The best golf courses in Iowa City, 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 4 highest-rated public and private courses within about 25 miles of Iowa City, Iowa, ranked by those community scores.
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.
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- Must play
- Pristine
- Hidden gem
Amana Colonies Golf Club
Amana, IA, USAPublicWilliam J. Spear
- 3.5Conditions
- NRLayout
- NRValue
- NRScenery
- 1.0Facilities
- Must play
- Fast greens
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
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 Iowa City, 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 Iowa City, Iowa.
The top golf courses in Iowa City, Iowa on Course Vaults are led by Cedar Rapids Country Club with a Course Vaults score of 8.6. This page ranks 4 courses, including Cedar Rapids Country Club, Amana Colonies Golf Club, Finkbine Golf Course.
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 Iowa City, 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 Iowa City, Iowa list includes golf courses within about 25 miles of Iowa City, not only courses whose city field is an exact match. Nearby suburbs can appear when they fall inside that metro radius.
Cedar Rapids Country Club is currently #1 among courses in and around Iowa City, Iowa on Course Vaults at 8.6 out of 10.
This ranking was last refreshed Nov 12, 2026, 4:17 AM EST. The page revalidates about every hour as golfers add new explicit ratings that meet the 5-rating minimum.
