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1Woodland Hills Golf CoursePublic · 18 holes9.62Glen Oaks Country Club IowaWest Des Moines · Private · 18 holes9.63Des Moines Golf and Country ClubWest Des Moines · Private · 18 holes9.44Talons Of Tuscany Golf ClubAnkeny · Private · 18 holes9.45Hillcrest Country ClubAdel · Private · 18 holes9.36Waveland Golf CoursePublic · 18 holes9.07Indianola Golf ClubIndianola · Private · 18 holes8.98The Legacy Golf ClubNorwalk · Public · 18 holes8.99Echo Valley Country ClubNorwalk · Private · 18 holes8.810Briarwood Golf ClubAnkeny · Private · 18 holes8.811Otter Creek Golf CourseAnkeny · Public · 18 holes8.612Copper Creek Golf Club and Event CenterPleasant Hill · Public · 18 holes8.313Tournament Club of IowaPolk City · Public · 18 holes8.314Terrace Hills Golf CourseAltoona · Public · 18 holes8.215West Grand GolfWest Des Moines · Public · 18 holes8.116Jester Park Golf CourseGranger · Public · 18 holes8.017Bright Grandview Golf CoursePublic · 18 holes7.818Sugar Creek Golf CourseWaukee · Public · 18 holes7.519Toad Valley Golf CoursePleasant Hill · Public · 18 holes7.320A.H. Blank Golf CoursePublic · 18 holes7.321Shady Oaks Golf CourseAckworth · Public · 18 holes7.022Willow Creek Golf CourseWest Des Moines · Public · 18 holes6.723River Valley Golf CourseAdel · Public · 18 holes6.624Beaver Creek Golf ClubGrimes · Public · 18 holes6.225Deer Run Golf ClubIndianola · Public · 18 holes5.7

Golf courses in the Des Moines area, IA

There are 31 golf courses within 25 miles of Des Moines: 21 public and 10 private. The best public course is Woodland Hills Golf Course. The most forgiving 18 is Sugar Creek Golf Course in Waukee.

Course map of Woodland Hills Golf Course, Des Moines, IA
Course map: Woodland Hills Golf Course, Des Moines, IA

Best golf courses in Des Moines

The best golf course in Des Moines is Woodland Hills Golf Course.

  1. 1Woodland Hills Golf CourseDes Moines9.6
  2. 2Glen Oaks Country Club IowaWest Des Moines9.6
  3. 3Des Moines Golf and Country ClubWest Des Moines9.4

Overall score out of 10.

Best public golf courses in Des Moines

The best public golf course in Des Moines is Woodland Hills Golf Course.

  1. 1Woodland Hills Golf CourseDes Moines9.6
  2. 2Waveland Golf CourseDes Moines9.0
  3. 3The Legacy Golf ClubNorwalk8.9

Open to anyone.

Easiest golf courses in Des Moines

The easiest 18-hole golf course in Des Moines is Sugar Creek Golf Course in Waukee.

  1. 1Sugar Creek Golf CourseWaukee7.5
  2. 2Hillcrest Country ClubAdel9.3
  3. 3Bright Grandview Golf CourseDes Moines7.8

Easiest first; the number is the overall rating.

Hardest golf courses in Des Moines

The hardest golf course in Des Moines is The Legacy Golf Club in Norwalk.

  1. 1The Legacy Golf ClubNorwalk8.9
  2. 2Des Moines Golf and Country ClubWest Des Moines9.4
  3. 3Tournament Club of IowaPolk City8.3

Hardest first; the number is the overall rating.

Golf courses with the best views in Des Moines

The golf course with the best views in Des Moines is Woodland Hills Golf Course.

  1. 1Woodland Hills Golf CourseDes Moines9.6
  2. 2Echo Valley Country ClubNorwalk8.8
  3. 3Glen Oaks Country Club IowaWest Des Moines9.6

Best views first; the number is the overall rating.

Best golf course restaurants in Des Moines

The best golf course restaurant in Des Moines is at Glen Oaks Country Club Iowa in West Des Moines.

  1. 1Glen Oaks Country Club IowaWest Des Moines9.6
  2. 2Woodland Hills Golf CourseDes Moines9.6
  3. 3Des Moines Golf and Country ClubWest Des Moines9.4

Best food first; the number is the overall rating.

Best 9-hole golf courses in Des Moines

The best 9-hole golf course near Des Moines is Ankeny Golf and Country Club in Ankeny.

  1. 1Ankeny Golf and Country ClubAnkeny9.5
  2. 2Urbandale Golf & Country ClubUrbandale9.0
  3. 3Ballard Country ClubHuxley8.8

Overall score out of 10.

Common questions

How many golf courses are in Des Moines?

31 golf courses within 25 miles: 4 in the city and the rest in nearby towns. 21 are public.

What is the oldest golf course in Des Moines?

Waveland Golf Course, from 1901. The newest is Terrace Hills Golf Course in Altoona (2021).

Golf courses in the Des Moines area, town by town

Golf courses in Des Moines 4

Woodland Hills Golf CoursePublic · 18 holes · 6 mi9.6Waveland Golf CoursePublic · 18 holes · 4 mi9.0Bright Grandview Golf CoursePublic · 18 holes · 3 mi7.8A.H. Blank Golf CoursePublic · 18 holes · 6 mi7.3

Golf courses in Ankeny 4

Talons Of Tuscany Golf ClubPrivate · 18 holes · 11 mi9.4Briarwood Golf ClubPrivate · 18 holes · 11 mi8.8Otter Creek Golf CoursePublic · 18 holes · 12 mi8.6Ankeny Golf and Country ClubPrivate · 9 holes · 9 mi9.5

Golf courses in West Des Moines 4

Glen Oaks Country Club IowaPrivate · 18 holes · 10 mi9.6Des Moines Golf and Country ClubPrivate · 18 holes · 11 mi9.4West Grand GolfPublic · 18 holes · 11 mi8.1Willow Creek Golf CoursePublic · 18 holes · 7 mi6.7

Golf courses in Adel 2

Hillcrest Country ClubPrivate · 18 holes · 20 mi9.3River Valley Golf CoursePublic · 18 holes · 22 mi6.6

Golf courses in Indianola 2

Indianola Golf ClubPrivate · 18 holes · 16 mi8.9Deer Run Golf ClubPublic · 18 holes · 17 mi5.7

Golf courses in Norwalk 2

The Legacy Golf ClubPublic · 18 holes · 9 mi8.9Echo Valley Country ClubPrivate · 18 holes · 7 mi8.8

Golf courses in Pleasant Hill 2

Copper Creek Golf Club and Event CenterPublic · 18 holes · 5 mi8.3Toad Valley Golf CoursePublic · 18 holes · 9 mi7.3

Golf courses in Ackworth 1

Shady Oaks Golf CoursePublic · 18 holes · 18 mi7.0

Golf courses in Altoona 1

Terrace Hills Golf CoursePublic · 18 holes · 10 mi8.2

Golf courses in Colfax 1

Colfax Country ClubPublic · 9 holes · 19 mi7.2

Golf courses in Granger 1

Jester Park Golf CoursePublic · 18 holes · 15 mi8.0

Golf courses in Grimes 1

Beaver Creek Golf ClubPublic · 18 holes · 12 mi6.2

Golf courses in Huxley 1

Ballard Country ClubPrivate · 9 holes · 22 mi8.8

Golf courses in Pleasantville 1

Pleasantville Golf & Country ClubPublic · 9 holes · 23 mi7.4

Golf courses in Polk City 1

Tournament Club of IowaPublic · 18 holes · 14 mi8.3

Golf courses in Urbandale 1

Urbandale Golf & Country ClubPrivate · 9 holes · 7 mi9.0

Golf courses in Waukee 1

Sugar Creek Golf CoursePublic · 18 holes · 14 mi7.5

Golf courses in Woodward 1

Woodward Golf ClubPublic · 9 holes · 24 mi7.2
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