The best private 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 6 highest-rated private clubs 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.
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- 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
Champions Run Golf Club
Omaha, NE, USAPrivateJeff Brauer
- 4.5Conditions
- 4.0Layout
- 4.0Scenery
- 4.1Facilities
- Challenging
- Driving range
- Grass range
Shadow Ridge Golf Club
Omaha, NE, USAPrivateTom Sieckmann
- 4.5Conditions
- 3.0Layout
- 3.0Scenery
- 4.2Facilities
- Driving range
- Restaurant
- Bar
Lakeshore
Council Bluffs Country Club
Council Bluffs, IA, USAPrivate
- 2.5Conditions
- 1.0Layout
- 2.0Scenery
- 2.3Facilities
- 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 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.
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Common questions about private course rankings in Council Bluffs, Iowa.
The top private 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 6 courses, including Lost Rail Golf Club, Omaha Country Club, Happy Hollow 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 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 private 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 private courses in and around Council Bluffs, Iowa on Course Vaults at 8.8 out of 10.
This ranking was last refreshed Nov 12, 2026, 4:16 AM EST. The page revalidates about every hour as golfers add new explicit ratings that meet the 5-rating minimum.
