The best private courses in Ankeny, 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 8 highest-rated private clubs within about 25 miles of Ankeny, 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.
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- Pristine
- Fast greens
- Caddies
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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
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
Glen Oaks Country Club
West Des Moines, IA, USAPrivateTom Fazio
- Driving range
- Pristine
- Fast greens
Briarwood Golf Course
Ankeny, IA, USAPrivateGordon Cunningham
- Driving range
- Restaurant
- Bar
Ankeny Golf & Country Club
Ankeny, IA, USAPrivateLeo Johnson
- 4.5Conditions
- NRLayout
- NRScenery
- NRFacilities
- Driving range
- Restaurant
- Bar
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Course Vaults ranks private 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 private courses (not guest-friendly). City pages include private golf courses within about 25 miles of Ankeny, 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.
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Common questions about private course rankings in Ankeny, Iowa.
The top private golf courses in Ankeny, Iowa on Course Vaults are led by The Harvester Golf Club with a Course Vaults score of 9.3. This page ranks 8 courses, including The Harvester Golf Club, Des Moines Golf & Country Club, Talons of Tuscany Golf Club.
Course Vaults ranks private 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 private courses (not guest-friendly). City pages include private golf courses within about 25 miles of Ankeny, 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 Ankeny, Iowa list includes private golf courses within about 25 miles of Ankeny, not only courses whose city field is an exact match. Nearby suburbs can appear when they fall inside that metro radius.
The Harvester Golf Club is currently #1 among private courses in and around Ankeny, Iowa on Course Vaults at 9.3 out of 10.
This ranking was last refreshed Nov 12, 2026, 3:48 AM EST. The page revalidates about every hour as golfers add new explicit ratings that meet the 5-rating minimum.
