The Quarry at Crystal Springs
Course Name
The Quarry at Crystal Springs
Location
St. Louis
Address
1 Crystal Springs Quarry Dr., Maryland Heights, MO 63043
Phone
Website
http://www.quarrygc.com
Course Type
Public
Holes
18
Par
70
Quality/Cost Ratio (1 to 10)
8
Course Condition
8.5
Difficulty
8.5
Fairway Grass
Zoysia
Green Type
Bentgrass
Rough
Fescue/Blue Mix
Stimpmeter
10
Clubhouse
Small with limited amenities
Walkability
8
Slope
108 to 127
Yardage
4,629 to 6,597
Overall Rating (1 to 5):
Comments
Who knew? I haven’t played The Quarry at Crystal Springs for about 10 years and it has improved significantly! This is as nice of a public course as you find in St. Louis. And, it’s right in my backyard. Here’s the Reader’s Digest synopsis: Beautiful, lush fairways. Hard and very fast greens (possibly some of the fastest public greens in St. Louis). Very thick and long roughs – but shouldn’t pose too much of an issue unless you spray the ball way off of the fairway. Huge and numerous sand traps. The sand is soft and fluffy. Major water on 13 of the holes. Nash Haxel, former pro at Glen Echo, leads an ownership group that took control of the course in 2012 and they have made The Quarry into one of the premier public courses in St. Louis, Missouri. Although I really like the course, it is not perfect. But, for the price these minor blemishes are not major. Also, the course has one of the largest practice ranges in St. Louis. Great place to hone your game.