Gateway National Golf Links

Address:	18 Golf Dr, Madison, IL 62060, USA
Phone:	+1 618-482-4653
Site:	gatewaynational.com
Rating:	4.1

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Ryan Thoele

Gateway has been my favorite course for a long time now, love the fairways and greens the course has me drooling at times with how nice it is. However this past weekend I was disappointed. I played on Sunday and I understand weekend rates are higher. My buddy and I payed $60 which I know is a normal rate for gateway in its prime its easily a $70 course. So paying $60 we anticipated it to be in great shape. Well that was not the case last sunday the greens had been recently air rated which I understand needs to happen but the greens were farm from a true roll. Very grainy and bouncy everytime you would put. The fairways are normally great too but were pretty spotty on this day lots of hard spots with a lot of unfilled divots. The tee boxes (most of them) were not ideal along with a lot of the rough areas to be extremely patchy with no grass. We just felt the course was over priced given the course conditions on this particular day. Defiantly will always love and play this course but the rate should be adjusted accordingly given the course conditions.

Nathan Stotts

Course was awesome, lacked bathrooms throughout, and lacked quality of service. Long story short, the staff attempted to get us to pay again after we had already paid. And attempted to tell us we couldnt take our wives out with us. Now, normally if we had showed up and were told that: it wouldnt have been a problem. But we had called and specifically asked if it would be a problem, and if we had to pay a Companions Fee, which wouldnt have been a big deal. But were told they didnt have enough carts and were waiting on some for other players. Seems to be a lack of concern, maybe they should invest in some carts. Most courses Ive played at have way more than is needed and can accommodate anyone. We were pleased with the quality of and condition of the course, we were however, not pleased with the Speedway and noise level. It was super loud and distracting, not very good etiquette. Overall, wasnt a terrible experience, but we will not be returning based on the experience we did have.

Tim Malyszko

I am a 50+ round a year player and Gateway is by far my favorite public course in St. Louis. The greens are in better shape than most courses greens and tee boxes since its all bent grass fairways and well maintained thanks to a very skilled and caring staff! In addition, the kitchen serves a fantastic lunch at bargain prices. If you work downtown, sneak over to grab a bite to eat at lunch - you will not be disappointed. As much as I travel, I see and play a lot of courses throughout the United States and I rank it up there with the best sub $100 courses I play, especially tee times as affordable at $29 and $34 during the weekday mornings and afternoons before traditional "twilight" hours.

Christopher Dillon

FIX YOUR FREAKING DIVOTS!!!!!!!!! Course is beautiful and a lot of fun to play. I was though very surprised to see so many divots, clean pro looking cuts out of the turf with the divot laying near by! THATS JUST LAZY FOLKS, and I wish theyd fine and/or kick offenders off the course for doing damage that will last a long time. Gateway National will be a regular for me and I cant wait to get out there again.

A Private User

Great spot for a round of golf ... and a swim. e.g. By the time you get to #16, and the beers have fully kicked in, driver from the back tees seems logical. Splat! ... into GoosePoop Lake. From there, a final puff on your cigar, a quick cool-off dip, a drop-area recovery shot, and another beer will set you up for some serious undulation on the green. Or is it me? "East St. Louis, anyone...?"

A Private User

Always a challenging round, and the shape of this course used to rival any country club in the area. In recent years Ive seen this shape of this course go down hill from slower greens to clumpy rough where you might have a good lie, or you might be on a dirt patch. At $73, I would expect the course to be in tip top shape like it was years ago when they were charging $60.

Michael Neimkin

Very hard golf course, usually in very good shape. Links course that plays almost 8000 from tips with narrow fairways and can be windy. Check race schedule at track next to it, will be very noisy if there is a race that day. Early tee times are better, it plays slow during the middle of the day when people get backed up because of how hard it is.

Tallis Lockos

Its not too exciting a course, but nice enough to play. A flat course. Modest clubhouse inside, decent 18 outside. You come here to get your swings in, but not to impress a client with a country club experience. If you have business to see car races, the Gateway Track is next door.

Dan McCormick

Nice course - not too hard but still interesting. A nice long par 5 in the mix and a couple of nice par 3s. The range is in really rough shape- not good - needs an overhaul. The grill is tasty enough and reasonably priced.

Tim Hagen

Played it for the first time.It is in Great SHAPE !!Fairways,greens,layered rough and bunkers were all Excellent.Greens are fast ,true and a pleasure to putt.I would recommend this course and will be Back ! Tim Hagen

Kevin Ringkamp

The course is fine. There is no rough and the bunkers are a joke. I havent seen the bunkers maintained or raked by the staff in years! Bunkers are a part of the course condition just as much as cutting the grass.

Jeremy Curtis

Very nice course with amazing views of Downtown St.Louis . Fun layout and decent conditions. Would definitely help if people would fix there divots. Would recommend giving it a shot

Scott Elliott

Beautiful golf course if you have all day to play. Three foursomes per hole on back 9 and a fivesome two groups ahead on a Saturday. Quit after 14 holes and 4.5 hours.

daniel grubbs

long, challenging, well groomed. five stars except for the fact that all the standing water attracts a ton of bugs that are just unpleasant in the summer.

Richard Thyer

Great links style course just minutes from downtown St. Louis. You can catch really good last minute deals and get a great value.

William Roestel

Top 5 public course in STL area. Great links style course less than 10 minutes from Downtown.

Steve Hollycross

My favorite course in the St. Louis area. Great layout with some great views of downtown.

Daniel K. Fox

Can be really hot in the summer but otherwise its a beautiful, open modern course!

Jill G

The best links style course around! Great views of STL skyline on the couse.

Mike DeVous

This is a great links style course. Always in excellent condition!