Columbia Golf Club, Columbia Course

Detailed description of Columbia Golf Club, Columbia Course

Columbia Golf Club, is a Public, 36 hole golf facility located in the St. Louis metro area in Columbia, Illinois. The facility has two 18-hole golf courses. They are The Columbia Golf Course and The Bridges Golf Course.

Opened in 1968, the Columbia Golf Course was designed by Al Linkogel.

Par for the course is 71. From the back tees the course plays to 5,970 yards. From the forward tees the course measures 4,708 yards. The longest hole on the course is # 9, a par-5 that plays to 554 yards. The shortest hole on the course is # 4, a par-3 that plays to 120 yards from the back tees.

Watch out for # 9, the 544 yard par-5 challenge is the #1 handicap hole on the course. The easiest hole is # 18, a 142 yard par-3.

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In 1996, Columbia Golf Club opened the Gary Kern's designed Columbia Bridges Course. Origionally opened as a 9-hole course, the course was expaned in 2004, the course now features 18-holes streching to 6,998 yards from the longest tees for a par of 72.