Iowa Golf Course Slope Ratings

Name: Iowa Golf Course Slope and Course Ratings
Creator: Stymie

Stymie has slope ratings for 187 golf courses in Iowa, out of 456 listed. The average slope is 121.6 and the median is 122. The highest is 150, at Amana Colonies Golf Club in Amana (course rating 74.0). The lowest is 85, at Airport National Golf Course in Cedar Rapids. 4 courses have a slope over 140. A slope of 113 is standard difficulty.

Every rated golf course in Iowa

One row per course, hardest first. Each course is shown at its hardest men's 18-hole rating. 1 course has only a women's rating on file, marked "women's". 1 course is rated for nine holes, marked "9 holes". Access is shown as each course page lists it; check with the course before you go.

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Showing 187 of 187 courses

Every rated golf course in Iowa, one row per course, with the tee that sets its slope rating. Column headers sort the table.

Amana Colonies Golf Club	Amana	Public	Black	150	74.0	6,824	72
The Harvester Golf Club	State Center	Private	Black	148	76.8	7,463	72
Blue Top Ridge	Riverside	Public	Orange	143	76.9	7,432	72
Green Valley Golf Club	Sioux City	Municipal	Black	141	73.4	7,084	72
Glen Oaks Country Club	West Des Moines	Private	Black	140	74.4	6,898	71
Echo Valley Country Club	Norwalk	Private	Black	139	74.2	7,040	72
Wakonda Club	Des Moines	Private	Black	139	74.2	6,897	72
Cedar Rapids Country Club	Cedar Rapids	Private	Championship	138	75.7	7,328	72
Hillside Golf Club	Britt	Public	Black	138	75.2	7,078	72
Whispering Creek Golf Club	Sioux City	Public	Black	138	75.1	7,173	72
Crow Valley Golf Club	Davenport	Private	Gold	138	73.4	6,774	71
Tournament Club of Iowa	Polk City	Public	King	137	73.6	7,030	71
Des Moines Golf & Country Club	West Des Moines	Public	Black	136	75.9	7,285	72
Spirit Hollow Golf Course	Burlington	Public	Gold	135	75.9	7,301	72
Bos Landen Golf Club	Pella	Public	Black	135	73.5	6,870	72
Sunnyside Country Club	Waterloo	Public	Black	135	73.0	6,756	72
Palmer Hills Golf Course	Bettendorf	Public	Black	135	71.2	6,315	71
Rockford Country Club	Rockford	Semi private	Back	134	72.7	6,673	71
Hickory Grove Golf Course	Oelwein	Public	Black	133	74.6	7,084	72
Davenport Country Club	Pleasant Valley	Private	Black	133	73.3	6,759	70
Primghar Golf and Country Club	Primghar	Public	Blue	133	71.4	6,480	72
Brown Deer Golf Club	Coralville	Public	Gold	133	71.4	6,315	71
Oskaloosa Golf	Oskaloosa	Public	Blue	133	70.6	6,382	72
The Ridge	Sioux Center	Public	Black (par 72)	132	75.5	7,297	72
Veenker Memorial Golf Course	Ames	Public	Blue	132	71.9	6,632	72
Sioux City Country Club	Sioux City	Public	Black	132	71.4	6,423	72
Meadow Hills Golf Course	Iowa Falls	Public	Orange	132	70.7	6,477	70
Beaver Hills Country Club	Cedar Falls	Public	Blue	131	73.3	6,905	72
Ridge Stone Golf Club	Sheffield	Public	Yellow	131	73.2	6,854	72
Stone Creek Golf Club	Williamsburg	Public	Black	131	72.7	6,748	71
Pleasant Valley Golf Course	Iowa City	Public	Blue	131	71.9	6,472	72
Bent Tree Golf Club	Council Bluffs	Public	Black	130	74.4	7,022	72
Briarwood Golf Course	Ankeny	Public	Blue	130	73.9	7,019	72
Meadowbrook Golf and Country Club	Sanborn	Public	Black	130	73.6	6,845	71
Finkbine Golf Course	Iowa City	Public	Black	130	73.4	6,951	72
Essex Golf Club	Shenandoah	Public	White	129	73.6	6,965	73
Burlington Golf Club	Burlington	Private	Blue	129	73.2	6,639	72
Beaver Meadows Golf Club	Parkersburg	Public	Black	129	73.0	6,808	72
Geneva Golf and Country Club	Muscatine	Public	Black	129	71.3	6,448	71
Walton Golf Club	Fairfield	Public	White 12/09 (women's)	128	75.7	6,267	73
Lake Panorama National Golf Course	Panora	Public	Black	128	74.0	7,024	72
Thunder Hills Country Club	Peosta	Private	Black	128	71.6	6,562	71
Grinnell College Golf Course	Grinnell	Public	Back	128	70.6	6,342	70
Sibley Golf and Country Club	Sibley	Public	Blue	127	73.2	6,858	72
Beaver Creek Golf Club	Johnston	Public	Black	127	72.6	6,855	72
Wapsie Ridge Golf Course	Sumner	Public	Black	127	72.4	7,000	72
Emeis Golf Course	Davenport	Public	Blue	127	71.4	6,557	72
Carroll Country Club	Carroll	Public	BLUE	127	71.3	6,417	71
Brooks Golf Club	Okoboji	Public	Blue	127	71.2	6,539	71
Hyperion Field Club	Johnston	Private	Black	127	71.1	6,455	72
Hyperion Golf Course	Johnston	Public	Black	127	71.1	6,455	72
Urbandale Golf & Country Club	Urbandale	Public	Blue	127	70.6	6,470	72
Warrior Run Golf Course	Norwalk	Public	Black	127	68.0	5,930	72
Emerald Hills Golf Club	Arnold Parks	Public	Blue	126	72.9	6,632	72
Buena Vista University Golf Course at Lake Creek	Storm Lake	Public	Blue	126	72.8	6,708	72
Coldwater Golf Links	Ames	Public	Black (Tournament)	126	72.6	6,787	71
Shoreline Golf Course	Carter Lake	Public	Blue	126	72.1	6,639	72
Otter Creek Golf Course	Ankeny	Public	Black	125	72.9	6,895	71
Fox Ridge Golf Course	Dike	Public	Black	125	72.3	6,809	72
Ellis Golf Course	Cedar Rapids	Public	Blue	125	71.4	6,502	72
Oneota Golf & Country Club	Decorah	Semi private	Blue	125	71.0	6,476	72
Elmwood Country Club	Marshalltown	Private	Black	125	70.9	6,148	70
Waveland Golf Course	Des Moines	Public	Blue	125	70.3	6,405	72
Dubuque Country Club	Dubuque	Public	Blue	125	69.6	5,981	70
Kalona Golf Club	Kalona	Public	Blue	125	69.4	5,978	72
Treynor Recreation Area	Treynor	Public	Blue	125	69.2	6,060	72
Wildwood Golf Course	Charles City	Public	Blue	125	69.2	6,056	72
Jester Park Golf Course	Polk City	Public	Black	124	73.0	6,891	72
River Valley Golf Course	Adel	Public	Gold	124	72.0	6,684	72
Fort Dodge Country Club	Fort Dodge	Public	Black	124	72.0	6,652	71
Rock Valley Golf Club	Rock Valley	Public	Blue	124	71.0	6,506	72
Muscatine Municipal Golf Course	Muscatine	Public	Black	124	70.9	6,443	72
Indianola Country Club	Indianola	Public	Black	124	70.2	6,369	71
Big Rock Country Club	Oelwein	Public	Blue	124	69.1	6,085	71
Pine Knolls Country Club	Knoxville	Public	Blue	124	68.4	5,826	70
Indian Creek Country Club	Ames	Public	Blue	124	67.8	5,942	70
Glynns Creek Golf Course	Long Grove	Public	Gold	123	73.6	7,036	72
Spencer Golf and Country Club	Spencer	Public	Blue	123	72.9	6,888	72
Gates Park Golf Course	Waterloo	Public	Blue	123	71.9	6,839	72
River Ridge Golf Club	Independence	Public	Blue	123	71.6	6,442	72
River Wilds Golf Club	Keota	Public	Blue	123	71.5	6,562	72
Willow Vale Golf Club	Mapleton	Public	Black	123	71.2	6,438	70
Majestic Hills Golf Course	Denison	Public	Blue	123	70.8	6,317	71
Mason City Country Club	Mason City	Public	Blue	123	70.7	6,422	72
Council Bluffs Country Club	Council Bluffs	Public	Black	123	70.7	6,326	71
Ballard Golf & Country Club	Huxley	Private	Blue	123	70.4	6,350	72
Cherokee Golf and Country Club	Cherokee	Public	Blue - Championship	123	70.2	6,142	72
Waverly Municipal Golf Course	Waverly	Public	Blue	123	68.5	6,018	70
Ames Golf & Country Club	Ames	Private	Black	122	72.6	6,685	71
Ida Grove Golf and Country Club	Ida Grove	Public	Blue	122	72.2	6,606	72
Pleasant Valley Sports Club	Oelwein	Public	Blue	122	71.6	6,538	72
Tara Hills Country Club	Belle Plaine	Public	Blue	122	71.2	6,534	72
Gruis Golf Course	Britt	Public	Blue	122	71.2	6,460	72
Dodge Riverside Golf Club	Council Bluffs	Public	Black	122	70.8	6,454	72
Sheldon Golf and Country Club	Sanborn	Public	Blue	122	70.6	6,378	72
Humboldt Country Club	Humboldt	Public	Black	122	69.8	6,280	72
Briggs Woods Golf Course	Webster City	Public	Blue	121	71.5	6,502	72
West Liberty Country Club	Muscatine	Public	Blue	121	71.0	6,262	72
Ankeny Golf and Country Club	Ankeny	Public	Blue	121	69.6	5,996	70
Algona Country Club	Mallard	Public	Black	121	69.4	6,068	72
Three Elms Golf Course	Independence	Public	Blue	121	69.0	5,960	70
Timberline Golf Course	Peosta	Public	Black	120	72.2	6,557	72
Cedar Pointe Golf Course	Boone	Public	Blue	120	70.9	6,647	72
Bear Creek Golf Course	Forest City	Public	Black	120	70.7	6,367	71
Osceola Municipal Golf Course	Osceola	Public	BLUE	120	69.8	6,188	70
Edmundson Golf Course	Oskaloosa	Public	Blue	120	68.9	6,031	70
Pheasant Ridge Golf Course	Cedar Falls	Public	Blue	119	72.4	6,890	72
Highland Park Golf Course	Mason City	Public	Blue	119	70.1	6,219	72
Newell Golf Course	Newell	Public	Blue	119	70.0	6,149	72
Toad Valley Golf Course	Pleasant Hill	Public	Blue	119	69.8	6,232	71
Red Oak Country Club	Shenandoah	Public	Blue	119	69.8	5,992	72
Mount Pleasant Golf & Country Club	Mount Pleasant	Public	Maroon	119	69.2	5,838	72
Atlantic Golf & Country Club	Atlantic	Semi private	Blue	119	68.2	5,818	69
Gardner Golf Course	Marion	Public	Blue	118	72.5	6,670	72
Crestwood Golf Club	Anita	Public	Blue	118	72.0	6,880	72
South Hills Golf Course	Waterloo	Public	Blue	118	71.5	6,653	72
Red Carpet Golf Course	Waterloo	Public	Blue	118	70.8	6,572	72
Highland Golf Club	Iowa Falls	Public	Blue	118	70.8	6,472	72
Crestmoor Golf Club	Creston	Public	White	118	70.6	6,376	72
Harvest Point Golf Course	Oskaloosa	Public	Blue	118	69.4	6,102	70
Cresco Country Club	Cresco	Private	Blue-Black	118	69.0	5,858	72
Okoboji View Golf Course	Spirit Lake	Public	Blue	118	68.7	5,988	71
Aurelia Golf Club	Aurelia	Public	Blue	118	68.6	6,076	70
Vinton Country Club	Vinton	Public	Blue	118	68.4	5,818	70
Landsmeer Golf Club	Orange City	Public	Back - Navy	117	70.5	6,456	71
Cedar Creek Golf Course	Ottumwa	Public	Blue	117	70.3	6,456	71
Copper Creek Golf Course	Pleasant Hill	Public	Blue	117	70.3	6,338	71
Perry Golf and Country Club	Perry	Public	Blue	117	70.2	6,224	72
Oak Park Golf & Recreation	Dayton	Public	White	117	69.8	5,892	72
Irv Warren Memorial Golf Course	Waterloo	Public	Blue	117	68.9	6,194	72
Akron Golf Club	Akron	Public	Blue	117	68.2	6,020	72
Fairfield Golf and Country Club	Fairfield	Public	Blue	117	67.6	5,732	68
Nishna Hills Golf Club	Atlantic	Public	Blue	117	66.4	5,508	69
Terrace Hills Golf Course	Pleasant Hill	Public	Blue	116	70.9	6,433	71
Maple Hills Country Club	Tripoli	Semi private	White	116	70.8	6,322	72
Fremont County Golf Course	Sidney	Public	Blue	116	70.2	6,348	72
Fox Run Golf Club	Council Bluffs	Public	Blue	116	69.8	6,267	71
Logan Missouri Valley Country Club	Logan	Semi private	Blue	116	69.4	6,036	70
Webster City Country Club	Webster City	Public	Blue	116	68.8	6,046	72
Marengo Golf Club	Marengo	Public	Blue	116	66.6	5,578	72
Silver Lake Country Club	Lake Park	Public	Blue	115	71.6	6,620	72
Country Greens Golf Course	Armstrong	Public	Blue	115	71.2	6,138	72
Deer Run Golf Course	Indianola	Public	Blue	115	71.0	6,540	72
American Legion Country Club	Shenandoah	Public	Blue	115	70.7	6,527	74
Rice Lake Golf and Country Club	Forest City	Public	Blue	115	69.4	6,201	71
Gateway Recreation Golf Course	Monroe	Public	Championship	115	68.4	6,008	72
Waukon Golf and Country Club	Waukon	Public	Blue	115	68.4	5,910	70
Glenwood Golf Course	Glenwood	Public	BLUE	115	68.4	5,802	70
Hillcrest Country Club	Mount Vernon	Semi private	White-Blue	115	67.7	5,720	70
Woodland Hills Golf Course	Des Moines	Public	Black	115	67.5	5,763	71
Fawn Creek Country Club	Anamosa	Semi private	Blue	114	70.8	6,422	72
Jesup Golf & Country Club	Jesup	Public	Blue	114	70.6	6,204	72
Avoca Golf Club	Avoca	Public	30401, USGA, Blue, Men	114	70.2	5,904	68
Pella Golf & Country Club	Pella	Public	White	114	68.5	5,991	72
Leon Golf & Country Club	Leon	Semi private	White	114	68.2	6,232	72
Colfax Golf Club	Monroe	Public	Blue	114	67.2	5,622	72
5 by 80 Golf and Country Club	Menlo	Public	Blue	113	70.8	6,560	72
Flint Hills Golf Course	Burlington	Public	Blue	113	70.1	6,186	71
Rustic Ridge Golf Course	Eldridge	Public	Blue	113	69.8	6,600	72
Onawa Country Club	Onawa	Semi private	Blue	112	69.4	6,112	72
Wandering Creek Golf Course	Marshalltown	Public	Blue	112	69.4	5,994	72
Sun Valley Golf Course	Mount Ayr	Public	White	112	68.0	5,884	70
Willow Run Country Club	Waverly	Public	Blue	112	67.4	5,888	70
Indian Creek Country Club	Marion	Public	White-Red	112	65.1	5,439	68
Diamond Trail Golf Club	Lynnville	Public	Blue	111	68.2	6,042	72
Prairie Rose Golf Club	Brunsville	Public	Blue	111	68.2	5,946	72
Mount Ayr Golf and Country Club	Mount Ayr	Public	White	111	68.0	5,950	70
Hawarden Golf Course	Hawarden	Public	Blue	111	67.2	5,736	70
Prairie Knolls Country Club	New Sharon	Semi private	White	111	66.2	5,548	70
Willow Creek Golf Course	West Des Moines	Public	Blue	111	65.5	5,385	68
Clarinda Country Club	Clarinda	Public	Blue	111	65.3	5,084	68
Manson Golf and Country Club	Manson	Public	White	110	69.4	6,102	72
Pleasant Valley Golf Club	Thornton	Public	Blue	110	68.2	6,188	72
Dyersville Golf & Country Club	Dyersville	Semi private	White	110	65.6	5,374	70
Fairview Country Club	Malvern	Public	White	110	65.4	5,104	70
Twin Pines Golf Course	Cedar Rapids	Public	White	108	67.2	5,802	72
Bright Grandview Golf Course	Des Moines	Public	White	108	66.2	5,518	70
Lakeview Country Club	Winterset	Private	White	107	67.0	5,760	71
Oakland Country Club	Avoca	Public	Blue	107	64.4	4,876	68
Oakland Acres Golf Club	Grinnell	Public	Blue	106	68.0	5,938	70
Carroll Municipal Golf Course	Carroll	Public	White	105	67.3	5,950	71
Wapsipinicon Country Club	Anamosa	Public	Blue	104	63.4	4,692	66
Sugar Creek Golf Course	Waukee	Public	Blue	103	63.4	4,966	68
Little Sioux Golf & Country Club	Sioux Rapids	Semi private	Blue	102	64.8	5,004	70
Panorama West Golf Course	Panora	Public	Black/Blue (9 holes)	100	30.6	1,964	30
Lone Pine Golf Course	Colesburg	Public	BLUE	95	59.8	4,027	62
Airport National Golf Course	Cedar Rapids	Public	White	85	59.7	3,885	64

Iowa slope rating distribution

Slope	Courses	Share
Under 113	28	15.0%
113 to 120	58	31.0%
121 to 130	70	37.4%
131 to 140	27	14.4%
141 to 150	4	2.1%
151 to 155	0	0.0%

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Iowa slope rating FAQ

What is the highest slope rating in Iowa?

150, at Amana Colonies Golf Club in Amana from the Black tees, with a course rating of 74.0.

How many Iowa golf courses have a slope over 140?

4 courses of the 187 rated in Iowa (2.1%) have a slope rating above 140, counting one tee per course.

What is the average slope rating in Iowa?

121.6 across 187 rated courses, with a median of 122. Each course is counted once, at its hardest men's 18-hole rating where it has one. A slope of 113 is standard difficulty.

What is the lowest slope rating in Iowa?

85, at Airport National Golf Course in Cedar Rapids from the White tees. Short and executive courses carry the lowest slopes.

How many Iowa golf courses have a slope rating?

Stymie has a slope rating on file for 187 courses of the 456 golf courses it lists in Iowa. Courses without a rating on file are not in this table.