The best golf courses in Council Bluffs, Iowa
Course Vaults is a golf course logging app where members have logged 1,498 rounds in Iowa and rate what they played. These are the 25 highest-rated public and private courses within about 25 miles of Council Bluffs, Iowa, ranked by those community scores.
Lost Rail Golf Club
Gretna, NE, USAPrivate
- 5.0Conditions
- 4.8Layout
- 3.8Scenery
- 5.0Facilities
- Must play
- Pristine
- Fast greens
Omaha Country Club
Omaha, NE, USAPrivateJohn 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
Happy Hollow Club
Omaha, NE, USAPrivateBob Lohmann & Rick Jacobsen
- 5.0Conditions
- 4.0Layout
- 3.7Scenery
- 4.5Facilities
- Challenging
- Driving range
- Grass range
Black Bird
Indian Creek Golf Club
Elkhorn, NE, USAPublicFrank Hummel & Mark Rathert
- 4.5Conditions
- 4.3Layout
- 4.0Value
- 4.0Scenery
- 4.3Facilities
Most challenging of the three 9-hole routings. Accuracy off the tee is a must if you want to score well, especially when the rough is grown out for Korn Ferry Tournament conditions.
Written by
@Pdiederich10
- Challenging
- Driving range
- Grass range
Gray Hawk
Indian Creek Golf Club
Elkhorn, NE, USAPublicFrank Hummel & Mark Rathert
- 4.5Conditions
- 4.0Layout
- 4.0Value
- 4.0Scenery
- 4.6Facilities
The Gray Hawk routing serves as the back 9 for the Korn Ferry tour tournament stop. Most holes are scoreable if you hit the fairway. Strong winds from the south can complicate the finishing stretch of 7-8-9.
Written by
@Pdiederich10
- Driving range
- Grass range
- Putting area
Champions Run Golf Club
Omaha, NE, USAPrivateJeff Brauer
- 4.5Conditions
- 4.0Layout
- 4.0Scenery
- 4.1Facilities
- Challenging
- Driving range
- Grass range
Black Bird/Gray Hawk
Indian Creek Golf Club
Elkhorn, NE, USAPublicFrank Hummel & Mark Rathert
- 5.0Conditions
- 5.0Layout
- 4.0Value
- 3.0Scenery
- 4.0Facilities
Red Feather
Indian Creek Golf Club
Elkhorn, NE, USAPublicFrank Hummel & Todd Quitno
- 4.5Conditions
- 4.0Layout
- 4.0Value
- 4.0Scenery
- 4.5Facilities
The Red Feather nine is the original front 9 hole layout for Indian Creek. Layout is by far the easiest of the 3 nines, but includes a long par 3 that plays into the wind on a typical summer day. Both Par 5’s exhibit awkward routings that rarely allow players to go for it in 2.
Written by
@Pdiederich10
- Driving range
- Grass range
- Putting area
Bent Tree Golf Club
Council Bluffs, IA, USAPublicJeff Brauer
- 4.0Conditions
- 3.8Layout
- 4.2Value
- 3.5Scenery
- 2.6Facilities
Enjoyed my time out at Bent Tree. Just outside Omaha and across the state line into Iowa, Bent Tree shows off its rolling hills with a ton of up and down tee shots and approach shots. Greens are solid and the layout is pretty fun.
Written by
@DuaneL21
- Driving range
- Must play
- Hidden gem
Shadow Ridge Golf Club
Omaha, NE, USAPrivateTom Sieckmann
- 4.5Conditions
- 3.0Layout
- 3.0Scenery
- 4.2Facilities
- Driving range
- Restaurant
- Bar
Johnny Goodman Golf Course
Omaha, NE, USAPublicLeon Howard & Dave Bennett
- 4.0Conditions
- 4.3Layout
- 4.7Value
- 3.0Scenery
- 3.4Facilities
Johnny dogleg has among the best muni greens in town and you can hit a bunch of different clubs off the tee if you want to play the bendy holes right. Plenty of elevation as well keeps approaches interesting.
Written by
@NateFrey5
- Hidden gem
- Parkland
Benson Park Golf Course
Omaha, NE, USAPublic
- 4.0Conditions
- 3.8Layout
- 3.5Value
- 2.3Scenery
- 1.9Facilities
Great layout and routed through a creek. Needs one longer par 3 and one shorter par 4. Awesome, fun greens and a variety of doglegs.
Written by
@NateFrey5
- Hidden gem
- Underrated
- Caddies
Eagle Hills Golf Course
Papillion, NE, USAPublicGrant Wencel
- 4.0Conditions
- 4.0Layout
- 4.0Value
- 4.0Scenery
- 4.3Facilities
Shoreline Golf Course
Carter Lake, IA, USAPublicPatrick Wyss
- 4.0Conditions
- 3.5Layout
- 3.5Value
- 3.5Scenery
- 3.5Facilities
- Driving range
- Putting area
- Walkable
Sandstone
Stone Creek Golf Club
Omaha, NE, USAPublicGrant Wencel
- 4.0Conditions
- 3.0Layout
- 3.0Value
- 3.0Scenery
- 3.6Facilities
Greystone
Stone Creek Golf Club
Omaha, NE, USAPublicGrant Wencel
- 4.0Conditions
- 3.0Layout
- 3.0Value
- 3.0Scenery
- 3.6Facilities
Hammerhead
Tiburon Golf Club
Omaha, NE, USAPublicDave Barrett & Larry Hagewood
- 4.0Conditions
- NRLayout
- NRValue
- NRScenery
- 3.5Facilities
Blackstone
Stone Creek Golf Club
Omaha, NE, USAPublicGrant Wencel
- 3.5Conditions
- 3.0Layout
- 3.5Value
- 2.0Scenery
- 3.8Facilities
Tara Hills Golf Course
Papillion, NE, USAPublicPatrick Wyss
- 4.0Conditions
- 3.0Layout
- 3.5Value
- 3.0Scenery
- 3.5Facilities
Pacific Springs Golf Club
Omaha, NE, USAPublicJim Felton
- 3.5Conditions
- 2.0Layout
- 3.0Value
- 2.0Scenery
- 2.5Facilities
Tregaron Golf Course
Bellevue, NE, USAPublicCraig Schreiner
- 4.0Conditions
- 3.0Layout
- 4.0Value
- 2.5Scenery
- 4.0Facilities
Dodge Riverside Golf Club Club
Council Bluffs, IA, USAPublic
- 3.0Conditions
- 2.0Layout
- 3.0Value
- 2.5Scenery
- 2.3Facilities
- Walkable
Great White
Tiburon Golf Club
Omaha, NE, USAPublicDave Barrett & Larry Hagewood
- 4.0Conditions
- 4.0Layout
- 4.0Value
- 4.0Scenery
- 3.7Facilities
Mako
Tiburon Golf Club
Omaha, NE, USAPublicDave Barrett & Larry Hagewood
- 4.0Conditions
- NRLayout
- NRValue
- NRScenery
- 3.7Facilities
Miracle Hill Golf & Tennis Center
Omaha, NE, USAPublicFloyd Farley
- 3.0Conditions
- 3.0Layout
- 3.5Value
- 2.0Scenery
- 3.8Facilities
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How we rank
Course Vaults ranks golf courses by Course Vaults Score (CV score), a community rating from golfers who have played and rated each course. Only open courses with at least 5 explicit ratings qualify, and this list is limited to public and private courses. City pages include golf courses within about 25 miles of Council Bluffs, so nearby suburbs can appear on the same list. Rankings refresh about hourly as new ratings come in; each page shows when it was last generated.
FAQ
Common questions about course rankings in Council Bluffs, Iowa.
The top golf courses in Council Bluffs, Iowa on Course Vaults are led by Lost Rail Golf Club with a Course Vaults score of 8.8. This page ranks 25 courses, including Lost Rail Golf Club, Omaha Country Club, Happy Hollow Club.
Course Vaults ranks golf courses by Course Vaults Score (CV score), a community rating from golfers who have played and rated each course. Only open courses with at least 5 explicit ratings qualify, and this list is limited to public and private courses. City pages include golf courses within about 25 miles of Council Bluffs, so nearby suburbs can appear on the same list. Rankings refresh about hourly as new ratings come in; each page shows when it was last generated.
Yes. The Council Bluffs, Iowa list includes golf courses within about 25 miles of Council Bluffs, not only courses whose city field is an exact match. Nearby suburbs can appear when they fall inside that metro radius.
Lost Rail Golf Club is currently #1 among courses in and around Council Bluffs, Iowa on Course Vaults at 8.8 out of 10.
This ranking was last refreshed Nov 12, 2026, 3:50 AM EST. The page revalidates about every hour as golfers add new explicit ratings that meet the 5-rating minimum.
