The best golf courses in 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 across Iowa, ranked by those community scores.

The Harvester Golf Club
Rhodes, IA, USAPrivateKeith Foster
- 5.0Conditions
- 4.9Layout
- 4.4Scenery
- 4.7Facilities
The conditions are unbelievable. The fairways and tee boxes are in pristine shape. The greens not only are so fast but they roll true. The pin positions can be a little dicey and you need to make sure to miss on the proper side of the green.
Written by
@Zheinold105
- Pristine
- Fast greens
- Caddies

Davenport Country Club
Pleasant Valley, IA, USAPrivateHarry S. Colt & C. H. Alison
- 4.0Conditions
- 4.5Layout
- 4.0Scenery
- 4.3Facilities
- Driving range
- Must play
- Views

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Des Moines Golf & Country Club
West Des Moines, IA, USAPrivatePete Dye
- 4.0Conditions
- 4.4Layout
- 3.6Scenery
- 4.3Facilities
- Driving range
- Must play
- Pristine

Cedar Rapids Country Club
Cedar Rapids, IA, USAPrivateDonald Ross & Ron Prichard
- 5.0Conditions
- 5.0Layout
- 4.7Scenery
- 4.2Facilities
I truly did love this course. Greens, fairways, and bunkers all in incredible shape. So hard to pick a favorite hole as it was great hole after great hole. But I would have to say 1, 8, 9, 10, and 18 were my favorites with number 5 and 14 up there as well.
Written by
@Zheinold105
- Must play
- Pristine
- Hidden gem

Talons of Tuscany Golf Club
Ankeny, IA, USAPrivate
- 4.0Conditions
- 3.5Layout
- 3.5Scenery
- 3.8Facilities
- Driving range
- Restaurant
- Bar

Wakonda Club
Des Moines, IA, USAPrivateWilliam Langford
- 4.5Conditions
- 5.0Layout
- 3.5Scenery
- 3.9Facilities
- Challenging
- Driving range
- Must play

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Des Moines Golf & Country Club
West Des Moines, IA, USAPrivatePete Dye
- 4.0Conditions
- 4.5Layout
- 4.0Scenery
- 4.5Facilities
- Driving range
- Must play
- Pristine

Elmwood Country Club
Marshalltown, IA, USAPrivateTom Bendelow
- 4.5Conditions
- 5.0Layout
- 4.0Scenery
- 4.3Facilities
This was the 2nd time I played Elmwood. The first time I was a little underwhelmed and thought the course was too quirky and a little strange. The 2nd time through I was able to pay attention to all the nuances and the finer things of the golf course.
Written by
@Zheinold105
- Fast greens
- Pristine
- Hidden gem

Glen Oaks Country Club
West Des Moines, IA, USAPrivateTom Fazio
- Driving range
- Pristine
- Fast greens
Lake Panorama National Golf Course
Panora, IA, USAPublicDick Watson
- 3.5Conditions
- 4.0Layout
- 4.0Value
- 3.0Scenery
- 3.2Facilities
Great layout of a track, good shape. Some holes feature good water locations and strategic bunkers. Overall can’t say anything bad about it, but also nothing really blows you away.
Written by
@Kw3
- Driving range
- Grass range
- Putting area

Amana Colonies Golf Club
Amana, IA, USAPublicWilliam J. Spear
- 3.5Conditions
- NRLayout
- NRValue
- NRScenery
- 1.0Facilities
- Must play
- Fast greens

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

Tournament of Iowa
Tournament Club of Iowa
Polk City, IA, USAPublicArnold Palmer
- 3.8Conditions
- 4.0Layout
- 4.0Value
- 3.8Scenery
- 3.8Facilities
- Strategic
- Challenging
- Driving range

Finkbine Golf Course
Iowa City, IA, USAPublicRobert B. Harris
- 4.0Conditions
- 3.0Layout
- 4.0Value
- 2.0Scenery
- 4.0Facilities

Blue Top Ridge
Riverside Casino & Golf Resort
Riverside, IA, USAPublicRees Jones
Coldwater Golf Links
Ames, IA, USAPublicTripp Davis

Honey Creek Golf Club
Boone, IA, USAPublicBradford Benz

Briarwood Golf Course
Ankeny, IA, USAPrivateGordon Cunningham
- Driving range
- Restaurant
- Bar

Otter Creek Golf Course
Ankeny, IA, USAPublicDonald Ripple
- 4.0Conditions
- NRLayout
- NRValue
- NRScenery
- NRFacilities

Legacy Golf Club
Norwalk, IA, USAPublicJeff Brauer
- 3.5Conditions
- 4.0Layout
- 3.0Value
- 3.0Scenery
- 3.0Facilities

Ankeny Golf & Country Club
Ankeny, IA, USAPrivateLeo Johnson
- 4.5Conditions
- NRLayout
- NRScenery
- NRFacilities
- Driving range
- Restaurant
- Bar

Shoreline Golf Course
Carter Lake, IA, USAPublicPatrick Wyss
- 4.0Conditions
- 3.5Layout
- 3.5Value
- 3.5Scenery
- 3.5Facilities
- Driving range
- Putting area
- Walkable

The Ridge Golf Club
Sioux Center, IA, USAPublicJerry Slack

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Beaver Creek Golf Club
Grimes, IA, USAPublicJerry Reible
- 3.0Conditions
- 4.0Layout
- 4.0Value
- 3.5Scenery
- 3.5Facilities

The Falls
Grand Falls Casino & Golf Resort
Larchwood, IA, USAPublicBryce Swanson
- 3.5Conditions
- NRLayout
- NRValue
- NRScenery
- NRFacilities
Fun course. Pretty easy, but for a vacation round it’s a plenty fine resort course. Wide open fairways and big greens.
Written by
@Colinarmi
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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. State pages include golf courses across Iowa. Rankings refresh about hourly as new ratings come in; each page shows when it was last generated.
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Common questions about course rankings in Iowa.
The top golf courses in Iowa on Course Vaults are led by The Harvester Golf Club with a Course Vaults score of 9.3. This page ranks 25 courses, including The Harvester Golf Club, Davenport Country Club, Des Moines Golf & Country 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. State pages include golf courses across Iowa. Rankings refresh about hourly as new ratings come in; each page shows when it was last generated.
Yes. The Iowa list ranks golf courses across the state that meet Course Vaults eligibility (open, public and private courses, and at least 5 explicit ratings).
The Harvester Golf Club is currently #1 among courses in Iowa on Course Vaults at 9.3 out of 10.
This ranking was last refreshed Nov 12, 2026, 3:36 AM EST. The page revalidates about every hour as golfers add new explicit ratings that meet the 5-rating minimum.
