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Public Golf Courses in Iowa
Iowa has 198 public golf courses on the Clubhouse Collector map, out of 378 courses in all. Public means anyone can book a tee time, with no membership needed. 124 more are semi-private, which usually means members get priority but visitors can play at certain times. The public courses are spread across 125 cities and towns, with the most in Sioux City (5), Des Moines (5) and Davenport (4).
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Where the public courses are
| City or town | Public courses |
|---|---|
| Sioux City | 5 |
| Des Moines | 5 |
| Davenport | 4 |
| Cedar Rapids | 4 |
| Council Bluffs | 3 |
| Norwalk | 3 |
| Iowa City | 3 |
| Bettendorf | 3 |
Iowa public golf questions
How many public golf courses are in Iowa?
Our map lists 198 public golf courses in Iowa. That is the number we have mapped, not an official total, so the real figure may be higher.
What is the difference between public, semi-private and private?
Public courses sell tee times to anyone. Semi-private courses have members but also let non-members play, often with limits on days or times. Private clubs are for members and their guests.
Which Iowa cities have the most public courses?
On our map: Sioux City (5), Des Moines (5), Davenport (4), Cedar Rapids (4), Council Bluffs (3).
How do I book a tee time?
Most courses take bookings online through their own website, or by phone through the pro shop. Municipal courses often give residents lower rates or earlier booking. Call ahead for current prices and rules.
All 198 public courses in Iowa
Listed by city. A dash means we do not have that detail. Always confirm access and prices with the course.
| Course | City or town | Holes | Par | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hillcrest Country Club of Dallas County | Adel | — | — | — |
| River Valley Golf Course | Adel | — | 72 | Website |
| Akron Golf Club | Akron | — | 36 | Website |
| Alta Golf and Country Club | Alta | — | 36 | — |
| Sioux Valley Golf Course | Alton | — | — | — |
| Coldwater Golf Links | Ames | — | 71 | Website |
| Homewood Golf Course | Ames | — | 34 | Website |
| Veenker Memorial Golf Course | Ames | — | 72 | Website |
| Otter Creek Golf Course | Ankeny | — | 71 | — |
| Travis Pointe Country Club | Ann Arbor | — | — | Website |
| Anthon Golf Club | Anthon | — | — | — |
| Aplington Recreation Complex | Aplington | — | 36 | — |
| The Hideaway At Country Greens | Armstrong | — | 36 | Website |
| Emerald Hills Golf Club | Arnold Parks | — | 72 | Website |
| Meadows Golf Club | Asbury | — | 72 | — |
| Avoca Golf Club | Avoca | — | 36 | — |
| North Kossuth Golf Club | Bancroft | — | 35 | — |
| Hidden Hills Golf Course | Bettendorf | — | 70 | Website |
| Palmer Hills Golf Course | Bettendorf | — | 71 | Website |
| Sunrise Golf Course | Bettendorf | — | 35 | — |
| Breda Golf Club | Breda | — | 35 | Website |
| Prairie Rose Golf Club | Brunsville | — | 36 | Website |
| Gruis Recreation Area The Barn | Buffalo Center | — | 36 | Website |
| Flint Hills Golf Course | Burlington | — | 71 | Website |
| Carroll Municipal Golf Course | Carroll | — | 71 | Website |
| Pheasant Links | Cedar Falls | — | 36 | Website |
| Pheasant Ridge Golf Course | Cedar Falls | — | 27 | — |
| Airport National Golf Course | Cedar Rapids | — | 63 | Website |
| Ellis Golf Course | Cedar Rapids | — | 72 | — |
| Jones Golf Course | Cedar Rapids | — | 70 | — |
| Twin Pines Golf Course | Cedar Rapids | — | 72 | — |
| Meadowview Golf & Country Club | Central City | — | 36 | Website |
| Wildwood Golf Course | Charles City | — | 36 | — |
| Piper Glen Golf Course | Chatham | — | 72 | Website |
| All Vets Golf Course | Clear Lake | — | — | — |
| Oak Hills Golf Course | Clear Lake | — | 30 | — |
| The Oaks Golf Course | Clinton | — | 70 | Website |
| Sugarbrooke Golf Course | Cohasset | — | 71 | Website |
| Lone Pine Golf Course | Colesburg | — | 35 | — |
| Conrad Golf Course | Conrad | — | — | — |
| Coon Rapids Country Club | Coon Rapids | — | 35 | Website |
| Correctionville Golf Club | Correctionville | — | 34 | — |
| Corydon Municipal Golf Course | Corydon | — | 36 | — |
| Bent Tree Golf Club | Council Bluffs | — | 72 | Website |
| Dodge Riverside Golf Club | Council Bluffs | — | 72 | Website |
| Westwood Golf Course (9-hole) | Council Bluffs | — | — | — |
| Duck Creek Golf Course | Davenport | — | 70 | Website |
| Emeis Golf Course | Davenport | — | 72 | Website |
| Red Dog Run | Davenport | — | — | Website |
| Red Hawk Golf Course & Learning Center | Davenport | — | 33 | Website |
| Oak Park Golf & Recreation | Dayton | — | 36 | Website |
| Blank Park Golf Course | Des Moines | — | 72 | — |
| Bright Grandview Golf Course | Des Moines | — | 70 | — |
| Sleepy Hollow Sports Park | Des Moines | — | 27 | Website |
| Waveland Golf Course | Des Moines | — | 72 | — |
| Woodland Hills Golf Course | Des Moines | — | 71 | Website |
| Springbrook Country Club | DeWitt | — | 72 | Website |
| Fox Ridge Golf Course | Dike | — | 72 | Website |
| Bunker Hill Golf Course | Dubuque | — | 69 | — |
| Derby Grange Golf & Recreation Center | Dubuque | — | 27 | — |
| Dyersville Golf and Country Club | Dyersville | — | 72 | — |
| Rolling Knolls Golf Course | Dyersville | — | 66 | — |
| Woods Edge Golf Course | Edgewood | — | 36 | — |
| Fillmore Fairways Golf Course | Fillmore | — | 66 | — |
| Willow Ridge Golf Course | Fort Dodge | — | 37 | Website |
| Sheaffer Memorial Golf Park | Fort Madison | — | 72 | Website |
| Pine Creek Golf Course | Freeman | — | 31 | — |
| River Ridge Golf Course | Garretson | — | 36 | Website |
| Glenwood Golf Course | Glenwood | — | 35 | Website |
| Gowrie Municipal Golf Course | Gowrie | — | 35 | Website |
| Hill Golf Course | Grand Junction | — | 34 | — |
| Oakland Acres Golf Club | Grinnell | — | 70 | Website |
| Hawarden Golf Course | Hawarden | — | 35 | Website |
| Hubbard Golf and Recreation Club | Hubbard | — | 35 | Website |
| Beech Nut Golf Course | Hudson | — | — | — |
| Rooling Hills Golf Course | Hull | — | 72 | — |
| Three Elms Golf Course | Independence | — | 35 | Website |
| Finkbine Golf Course | Iowa City | — | 72 | — |
| Hi Point Golf Course | Iowa City | — | 72 | Website |
| Pleasant Valley Golf Course | Iowa City | — | 72 | Website |
| Spring Valley Golf Course | Irvington | — | 72 | — |
| Johnson Ridge Golf Course | Johnston | — | 72 | — |
| Slippery Elm Golf Course | Klemme | — | 35 | — |
| Legacy Hills Golf Club | LaPorte | — | 72 | Website |
| Meadow Acres Golf Course | Larchwood | — | 36 | Website |
| Pebble Creek Golf Course | Le Claire | — | 36 | — |
| Lenox Community Golf Course | Lenox | — | 36 | Website |
| Decatur County Golf and Country Club | Leon | — | — | — |
| 3/30 Golf & Country Club | Lowden | — | — | Website |
| Tri-Club Golf Club | Luana | — | — | — |
| Diamond Trail Golf Club | Lynnville | — | 36 | Website |
| Spring Hills Country Club | Mallard | — | 36 | — |
| Willow Vale Golf Club | Mapleton | — | 35 | Website |
| Northern Links Golf Course | Mapleton Township | — | 36 | Website |
| Timber City Golf Course | Maquoketa | 9 | 72 | — |
| Marcus Community Golf Club | Marcus | — | 36 | — |
| Hunters Ridge Golf Course | Marion | — | 72 | — |
| American Legion Golf Course | Marshalltown | — | 70 | — |
| Wandering Creek Golf Course | Marshalltown | — | 36 | — |
| Highland Park Golf Course | Mason City | — | 72 | — |
| Woodlyn Hills Golf Course | Milford | — | 35 | Website |
| The Preserve On Rathbun Lake | Moravia | 9 | 72 | Website |
| The Meadows Country Club | Moville | 9 | 72 | Website |
| Muscatine Municipal Golf Course | Muscatine | — | 72 | Website |
| Newell Golf Course | Newell | — | 36 | — |
| Quail Creek Golf Course | North Liberty | — | 36 | Website |
| Rolling Hills Golf Course | Norwalk | — | 36 | Website |
| The Legacy Golf Club | Norwalk | — | 72 | Website |
| Warrior Run Golf Course | Norwalk | — | 36 | Website |
| Brooks Golf Club | Okoboji | — | 35 | Website |
| The Inn Golf Course | Okoboji | — | — | — |
| Landsmeer Golf Club | Orange City | — | 71 | — |
| Osceola Municipal Golf Course | Osceola | — | 36 | Website |
| Edmundson Golf Course | Oskaloosa | — | 70 | Website |
| Harvest Point Golf Course | Oskaloosa | — | 35 | Website |
| Cedar Creek Golf Course | Ottumwa | — | 71 | Website |
| Bos Landen Golf Club | Pella | — | 72 | Website |
| Pierson Golf Course | Pierson | — | — | — |
| Copper Creek Golf Course | Pleasant Hill | — | 71 | Website |
| Toad Valley Golf Course | Pleasant Hill | — | 71 | Website |
| Pocahontas Golf Club | Pocahontas | — | 36 | Website |
| Tournament Club of Iowa | Polk City | 9 | 71 | — |
| Safari Golf Club | Powell | — | 72 | Website |
| Primghar Golf and Country Club | Primghar | — | 36 | Website |
| Legends Golf Club | Prior Lake | — | 72 | Website |
| Remsen Golf Course | Remsen | — | 36 | — |
| Riceville Country Club | Riceville | — | 35 | — |
| Blue Top Ridge | Riverside | — | 72 | — |
| Rock Valley Golf Club | Rock Valley | — | 36 | — |
| Linn Grove Country Club | Rockwell | — | 35 | — |
| Rolfe Golf Club | Rolfe | — | 34 | Website |
| Acorn Park Golf Course | Saint Ansgar | — | 35 | Website |
| Sanborn Golf and Country Club | Sanborn | — | 36 | — |
| Schleswig Community Golf Club | Schleswig | — | 35 | — |
| Ridge Stone Golf Club | Sheffield | — | 36 | Website |
| Fremont County Golf Course | Sidney | — | 36 | Website |
| Fremont County Recreation Area | Sidney | — | 36 | Website |
| The Ridge | Sioux Center | — | 72 | Website |
| Floyd Park Golf Course | Sioux City | — | 63 | Website |
| Green Valley Golf Club | Sioux City | — | 72 | Website |
| Hidden Acres Golf Course | Sioux City | — | 35 | Website |
| Sun Valley Golf Course | Sioux City | — | — | Website |
| Whispering Creek Golf Club | Sioux City | — | 72 | Website |
| Kuehn Golf Course | Sioux Falls | — | 30 | Website |
| Saddleback Ridge Golf Course | Solon | — | — | Website |
| Indian Hills Golf Club | Spirit Lake | — | 35 | Website |
| Okoboji View Golf Course | Spirit Lake | — | 71 | Website |
| Lincoln Valley Golf Course / City of State Center | state center | — | — | — |
| Buena Vista University Golf Course at Lake Creek | Storm Lake | — | — | — |
| Storm Lake Golf Course | Storm Lake | — | 36 | — |
| River Bend Municipal Golf Course | Story City | — | 36 | — |
| Pleasant Valley Golf Club | Thornton | — | 36 | Website |
| Tipton Golf and Country Club | Tipton | 9 | 72 | — |
| Traer Golf Club | Traer | — | 35 | — |
| Mapple Hills | Tripoli | — | 72 | — |
| Gates Park Golf Course | Waterloo | — | 72 | Website |
| Irv Warren Memorial Golf Course | Waterloo | — | 72 | Website |
| South Hills Golf Course | Waterloo | — | 72 | Website |
| Sugar Creek Golf Course | Waukee | — | 34 | Website |
| Waverly Municipal Golf Course | Waverly | — | 70 | Website |
| Webster City Country Club | Webster City | — | 36 | — |
| Wellman Golf Course | Wellman | — | 34 | — |
| Cedars Edge Golf Course | West Branch | — | 36 | Website |
| Amana Colonies Golf Course | — | — | 72 | — |
| Backbone Golf and Country Club | — | — | 35 | — |
| Beaver Creek Golf Club | — | — | 36 | — |
| Bedford Golf Course | — | — | 35 | — |
| Briggs Woods Golf Course | — | — | 72 | — |
| Card Inc. Golf & Country Club | — | — | — | — |
| Cedar Bend Golf Course | — | — | 71 | — |
| Cedar Valley Golf Course | — | — | 71 | — |
| Collison Par 3 Golf Course | — | — | 54 | — |
| Don Williams Golf Course | — | — | 36 | — |
| Essex Golf Club | — | — | 35 | — |
| Gardner Golf Course | — | — | 72 | — |
| Gruis Golf Course | — | — | 36 | — |
| Hillside Golf Club | — | — | 36 | — |
| Honey Creek Golf Club | — | — | 71 | — |
| Honey Creek Golf Course | — | — | 71 | — |
| Humeston Lakeside Golf Course | — | — | 72 | — |
| Jester Park Golf Course | — | — | 27 | — |
| Lake MacBride Golf Course | — | — | 36 | — |
| Lakeside Golf Course | — | — | 72 | — |
| Lakeside Municipal Golf Course | — | — | 72 | — |
| Legend Trail Golf Course | — | — | 36 | — |
| Manchester Golf and Country Club | — | — | 72 | — |
| Meadow Hills Golf Course | — | — | 36 | — |
| Nishna Valley Golf Course | — | — | — | — |
| Pine Valley Golf Course | — | — | 32 | — |
| Plum River Golf Course | — | — | 36 | — |
| Rosman-Glendale Farm Golf Course | — | — | — | — |
| Shady Oaks Golf Course | — | — | 71 | — |
| Spirit Hollow Golf Course | — | — | 72 | — |
| Terrace Hills Golf Course | — | — | 71 | — |
| The Legend at Brandybrook | — | — | 72 | — |
| Timberline Golf Course | — | 9 | 72 | — |
| Wapsipinicon Country Club | — | — | 33 | — |
| Wildcat Golf Course | — | — | 70 | — |