With six sets of tees, this private oasis measures a daunting 6,970 yards from the back tees and 4,914 yards from the forward tees. It's guaranteed to challenge the best players while accommodating those with lower skill levels. With over 30 percent of the membership playing to single-digit handicaps, the pace of play is brisk. The Keith Foster-designed Persimmon Woods Golf Club is also a great walking course, with more than 45 percent of the rounds played by walkers.
Golfers throughout St. Louis have learned that Persimmon Woods Golf Club is one of the premier layouts, having hosted NCAA Division III Championships, the Missouri State Amateur and PGA National Championship South Regional. This spring, top players from around the U.S. will attempt to advance to the national championship when Persimmon Woods is one of only approximately 110 courses in the country to conduct 2009 U.S. Open Local Qualifying, May 13, 2009.
Events at Persimmon Woods include:
2009 St. Louis District Golf Association's Cassett Senior Championship
2009 U.S. Senior Women's Amateur Qualifhying
2009 U.S. Open Local Qualifying
2006 Missouri State Ladies Senior Championship
2004 Missouri Men's State Amateur Championship
2003 Southern PGA National Professional Championship
2003 Metropolitan Amateur Championship
2001 NCAA Division III Men’s National Championship
2000 Missouri Mid-Amateur Championship
1999 St. Louis District Championship
oasis measures a daunting 6,970 yards from the back tees and 4,914 yards from the forward tees. It's guaranteed to challenge the best players while accommodating those with lower skill levels. With over 30 percent of the membership playing to single-digit handicaps, the pace of play is brisk. The Keith Foster-designed Persimmon Woods Golf Club is also a great walking course, with more than 45 percent of the rounds played by walkers. 
Golfers throughout St. Louis have learned that Persimmon Woods Golf Club is one of the premier layouts, having hosted NCAA Division III Championships, the Missouri State Amateur and PGA National Championship South Regional. This spring, top players from around the U.S. will attempt to advance to the national championship when Persimmon Woods is one of only approximately 110 courses in the country to conduct 2009 U.S. Open Local Qualifying, May 13, 2009.