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Des Moines

Iowa's sleeper value trip — Tournament Club of Iowa (Palmer), Spirit Hollow (Jacobson), Blue Top Ridge (Rees Jones), and Finkbine (UI) are legitimate championship courses for sub-$100 peak. Not a classical trip, but 4 days of cheap quality golf.

8 courses61°F · 79% playability$DSMStart a Trip

Courses

8 courses

Tournament Club of Iowa$

Tournament Club of Iowa

★ 4.418 holespublic
★100 Greatest Public Courses ...

Arnold Palmer (2003)

Spirit Hollow Golf Course$$

Spirit Hollow Golf Course

★ 4.718 holespublic
★100 Greatest Public Courses ...

Rick Jacobson (2000)

Blue Top Ridge at Riverside Casino$

Blue Top Ridge at Riverside Casino

★ 4.518 holespublic
★100 Greatest Public Courses ...

Rees Jones (2008)

Finkbine Golf Course$

Finkbine Golf Course

★ 4.618 holespublic
★100 Greatest Public Courses ...

William Langford (1952), 1990s redesign

Otter Creek Golf Course$

Otter Creek Golf Course

★ 4.418 holespublic
★100 Greatest Public Courses ...

Rees Jones (2003)

The Harvester Club$$

The Harvester Club

★ 4.318 holessemi-private
★100 Greatest Public Courses ...

Keith Foster (2002)

The Meadows at Mystique$$

The Meadows at Mystique

★ 4.418 holespublic
★100 Greatest Public Courses ...

Jerry Matthews

Honey Creek Resort — The Preserve$$

Honey Creek Resort — The Preserve

★ 4.518 holespublic
★100 Greatest Public Courses ...

Tom Clark (2007)

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Recent Groups

Based on recent trips to this destination

4 golfers · 3 rounds

April 2026

~$1,400/person

6 golfers · 4 rounds

March 2026

~$1,850/person

3 golfers · 2 rounds

February 2026

~$980/person

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