The best golf course layouts in Nebraska
The golf courses in Nebraska that Course Vaults golfers rate highest for layout: routing, hole variety, and design. Each course needs layout ratings from at least 5 different golfers who played it; 10 courses qualify.

Omaha Country Club
Omaha, NE, USALayout 5.0 out of 5 from 5 golfers
PrivateJohn Van Kleek & Keith Foster
- 5.0Conditions
- 5.0Layout
- 4.2Scenery
- 4.7Facilities
Omaha CC is a grand Golf Course. A ton of up and down rolling hills with bunker protected greens. You gotta hit fairways cause the rough is lush and difficult. If you’re ball striking is off, you’re in for a tough day. Really good routing and property.
Written by
@DuaneL21
- Challenging
- Must play
- Caddies

Sand Hills Golf Club
Mullen, NE, USALayout 5.0 out of 5 from 12 golfers
PrivateBill Coore & Ben Crenshaw
- 4.9Conditions
- 5.0Layout
- 4.8Scenery
- 4.5Facilities
One of the most significant and inspirational courses in American golf and it meets the moment. The scale and flow is spectacular with great balance and huge fun. It’s agronomically perfect and only drawback is the necessity for carts and they are gas carts to boot.
Written by
@Gdub201
- Must play
- Pristine
- Fast greens

CapRock Ranch
Valentine, NE, USALayout 4.8 out of 5 from 5 golfers
Private
- 4.3Conditions
- 4.8Layout
- 4.8Scenery
- 4.8Facilities
The routing is unbelievable weaves in and out of the chop hills then Plays cliffside , then over a ravine . Then plays back into the chop hills the Finnish off with 4 holes that play along the cliff’s edge. Unbelievable course worth every penny.
Written by
@Matthys83
- Halfway house
- Views
- Driving range

Dunes
The Prairie Club
Valentine, NE, USALayout 4.6 out of 5 from 8 golfers
PublicChris Brands & Tom Lehman
- 4.7Conditions
- 4.6Layout
- 4.4Value
- 4.8Scenery
- 4.3Facilities
100 yard wide fairways peppered with bunkers in the sand hills of Nebraska makes you feel in the great wide open. Nothing to block the wind and we had 30mph consistent wind that day.
Written by
@DuaneL21
- Must play
- Fast greens
- Halfway house

Pines
The Prairie Club
Valentine, NE, USALayout 4.6 out of 5 from 8 golfers
PublicGraham Marsh
- 4.1Conditions
- 4.6Layout
- 4.3Value
- 4.6Scenery
- 4.5Facilities
Well designed course that mostly plays through the prairie like its sibling but winds through a pine forest for maybe 5 holes. 18 is a beastly finishing par 5 with trouble everywhere. The twin drivable par 4s on the front are excellent especially the one (8?)
Written by
@StewartVerdery
- Must play
- Views
- Pristine

Arbor Links Golf Club
Nebraska City, NE, USA
Layout 4.5 out of 5 from 5 golfers

Wild Horse Golf Course
Gothenburg, NE, USA
Layout 4.4 out of 5 from 17 golfers

Bayside Golf Course
Brule, NE, USA
Layout 4.4 out of 5 from 5 golfers

Landmand Golf Club
Homer, NE, USA
Layout 4.4 out of 5 from 16 golfers

Quarry Oaks Golf Club
Ashland, NE, USA
Layout 4.4 out of 5 from 8 golfers
How we rank
This ranking uses each golfer’s layout rating, on a 0.5–5 scale. Layout is the layout score golfers give when they log a round. Every golfer counts once per course: repeat rounds are averaged first, then the course score is the average across golfers. A course needs layout ratings from at least 5 different golfers. Ties go to the course with more golfers, then the higher Course Vaults score. Only open courses with a published Course Vaults score (at least 5 explicit ratings) are eligible, and a page is published only when at least 5 courses qualify. State pages include courses across Nebraska. Rankings refresh about hourly.
FAQ
Omaha Country Club is #1 on Course Vaults in Nebraska at Layout 5.0/5 (5 golfers). 10 courses qualify for this list.
This ranking uses each golfer’s layout rating, on a 0.5–5 scale. Layout is the layout score golfers give when they log a round. Every golfer counts once per course: repeat rounds are averaged first, then the course score is the average across golfers. A course needs layout ratings from at least 5 different golfers. Ties go to the course with more golfers, then the higher Course Vaults score. Only open courses with a published Course Vaults score (at least 5 explicit ratings) are eligible, and a page is published only when at least 5 courses qualify. State pages include courses across Nebraska. Rankings refresh about hourly.
A course appears once at least 5 different golfers have rated its layout on Course Vaults. Log your round and rate it in the app to help it qualify.
This page was last generated Nov 12, 2026, 3:49 AM EST. Scores and eligibility are recomputed about every hour.
