Windmill Golf Course
Course Name
Windmill Golf Course
Location
Clark
Address
19855 Highway B, Clark, Missouri 65243
Phone
Website
None
Course Type
Public
Holes
9
Par
35
Quality/Cost Ratio (1 to 10)
2
Course Condition
2.5
Difficulty
4
Fairway Grass
Mix, very low cut
Green Type
Bentgrass
Rough
Same as fairways
Stimpmeter
8.5
Clubhouse
Minimal
Walkability
7.5
Slope
Not rated
Yardage
2,456 to 2,636
Overall Rating (1 to 5):
Comments
Windmill Golf Course in Clark, MO needs a lot of TLC but the owner/greens keeper/pro shop manager/maintenance manager, etc., Kurt Pemberton, is doing an admirable job. Seriously, this man is doing EVERYTHING by himself. While Windmill will not be the most manicured or lush course you will play, it is definitely worth the trip just for the opportunity to play probably the most difficult hole in Missouri, #7 (see the picture with the “John Madden” scribbles/diagram), which I call “Threading the Needle.” This is a seriously whacked hole but I’ve been dreaming about it for the past 24 hours. I want to go back and play it again. This hole has also inspired me to publish a list on MoGolfTour.com of the most difficult and funkiest holes in our great state.
A little more about the course, Windmill’s fairways are almost non-existent. I think “fairways” is not the right descriptor. They are more of a pasture and there is no difference between the fairways and the roughs. The tee boxes and greens, however, are in much better condition in comparison. The greens are small, elevated and have a severe slope running from the back to the front. If they were mowed any shorter any downhill putts would run off of the green.
I played a few holes with 80 year old Dean Barry who lives right behind the green on the second hole. He plays every day and he was simply a delight. His picture is included. How can you not love this guy?!
BTW, this course is for sale. $800k will buy this slice of heaven with 112 acres of prime land in Clark, MO, the “club house,” equipment, and everything you see.