The best golf courses in Nebraska
Course Vaults is a golf course logging app where members have logged 2,256 rounds in Nebraska and rate what they played. These are the 25 highest-rated public and private courses across Nebraska, ranked by those community scores.

Sand Hills Golf Club
Mullen, NE, USAPrivateBill Coore & Ben Crenshaw
- 4.9Conditions
- 5.0Layout
- 4.8Scenery
- 4.5Facilities
One of the most significant and inspirational courses in American golf and it meets the moment. The scale and flow is spectacular with great balance and huge fun. It’s agronomically perfect and only drawback is the necessity for carts and they are gas carts to boot.
Written by
@Gdub201
- Must play
- Pristine
- Fast greens

CapRock Ranch
Valentine, NE, USAPrivate
- 4.3Conditions
- 4.8Layout
- 4.8Scenery
- 4.8Facilities
The routing is unbelievable weaves in and out of the chop hills then Plays cliffside , then over a ravine . Then plays back into the chop hills the Finnish off with 4 holes that play along the cliff’s edge. Unbelievable course worth every penny.
Written by
@Matthys83
- Halfway house
- Views
- Driving range

Lost Rail Golf Club
Gretna, NE, USAPrivate
- 5.0Conditions
- 4.8Layout
- 3.8Scenery
- 5.0Facilities
- Must play
- Pristine
- Fast greens

Landmand Golf Club
Homer, NE, USAPublicRob Collins & Tad King
- 4.3Conditions
- 4.4Layout
- 4.1Value
- 4.5Scenery
- 3.5Facilities
Play it, you should, but the greens feel Mickey Mouse-ish. The elevation changes, views, and sprawling fairways are fun and should be enjoyed. It's a great time, but I personally feel it is a bit overrated.
Written by
@FaddyPrune
- Must play
- Views
- Challenging

Red
Dismal River Golf Club
Mullen, NE, USAPrivateTom Doak
- 4.5Conditions
- 4.5Layout
- 4.8Scenery
- 4.3Facilities
The front nine of the Red Course sits in the sand dunes that characterize the area while the back meanders down into the river valley. It feels that Doak designed the Red as an antidote to the more bruising White. The playing corridors are wide…
Written by
@RossPaxton01
- Driving range
- Hidden gem
- Restaurant

Dunes
The Prairie Club
Valentine, NE, USAPublicChris Brands & Tom Lehman
- 4.7Conditions
- 4.6Layout
- 4.4Value
- 4.8Scenery
- 4.3Facilities
100 yard wide fairways peppered with bunkers in the sand hills of Nebraska makes you feel in the great wide open. Nothing to block the wind and we had 30mph consistent wind that day.
Written by
@DuaneL21
- Must play
- Fast greens
- Halfway house

Arbor Links Golf Club
Nebraska City, NE, USAPrivateArnold Palmer
- 5.0Conditions
- 4.5Layout
- 4.4Scenery
- 4.4Facilities
- Driving range
- Hidden gem
- Restaurant

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

Wild Horse Golf Course
Gothenburg, NE, USAPublicDave Axland & Dan Proctor
- 4.8Conditions
- 4.4Layout
- 4.7Value
- 3.9Scenery
- 4.1Facilities
Wild horse oozes strategy at every turn. The variety of wild horse is staggering drivable par 4s, 3 shot par 4s, and everything in between. Every club in the bag will be tested in every shot demands your full attention.
Written by
@Tom Doakito
- Must play
- Fast greens
- Hidden gem

Pines
The Prairie Club
Valentine, NE, USAPublicGraham Marsh
- 4.1Conditions
- 4.6Layout
- 4.3Value
- 4.6Scenery
- 4.5Facilities
Well designed course that mostly plays through the prairie like its sibling but winds through a pine forest for maybe 5 holes. 18 is a beastly finishing par 5 with trouble everywhere. The twin drivable par 4s on the front are excellent especially the one (8?)
Written by
@StewartVerdery
- Must play
- Views
- Pristine

GrayBull Club
Maxwell, NE, USAPrivate
- 5.0Conditions
- 4.7Layout
- 4.8Scenery
- 4.9Facilities
Outstanding course that will grow over time as greens fill in. Absolutely massive footprint that uses all of the prairie hills. Bunkers had been washed out by huge storm night before but course easily dealt with the water otherwise.
Written by
@StewartVerdery
- Driving range
- Must play
- Restaurant
Firethorn Golf Club
Lincoln, NE, USAPrivatePete Dye
- 4.5Conditions
- 4.3Layout
- 4.0Scenery
- 4.4Facilities
- Challenging
- Driving range
- Fast greens

Happy Hollow Club
Omaha, NE, USAPrivateBob Lohmann & Rick Jacobsen
- 5.0Conditions
- 4.0Layout
- 3.7Scenery
- 4.5Facilities
- Challenging
- Driving range
- Grass range

Quarry Oaks Golf Club
Ashland, NE, USAPublicJohn LaFoy
- 5.0Conditions
- 4.4Layout
- 4.1Value
- 4.4Scenery
- 4.4Facilities
Quarry Oaks is an excellent public golf option in the Omaha region. The routing utilizes the land expertly and combines scenery with strategic play. The course is impeccably maintained and the clubhouse is ELITE for a public track.
Written by
@Tom Doakito
- Must play
- Driving range
- Pristine
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

White
Dismal River Golf Club
Mullen, NE, USAPrivateJack Nicklaus
- 4.3Conditions
- 4.4Layout
- 4.8Scenery
- 4.4Facilities
some of the wildest I’ve ever played with holes both on and around massive rugged sand dunes. My common complaint with many of Jacks courses are lack of variety or options and the White course provides both of these in spades.
Written by
@Tom Doakito
- Views
- Challenging
- Driving range

Beatrice Country Club
Beatrice, NE, USAPublicTom Bendelow
- 5.0Conditions
- 4.5Layout
- 4.5Value
- 4.0Scenery
- 4.1Facilities
- Challenging

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

Tatanka Golf Club
Niobrara, NE, USAPublicPaul Albanese
- 4.0Conditions
- 3.7Layout
- 4.7Value
- 4.7Scenery
- 4.3Facilities
A ton of big hills and big greens. You can see for miles on end at the peaks. The course was too repeatable for me. I thought too many holes mimicked each other and left me feeling like they could have done more with its land. There were some fun holes and the greens ran nicely.
Written by
@DuaneL21
- Hidden gem
- Great value
- Views

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

Bayside Golf Course
Brule, NE, USAPublicDan Axland & Dave Proctor
- 3.8Conditions
- 4.4Layout
- 4.9Value
- 4.6Scenery
- 3.8Facilities
Love this track, back 9 is extremely difficult the first time. Tremendous undulations which I was not expecting in Nebraska.
Written by
@Jerry
- Driving range
- Putting area
- By water

Horse
The Prairie Club
Valentine, NE, USAPublicGil Hanse & Geoff Shackelford
- 4.0Conditions
- 5.0Layout
- 4.5Value
- 4.5Scenery
- 4.5Facilities
One of the best short courses I’ve played. Visually stunning, good mix of distances, bowl pin placements and a great view of the Snake River. Definitely a must play with 3 clubs and a cocktail. Only minor flaw - needs better directions on hole sequence.
Written by
@StewartVerdery
- Challenging
- Driving range
- Must play

Shadow Ridge Golf Club
Omaha, NE, USAPrivateTom Sieckmann
- 4.5Conditions
- 3.0Layout
- 3.0Scenery
- 4.2Facilities
- Driving range
- Restaurant
- Bar
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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 Nebraska. 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 Nebraska.
The top golf courses in Nebraska on Course Vaults are led by Sand Hills Golf Club with a Course Vaults score of 9.6. This page ranks 25 courses, including Sand Hills Golf Club, CapRock Ranch, Lost Rail Golf 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 Nebraska. Rankings refresh about hourly as new ratings come in; each page shows when it was last generated.
Yes. The Nebraska list ranks golf courses across the state that meet Course Vaults eligibility (open, public and private courses, and at least 5 explicit ratings).
Sand Hills Golf Club is currently #1 among courses in Nebraska on Course Vaults at 9.6 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.
