The best golf courses in Madison, Illinois
Course Vaults is a golf course logging app where members have logged 8,848 rounds in Illinois and rate what they played. These are the 25 highest-rated public and private courses within about 25 miles of Madison, Illinois, ranked by those community scores.

St. Louis Country Club
St. Louis, MO, USAPrivateCharles Macdonald
- 4.8Conditions
- 4.6Layout
- 3.7Scenery
- 4.5Facilities
Raynor! Always fun to see his templates incorporated throughout a golf course and how each one is brought to life. I thoroughly enjoyed my time here. The course was in great shape, and the thick rough made for an added challenge.
Written by
@jensencastle
- Fast greens
- Must play
- Pristine

Algonquin Golf Club
Saint Louis, MO, USAPrivateRobert Foulis & Brian Silva
- Driving range
- Restaurant
- Bar

Bellerive Country Club
St. Louis, MO, USAPrivateRobert Trent Jones Sr. & Bryce Swanson
- 4.8Conditions
- 4.4Layout
- 4.0Scenery
- 4.3Facilities
Robert Trent Jones, Bellerive immediately comes to mind. Not my favorite architect but it's a challenging golf course in A+ condition that I probably wouldn't choose to play all the time but I'd certainly recommend it to anyone that hasn't had the pleasure.
Written by
@Urannimal
- Pristine
- Restaurant
- Challenging

Old Warson Country Club
St. Louis, MO, USAPrivateRobert Trent Jones Sr.
- 4.0Conditions
- 4.0Layout
- 3.8Scenery
- 4.5Facilities
- Driving range
- Pristine
- Locker rooms

Annbriar Golf Course
Waterloo, IL, USAPublicDr. Michael Hurdzan
- 2.5Conditions
- 3.4Layout
- 3.9Value
- 4.1Scenery
- 3.9Facilities
Fine course in most all aspects. Maybe just a bit too modern (read 90’s) for my taste. I was surprised they let me walk it. The back nine is a HIKE!
Written by
@myklgolf
- Hidden gem
- Driving range
- Must play

Greenbriar Hills Country Club
Kirkwood, MO, USAPrivateRon Prichard
- 4.5Conditions
- 4.0Layout
- 4.5Scenery
- 3.8Facilities
- Driving range
- Must play
- Restaurant

Championship
Forest Hills Golf & Country Club
Chesterfield, MO, USAPrivateDick Nugent & Ted Cox
- 4.0Conditions
- 3.0Layout
- 3.0Scenery
- 3.5Facilities
- Driving range
- Restaurant
- Bar

Meadowbrook Country Club
Ballwin, MO, USAPrivateRobert B. Harris & Keith Foster
- 3.0Conditions
- 1.0Layout
- 1.0Scenery
- 1.3Facilities
- Challenging
- Driving range
- Grass range

St Clair Country Club
Belleville, IL, USAPrivateWilliam Langford & Theodore J. Moreau
- 3.0Conditions
- 3.0Layout
- 1.0Scenery
- NRFacilities
- Driving range
- Hidden gem
- Restaurant

Meramec
Tapawingo National Golf Club
Sunset Hills, MO, USAPublicGary Player
- 4.0Conditions
- 4.0Layout
- 5.0Value
- 4.0Scenery
- 5.0Facilities
- Hidden gem
- Parkland
- Traditional

Gateway National Golf Links
Madison, IL, USAPublicKeith Foster
- 3.0Conditions
- 3.0Layout
- 2.7Value
- 3.3Scenery
- 3.4Facilities
- Driving range
- Mat range
- Parkland

Woodland
Tapawingo National Golf Club
Sunset Hills, MO, USAPublicGary Player
- 4.0Conditions
- NRLayout
- NRValue
- NRScenery
- NRFacilities
- Parkland
- Traditional

The Quarry at Crystal Springs
Maryland Heights, MO, USAPublic
- 3.0Conditions
- 3.0Layout
- 3.0Value
- 2.0Scenery
- 3.0Facilities
- Hidden gem
- Parkland
- Great value

Fair Oaks
Far Oaks Golf Club
Caseyville, IL, USAPublicBob Goalby & Kye Goalby
- 3.5Conditions
- 3.3Layout
- 3.0Value
- 3.0Scenery
- 3.0Facilities
- Driving range
- Must play
- Grass range

Stonewolf Golf Club
Fairview Heights, IL, USAPublicJack Nicklaus
- 3.0Conditions
- 3.7Layout
- 2.5Value
- 2.8Scenery
- 2.5Facilities
- Parkland
- Traditional

Spencer T Olin Community Golf Course
Alton, IL, USAPublicArnold Palmer
- 2.5Conditions
- 3.5Layout
- 4.0Value
- 2.5Scenery
- 4.0Facilities
A good local golf course. It backs up and challenges all sorts of competition. The conditions aren’t the best tee-green, but the greens are solid. Decent amount of creativity and hills to it too.
Written by
@Slamminsam
- Challenging
- Driving range
- Walkable

Prairie
Tapawingo National Golf Club
Sunset Hills, MO, USAPublicGary Player
- 2.0Conditions
- 2.0Layout
- 3.0Value
- 1.0Scenery
- 3.0Facilities
- Parkland
- Traditional

Dogwood/Redbud
The Courses at Forest Park
St. Louis, MO, USAPublicRobert Foulis & Hale Irwin
- 3.0Conditions
- NRLayout
- NRValue
- NRScenery
- NRFacilities
- Parkland
- Walkable
- Traditional

Columbia Golf Club
Columbia, IL, USAPublicAl Linkogel
- 3.0Conditions
- 3.0Layout
- 3.5Value
- 4.0Scenery
- 2.7Facilities
- Great value
- Hidden gem
- Underrated

Ballwin Golf Course
Ballwin, MO, USAPublicHomer Herpel & Bob Lohmann
- 3.0Conditions
- 2.5Layout
- 4.0Value
- 2.0Scenery
- 4.0Facilities
- Great value
- Must play
- Hidden gem

Creve Coeur Golf Club
Creve Coeur, MO, USAPublic
- 3.0Conditions
- NRLayout
- NRValue
- NRScenery
- NRFacilities
- Parkland
- Walkable
- Traditional

Tamarack Country Club
O Fallon, IL, USAPublicPete Dye
- 3.0Conditions
- 3.0Layout
- 2.0Value
- 2.0Scenery
- 1.5Facilities
- Parkland
- Traditional

Highlands Golf & Tennis Club
Saint Louis, MO, USAPublic
- 2.0Conditions
- 2.5Layout
- 2.5Value
- 2.5Scenery
- 2.3Facilities
- Driving range
- Grass range
- Mat range

Hawthorn/Dogwood
The Courses at Forest Park
St. Louis, MO, USAPublicRobert Foulis & Hale Irwin
- 2.5Conditions
- 2.3Layout
- 2.0Value
- 3.0Scenery
- 2.3Facilities
- Parkland
- Walkable
- Traditional

Ruth Park Golf Club
St. Louis, MO, USAPublicJames Foulis
- 3.0Conditions
- 2.5Layout
- 4.0Value
- 3.0Scenery
- 4.0Facilities
- Great value
- Hidden gem
- Walkable
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How we rank
Course Vaults ranks golf courses by Course Vaults Score (CV score), a community rating from golfers who have played and rated each course. Only open courses with at least 5 explicit ratings qualify, and this list is limited to public and private courses. City pages include golf courses within about 25 miles of Madison, so nearby suburbs can appear on the same list. Rankings refresh about hourly as new ratings come in; each page shows when it was last generated.
FAQ
Common questions about course rankings in Madison, Illinois.
The top golf courses in Madison, Illinois on Course Vaults are led by St. Louis Country Club with a Course Vaults score of 8.8. This page ranks 25 courses, including St. Louis Country Club, Algonquin Golf Club, Bellerive Country Club.
Course Vaults ranks golf courses by Course Vaults Score (CV score), a community rating from golfers who have played and rated each course. Only open courses with at least 5 explicit ratings qualify, and this list is limited to public and private courses. City pages include golf courses within about 25 miles of Madison, so nearby suburbs can appear on the same list. Rankings refresh about hourly as new ratings come in; each page shows when it was last generated.
Yes. The Madison, Illinois list includes golf courses within about 25 miles of Madison, not only courses whose city field is an exact match. Nearby suburbs can appear when they fall inside that metro radius.
St. Louis Country Club is currently #1 among courses in and around Madison, Illinois on Course Vaults at 8.8 out of 10.
This ranking was last refreshed Nov 12, 2026, 3:47 AM EST. The page revalidates about every hour as golfers add new explicit ratings that meet the 5-rating minimum.
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