The best courses you can play 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 21 highest-rated public courses within about 25 miles of Madison, Illinois, ranked by those community scores.
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
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
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
18 Hole
Riverside Golf Club
Fenton, MO, USAPublicJack Wolfner
- Scoreable
Eighteen
Eagle Springs Golf Club
St. Louis, MO, USAPublicDavid Gill
- 1.0Conditions
- 1.0Layout
- 2.0Value
- 1.0Scenery
- 2.0Facilities
- Parkland
- Walkable
- Traditional
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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 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 public course rankings in Madison, Illinois.
The top public golf courses in Madison, Illinois on Course Vaults are led by Annbriar Golf Course with a Course Vaults score of 8.0. This page ranks 21 courses, including Annbriar Golf Course, Tapawingo National Golf Club, Gateway National Golf Links.
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 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 public 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.
Annbriar Golf Course is currently #1 among public courses in and around Madison, Illinois on Course Vaults at 8.0 out of 10.
This ranking was last refreshed Nov 12, 2026, 3:52 AM EST. The page revalidates about every hour as golfers add new explicit ratings that meet the 5-rating minimum.
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