St. Peters sits in St. Charles County, just west of St. Louis along the Missouri River corridor — one of the more golf-rich stretches of the Midwest, where the rolling terrain and mix of open farmland and wooded creek bottoms have long supported a dense concentration of public and private courses. Old Hickory Golf Club takes its name from the region's deep historical ties to westward expansion, evoking the rugged, no-frills character that defines golf in this part of Missouri.
As a public-access club in a well-populated suburban county, Old Hickory serves the everyday golfer — the kind of course where regulars know each other on the first tee and weekend rounds are a genuine ritual rather than a special occasion. That community feel is as much a part of the experience as the layout itself.
The area's terrain — gentle elevation changes, mature hardwood canopies, and occasional views across the broader Missouri River plain — typically shapes courses here into something walkable and honest, rewarding course management over raw power. A par 72 in this setting usually asks for all parts of your game.
