ANKENY GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB
🇺🇸 Ankeny, IA, USA
Designed by Leo Johnson




Ankeny Golf & Country Club sits in Ankeny, a northern suburb of Des Moines in central Iowa. The course was designed by Leo Johnson, a Midwestern architect active primarily in the mid-twentieth century who worked on several courses across Iowa and neighboring states. The layout reflects the period's design sensibilities, with tree-lined fairways and modest elevation changes characteristic of courses built on Iowa's gently rolling prairie terrain.
The course serves as the centerpiece of a traditional country club that has been part of the Ankeny community for decades. As the town has grown from a small railroad stop into a residential suburb, the club has maintained its role as a local gathering place. The layout accommodates golfers of varying abilities, with a routing that works within the natural contours of the land and incorporates mature trees that frame holes and define playing corridors.
Ankeny Golf & Country Club functions primarily as a member-focused facility, offering the typical amenities of a Midwestern country club including dining and social activities alongside golf. The course provides a straightforward test of golf without severe hazards or dramatic features, emphasizing accuracy and course management over length. It represents the kind of community-oriented club common throughout Iowa, where golf is integrated into the broader social fabric of suburban life.
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Ratings, design, and course details pulled from Course Vaults.
Ankeny at Ankeny Golf & Country Club has a Course Vaults score of 6.8 out of 10 based on 11 explicit golfer ratings.
Ankeny was designed by Leo Johnson.
Ankeny at Ankeny Golf & Country Club is listed as private on Course Vaults; guest access is typically restricted.
Par at Ankeny is 72.
Ankeny plays 5,836 yards from the back tees on Course Vaults.
The slope rating at Ankeny is 109.