The best private 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 14 highest-rated private clubs 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
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
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
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
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
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
Fremont Golf Club
Fremont, NE, USAPrivateTom Bendelow & David Gill
- 4.5Conditions
- 4.5Layout
- 3.0Scenery
- 5.0Facilities
- Driving range
- Restaurant
- Bar
The Country Club of Lincoln
Lincoln, NE, USAPrivateGregor MacMillan & William H. Tucker
- 3.5Conditions
- 3.3Layout
- 3.0Scenery
- 3.3Facilities
- Driving range
- Restaurant
- Bar
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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 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 private course rankings in Nebraska.
The top private 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 14 courses, including Sand Hills Golf Club, CapRock Ranch, Lost Rail 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). State pages include private 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 private golf courses across the state that meet Course Vaults eligibility (open, private courses (not guest-friendly), and at least 5 explicit ratings).
Sand Hills Golf Club is currently #1 among private 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.
