Otter Creek Golf Course

The 18-hole par-71 layout features 47 bunkers, 17 ponds, and extensive tall-grass mounding that gives Iowa flatland golf a genuinely interesting strategic footprint. Named the 2016 18-Hole Golf Course of the Year by the Iowa Golf Association, one of the state's premier public-access facilities. Wide landing zones, challenging green complexes, and water features that threaten both the tee shot and the approach on a handful of memorable holes. Peak green fee runs $55-80. Fits a Des Moines trip as the 'modern muni-adjacent public' round alongside the Harvester Club (now private) and Blue Top Ridge stops.