Private Clubs in the St. Louis Metro Area

Algonquin Golf Club is one of the oldest and most established private golf clubs in the Midwest, founded in Saint Louis, Missouri in 1902. The 18-hole, par-72 course was originally designed by Robert Bruce Harris, whose firm also oversaw multiple renovations across several decades, preserving the integrity of the original layout. The club hosted the 1982 St. Louis District Golf Association Amateur Championship, reflecting its standing within the regional golf community.

Glen Echo Country Club is a historic private club founded in 1901 in Saint Louis, Missouri, and holds the unique distinction of hosting the first Olympic golf competition in history during the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair. The 18-hole course, originally designed by James Foulis and later redesigned by Robert Foulis in 1923, plays to a par of 71 across 6,534 yards of rolling St. Louis terrain. The club's original 1901 clubhouse remains one of the oldest in continuous use in American golf, cementing Glen Echo's place as a landmark of the sport's early history in the United States.

Log Cabin Club is a private 18-hole golf club in St. Louis, Missouri, founded in 1929 and set amid the rolling terrain overlooking the Missouri River Valley. The course was originally designed by Golden Age architects Wayne Stiles and John Van Kleek, featuring strategic bunkering and natural elevation changes characteristic of the era. A Keith Foster restoration in 1996 preserved the classic layout while returning the course to its original architectural intent.

Norwood Hills Country Club is a historic private club founded in 1922 on the former Norwood Farm estate in Saint Louis, Missouri, featuring 36 holes designed by architect Wayne Stiles. The club's North Course hosted the 1948 PGA Championship, won by Ben Hogan, and has welcomed both PGA and LPGA Tour events across its century-long history. A 2014 restoration by Tim Liddy preserved the integrity of Stiles' original design, which remains anchored by a classic Tudor-style clubhouse dating to 1924.