The best courses you can play in Des Moines, Iowa
Course Vaults is a golf course logging app where members log rounds and rate what they played. These are the 8 highest-rated public courses within about 25 miles of Des Moines, Iowa, ranked by those community scores.
+167.7(Tournament of Iowa) Tournament Club of Iowa
Polk City, IA, USA
+97.2Otter Creek Golf Course
Ankeny, IA, USA
+97.1Legacy Golf Club
Norwalk, IA, USA- +76.7
(South) Beaver Creek Golf Club
Grimes, IA, USA 
+86.6Waveland Municipal Golf Club
Des Moines, IA, USA
+56.4Terrace Hills Golf Course
Altoona, IA, USA
+66.3(Championship) Jester Park Golf Club
Granger, IA, USA- +76.0
(West) Beaver Creek Golf Club
Grimes, IA, USA
How we rank
Course Vaults ranks public 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 or guest-friendly courses. City pages include public golf courses within about 25 miles of Des Moines, 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.
FAQ
Common questions about public course rankings in Des Moines, Iowa.
The top public golf courses in Des Moines, Iowa on Course Vaults are led by Tournament Club of Iowa with a Course Vaults score of 7.7. This page ranks 8 courses, including Tournament Club of Iowa, Otter Creek Golf Course, Legacy Golf Club.
Course Vaults ranks public 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 or guest-friendly courses. City pages include public golf courses within about 25 miles of Des Moines, 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 Des Moines, Iowa list includes public golf courses within about 25 miles of Des Moines, not only courses whose city field is an exact match. Nearby suburbs can appear when they fall inside that metro radius.
Tournament Club of Iowa is currently #1 among public courses in and around Des Moines, Iowa on Course Vaults at 7.7 out of 10.
This ranking was last refreshed Sep 25, 2026, 2:44 AM EDT. The page revalidates about every hour as golfers add new explicit ratings that meet the 5-rating minimum.
