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3.7
396 Reviews (396)
5 Stars
126
4 Stars
167
3 Stars
67
2 Stars
26
1 Stars
10
Conditions
3.2
Value
3.7
Layout
4.3
Friendliness
4.4
Pace
4.4
Amenities
3.3
76.4%
Recommend this course
334 out of 396 reviews
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Average Rating
Avg Rating
4.5
2 Reviews (2)
5 Stars
1
4 Stars
1
3 Stars
0
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.0
Value
3.5
Layout
4.5
Pace
4.5
Amenities
3.5
StaffFriendliness
4.0
100.0%
Recommend this course
2 out of 2 reviews
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3.4
45 Reviews (45)
5 Stars
8
4 Stars
14
3 Stars
12
2 Stars
8
1 Stars
3
Conditions
2.7
Value
3.4
Layout
4.2
Pace
4.4
Amenities
3.2
StaffFriendliness
4.3
66.7%
Recommend this course
30 out of 45 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Par 72
Length 6763 yards
Slope 132
Rating 72.8

Previously known as Hillcrest at The Heartland Club.

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Course Details

Year Built 1916
Fairways Zoysia Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Donald Ross (1916) Bill Amick (1984)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes
GPS Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted Yes
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code Tank tops, half shirts, cut off shorts & gym trunks are not permitted. Golf shirts/shirts with a collar are required.

Food & Beverage

Bar, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities

Accolades

  • Golf Advisor: Top Courses in Missouri (2015 #1)
  • Golf Advisor: Top 25 Most Improved U.S. Golf Courses (2015 #16)

Reviews

3.7
396 Reviews (396)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 8
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 14
Narrow Fairways 13
Elevation Changes 12
This course/club is great for:
Locals 12
Advanced Golfers 11
Walkers 6
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 18
Worth the Drive 7

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Reviews 4
Handicap 25+
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Hillcrest GC

Excellent round at Hillcrest yesterday! Course and greens are in superb condition and look forward to playing again!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played

private to public

The golf course is in really good shape. The greens in fairways are extremely good for Kansas City. Are used to be a country club now public golf course. It’s definitely A good track.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Fair
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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First Time Playing

Weekend Golf Trip

The course is beautifully laid out. The greens were receptive and had good speed. The course needs some TLC. Enjoyed playing the course.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Water Main Break

This is one of my favorite courses. However, the course was in horrible condition due to a previous Watermain break. The staff were great, and very apologetic. Seems to me that there are to be an ability to include information to this effect when making tee times on the golfnow site.

Conditions Poor
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
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First Time Playing
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Great improvements in fairways since initial visit

The course was in great shape, a few fairways still being filled out but MUCH better than last time we played. Moved up to whites this time and had much more fun, blues were pretty challenging last time.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Nice golf, not too busy.

Nice course, welcoming staff, not busy when I went with plenty of time.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 6
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
1.0
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Previously Played

Course and facilities in terrible condition

It is unbelievable how bad of shape this course is in. The fairways are dead and many sand traps are completely full of bees. How they can charge $56 is a travesty. We chose this because early tee times were available and the course was empty but now we see why. We deserve a refund and Golfnow should completely drop this course.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Tough but great layout/course but lots of fairway issues

Loved the course and can see they are working on it but fairways were very bare and overall was tough to find many areas that were not in bad shape. Greens were perfect however so if they can fix that this course is very worth trying again.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

SLOW and Burnt

This has always typically been a nice, challenging course. The new Billie bunkers are a bonus. The rates were discounted because several fairways are burnt out pretty severely. They were honest about that up front. We got to tee off earlier than our tee time, which was great. Pace of play for the first nine was fantastic. However, on the back, we ran into a majorly slow foursome in front. It was awful. We waited on every shot; add that to many of the holes being cart-path only and my cousin and I couldn't wait to be done with the rounds.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Hillcrest

Greens in fair condition, fairways & tee boxes were in bad shape. Most tee boxes had hardly any grass & fairways were spotty at best.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 28
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Loved it!

Very nice course. Very clean and well maintained. Really awed by cleanliness and rolling hills and plenty of flat ground too. Hundreds of shade trees were nice to have on the warm day I played. Won’t hesitate to play again.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 14
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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