Golf in Columbia

Columbia is Monroe County's largest city, a growing southwestern Illinois community that has attracted significant residential development as families seek more affordable alternatives to the St. Louis metropolitan core. The city sits on the upland plateau above the Mississippi floodplain, giving it a drier and more stable setting than the river-bottom communities to the west. Columbia's German-American heritage is visible in its community events and social institutions, and the city has maintained a strong school system that drives continued residential growth. Four golf properties serve Columbia and its immediate surroundings, a concentration that reflects the community's size and its residents' recreational expectations.