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Nibley Park Course

Nibley Park Golf Course

Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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9 holesPar 342,895 yds33.7/110

About this course

Nibley Park Golf Course occupies a compact municipal site in Salt Lake City, designed by Harold B. Lamb and serving the community as an accessible public facility. The course operates within the city's park system, providing golf in an urban setting where space constraints and the surrounding residential neighborhoods shape the routing and character of play. Lamb, a regional architect active in the mid-twentieth century, worked within these limitations to create a layout that accommodates golfers of varying abilities. The course reflects the practical design approach common to municipal golf in western cities during its era, with relatively short yardage and straightforward holes that prioritize playability and pace. The terrain is generally flat to gently rolling, typical of developed parkland in the Salt Lake Valley, with mature trees lining many fairways and defining corridors of play. Water features and bunkers provide strategic interest without creating prohibitive difficulty for recreational players. Nibley Park functions primarily as a neighborhood course, drawing local residents and serving as an introduction to the game for many Salt Lake City golfers. The facility emphasizes accessibility and affordability, consistent with its municipal mission. While it lacks the length and championship features of larger regional courses, it maintains its role as a steady, walkable option for everyday golf in Utah's capital city. The course remains part of Salt Lake City's public golf infrastructure, offering a straightforward round in an established urban park setting.

Quick facts

Location
Salt Lake City, UT, USA
Access
Public
Year built
1922
Holes
9
Par
34
Length
2,895 yards
Difficulty
33.7/110

Getting there

Most visitors arrive via Salt Lake City International Airport, a straightforward fifteen-minute drive north of downtown and roughly twenty minutes from Nibley Park Golf Course itself. The route south traces the valley floor beneath the dramatic western face of the Wasatch Range, whose snow-dusted peaks loom close enough to feel within reach. As you exit the interstate and slip into the tree-lined residential grid of Sugar House, the urban pulse softens, giving way to quiet streets and the modest, welcoming entrance to one of Salt Lake's oldest municipal courses - a neighborhood gem tucked beneath the mountains.

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Common questions about Nibley Park

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

Nibley Park was designed by Harold B. Lamb.

Yes. Nibley Park is listed as welcoming public or guest play on Course Vaults.

Par at Nibley Park is 34.

Nibley Park plays 2,895 yards from the back tees on Course Vaults.

The slope rating at Nibley Park is 110.

Nibley Park is a 9-hole course.

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