I haven't played this course since the remodel 12 yrs ago. I think they did a great job. The new clubhouse is open, airy and has a nice fireplace w/ lounge chairs and cafe, like a great room in a Mc... Continue »

I haven't played this course since the remodel 12 yrs ago. I think they did a great job. The new clubhouse is open, airy and has a nice fireplace w/ lounge chairs and cafe, like a great room in a McMansion. Staff was very courteous. There was still lots of standing water on the course the day I played so it was cart path only. I paid the princely sum of $14 to walk at 1:20pm.

The designers added water to some of these holes, so be prepared to use your 3 wood:
#13 par 5 458yds- man made pond put in 280yds from the back teebox
#5 par 4 379yds- another pond in front of the green 270yds from back tees
#15 par 4 375yds- pond is reachable, 280yds from back tees
There are others, but those are the ones I remember.

The layout is not too difficult, holes run counter parallel to each other, so if you miss it bad enough, you have a clear shot to the green from the adjacent fairway. Greens were wooly, hairy and slow on this day, definitely subpar. Fairways are dormant and mostly tight lies. Teeboxes are small and pockmarked w/ unrepaired divots.

The driving range looks decent enough and there's a large practice putting green next to the 1st teebox.

In general, come here w/ the low expectations for a muni and you won't be disappointed. I do have to say that Hermann is much improved now vs what it was before.