The best private courses in Iowa
Course Vaults is a golf course logging app where members log rounds and rate what they played. These are the 12 highest-rated private clubs across Iowa, ranked by those community scores.
+189.2The Harvester Golf Club
Rhodes, IA, USA
+108.7Davenport Country Club
Pleasant Valley, IA, USA
+128.6(South) Des Moines Golf & Country Club
West Des Moines, IA, USA
+138.5Cedar Rapids Country Club
Cedar Rapids, IA, USA
+78.4Talons of Tuscany Golf Club
Ankeny, IA, USA
+138.4Wakonda Club
Des Moines, IA, USA
+138.4(North) Des Moines Golf & Country Club
West Des Moines, IA, USA
+118.2Elmwood Country Club
Marshalltown, IA, USA
+138.2Glen Oaks Country Club
West Des Moines, IA, USA
+57.2Briarwood Golf Course
Ankeny, IA, USA
+67.0Ankeny Golf & Country Club
Ankeny, IA, USA
+65.4(Lakeshore) Council Bluffs Country Club
Council Bluffs, IA, USA
How we rank
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). State pages include private golf courses across Iowa. Rankings refresh about hourly as new ratings come in; each page shows when it was last generated.
FAQ
Common questions about private course rankings in Iowa.
The top private golf courses in Iowa on Course Vaults are led by The Harvester Golf Club with a Course Vaults score of 9.2. This page ranks 12 courses, including The Harvester Golf Club, Davenport Country Club, Des Moines Golf & Country 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). State pages include private 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 private golf courses across the state that meet Course Vaults eligibility (open, private courses (not guest-friendly), and at least 5 explicit ratings).
The Harvester Golf Club is currently #1 among private courses in Iowa on Course Vaults at 9.2 out of 10.
This ranking was last refreshed Sep 9, 2026, 5:02 AM EDT. The page revalidates about every hour as golfers add new explicit ratings that meet the 5-rating minimum.
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