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Duck Creek Course

Duck Creek Golf Course

Davenport, IA, USA
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18 holesPar 705,788 yds70.2/113

About this course

Duck Creek Golf Course occupies a wooded site along Duck Creek in Davenport, Iowa, serving as one of the city's municipal facilities. The course sits within the broader Duck Creek Park system, which provides recreational amenities to the Quad Cities area. The property features mature tree cover and the natural drainage patterns of the creek corridor, creating a parkland setting typical of Midwestern municipal courses developed in the mid-twentieth century. The routing works through rolling terrain with elevation changes that add variety to what might otherwise be flat Iowa landscape. Tree-lined fairways define playing corridors and require accuracy from the tee, while the creek itself comes into play on several holes. Greens are generally modest in size and contour, consistent with courses designed for everyday public play. The layout offers a straightforward test of golf without excessive length or severe hazards, making it accessible to players of varying skill levels. As a municipal facility, Duck Creek serves a broad cross-section of Davenport residents and visitors. The course operates within the city's parks and recreation system, offering affordable green fees and a relaxed atmosphere. It functions as a neighborhood course where regulars play frequently and newcomers can learn the game without intimidation. The setting along the creek provides a pleasant natural backdrop that distinguishes the course from more open prairie layouts found elsewhere in eastern Iowa.

Quick facts

Location
Davenport, IA, USA
Access
Public
Year built
1945
Holes
18
Par
70
Length
5,788 yards
Difficulty
70.2/113

Getting there

The journey to Duck Creek Golf Course begins at Quad City International Airport, just fifteen minutes southeast in Moline, Illinois, making this one of the most effortlessly accessible municipal layouts in the Midwest. The brief drive northwest crosses the Mississippi River back into Iowa, threading through Davenport's residential east side where the urban grid gradually opens into the wooded corridor of Duck Creek Parkway. The course reveals itself quietly along Locust Street, tucked into a mature greenbelt that feels remarkably removed from the city proper - a pocket of rolling terrain and old-growth hardwoods that has served as Davenport's golfing commons since 1929.

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Common questions about Duck Creek

Ratings, design, and course details pulled from Course Vaults.

Yes. Duck Creek is listed as welcoming public or guest play on Course Vaults.

Par at Duck Creek is 70.

Duck Creek plays 5,788 yards from the back tees on Course Vaults.

The slope rating at Duck Creek is 113.

Duck Creek is a 18-hole course.

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