The best courses you can play in Alton, 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 13 highest-rated public courses within about 25 miles of Alton, Illinois, ranked by those community scores.
Gateway National Golf Links
Madison, IL, USAPublicKeith Foster
- 3.0Conditions
- 3.0Layout
- 2.7Value
- 3.3Scenery
- 3.4Facilities
- Driving range
- Mat range
- Parkland
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.
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- Challenging
- Driving range
- Walkable
Dogwood/Redbud
The Courses at Forest Park
St. Louis, MO, USAPublicRobert Foulis & Hale Irwin
- 3.0Conditions
- NRLayout
- NRValue
- NRScenery
- NRFacilities
- Parkland
- Walkable
- Traditional
Creve Coeur Golf Club
Creve Coeur, MO, USAPublic
- 3.0Conditions
- NRLayout
- NRValue
- NRScenery
- NRFacilities
- Parkland
- Walkable
- 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
The Woodlands Golf Club
Alton, IL, USAPublicTerry & Bruce Hansen
- Parkland
- Traditional
The Golf Club of Florissant
Florissant, MO, USAPublic
- 2.0Conditions
- 2.0Layout
- 3.0Value
- 1.5Scenery
- 3.0Facilities
- Driving range
- Hidden gem
- Parkland
Eighteen
Eagle Springs Golf Club
St. Louis, MO, USAPublicDavid Gill
- 1.0Conditions
- 1.0Layout
- 2.0Value
- 1.0Scenery
- 2.0Facilities
- Parkland
- Walkable
- Traditional
How we rank
Course Vaults ranks public 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 or guest-friendly courses. City pages include public golf courses within about 25 miles of Alton, 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 public course rankings in Alton, Illinois.
The top public golf courses in Alton, Illinois on Course Vaults are led by Gateway National Golf Links with a Course Vaults score of 7.1. This page ranks 13 courses, including Gateway National Golf Links, The Quarry at Crystal Springs, Far Oaks Golf Club.
Course Vaults ranks public 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 or guest-friendly courses. City pages include public golf courses within about 25 miles of Alton, 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 Alton, Illinois list includes public golf courses within about 25 miles of Alton, not only courses whose city field is an exact match. Nearby suburbs can appear when they fall inside that metro radius.
Gateway National Golf Links is currently #1 among public courses in and around Alton, Illinois on Course Vaults at 7.1 out of 10.
This ranking was last refreshed Nov 12, 2026, 3:54 AM EST. The page revalidates about every hour as golfers add new explicit ratings that meet the 5-rating minimum.
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