putting areas read more

Far Oaks Golf Club - Golf Club inside - Golf Near Me - Caseyville, Illinois

Golf course OK. Some difficult par threes for women. Worst aspect of golf club is theft of a personal item left in ladies' restroom. Discovered it had been left behind, and someone took it and did not turn it in. Don't know if it was an employee or a golfer. Either way, I am disappointed in behavior at this club. read more

This is one of my favorite courses. It's more of a links type course. Open and easily drive able. If you want a tighter winding dog legging course try Stonewolf which is across HWY 159 ( about 3 miles away). Both courses are gorgeous! Far Oaks is a great course but had always lacked in management. Typically, you will have long wait times, limited filled water jugs, unattended starter position, etc. read more

Played today 8/10/18, don't believe those bad reviews, course was in super condition, greens are in great shape, staff was very friendly. I would recommend playing this course to anyone. John T. read more

Just played there today and the course was in great shape. The Superintendent was actually on the course and apologized for the two greens that were aerated while he was watering them personally. The other 16 greens were incredible, the sand traps were nice and the sand was very playable. He said he is working hard on many updates, looking forward to this summer. He said many people complain about the gravel parking lot. Funny, I think it looks very Colorado and upscale. I don't care where I park, I care about how the course and greens are. If you want everything perfect be prepared to pay over a 100.00 per round. Nice Job Far Oaks. read more

Course was in decent shape in comparison to all of the other courses in the area but has the same problem as everywhere else...it takes forever to play!!! No marshals enforcing fast play rules. It took almost 6 hours to play which is F-ing ridiculous. They had a bachelor party 3 groups ahead of us and they were teeing off with 4 carts per hole. The Marshall never said a word to them. We quit after 16 holes which is terrible. The Walters courses have lowered prices in the afternoon which is great but this attracts yayhoos who don't have any idea about course etiquette. If your going to lower rates to attract all types of players you have to send out Marshalls to monitor slow play. Right now the average Walters course afternoon round is 5 hours +. read more

I went golfing at the course today for the second time, and I had a BLAST! Knowing last night that today would be a gorgeous day, my friends and I decided on going golfing somewhere near St. Louis. Our criteria for the ideal location was somewhere inexpensive (including golfing with a cart--as we're immatures/amateurs), somewhat close, not too crowded, and somewhere where we could enjoy the sunshine. This Far Oaks Golf Club fit the perfect bill for all of these. We were able to book a tee time without any difficult for mid-afternoon. We each paid only $22 for 18 holes, and this price included the cart fee! In terms of golfing, we had an challenging though incredible amount of fun. We got better as the day went along, and I think part of why we could get better was because the course is difficult but not outlandish. There are red, white, blue, and black tees; we chose the white which offered a very fair challenge for our skillset (well...lack thereof). The course weaves in and out of neighborhoods with beautiful houses, and there are several dog-legs both left and right. The par 3s were my favorite because birdies are doable on all of them--and I even got one! The course was not crowded on this day, and I doubt it is crowded most days as it is somewhat out in the middle of nowhere. Our group of 4 allowed a few groups to play through us, and we still finished in about 4.5 hours. Like the previous reviews stated, there are no/few marshalls, but that didn't affect us negatively at all. The club inside has a large food and drink selection, and the golf shop is everything you'd expect it to be. One thing I didn't see out on the course was a water stand, which would have been nice. Other than that though, no real complaints from this guy. Great job, Far Oaks! I'll be back shortly! read more

The owner should be embarrassed to allow people to play this course. Close it for repairs. I left after the fifth hole, and didn't bother asking for my money back. You couldn't pay me to play here. read more

This is (was) a nice course. I have played here many times but won't be back soon. All of the greens are gone. Anywhere from 30-50% of the green complexes are just brown dirt, no grass. Most of the tee boxes are in need of help. They need dirt, they need grass, they need mowing, they need all of the old tees picked up, etc. There are several fairways they are trying to repair with sod from all of the rain they have had (nice job!) so they are doing some work, just need to do some more. Good luck, it will be awhile I am afraid before the greens come back. You really should tell people, that way they know what they are in for and won't leave bad reviews. read more

What a shame!! The greens are in terrible shape due to golfers not repairing their ball marks. I just played yesterday, 9/7/2016 and I cannot recall a single green not being so severely pock-marked that we did not have to move our golf balls in order to try and find a decent line of putt to the hole. However, the fairways are as great as usual and a delight to play from. The bunkers are maintained but golfers still need to rake the bunkers after playing from them. All in all, golf there was a pleasant experience with the exception of those ball mark riddled greens. read more

Great, well cared for course. Played here a couple of times over the last few weeks, and each time was as good as I could have hoped for. The fairways are in seriously good shape, the greens, however, are pretty beat up right now (it's getting towards the end of the season, so I'm willing to look the other way). Played early in the week in the afternoon for less than 30 bucks, so I'm happy. Finished in around 3 hours or so, there was a twosome in front of me, but they were pretty quick and the weather was great, took the time to find some balls in the tall grass and enjoy the atmosphere (premium prices on the weekends means premium balls waiting to be found). Loved the couple holes with elevated tees on the back 9, particularly 17 (love the creek in the middle that makes you think before deciding to drive it). All in all, one of the nicer courses in the Belleville /fairview / ofallon area, and a great value for someone with a free weekday afternoon. read more