Des Moines, IA

Check out the tee times at Toad Valley Public Golf Course. The course owners turned the 200-acre farm equipment testing ground into an active Des Moines golf destination. Designed by Harold McCollum and founder Tom Brady, the 18-hole course offers challenging golf, complimentary driving range and miniature golf.

Address: 237 NE 80th Street, Des Moines, IA 50327 - MAP
Phone: (515) 967-9575
Web: www.toadvalley.com

Let the natural landscape challenge your skills at Waveland Golf Course, the oldest public golf course in Des Moines. Test your golfing skills on an 18-hole course built entirely on a wooded hillside. Join 40,000 golfers each year, aimed at mastering the difficult slopes and rewarding course.

Address: 4908 University Avenue, Des Moines, IA 50311 - MAP
Phone: (515) 248-6302
Web: www.wavelandgolfcourse.org

Bring your best game to Urbandale Golf & Country Club. Challenge your game on this premier 9-hole golf course in Des Moines. Golfers appreciate the 3,171 yards of golf from the longest tees for a par of 36 and exceptional social activities, including a beautiful swimming pool and club house.

Address: 4000 86th Street, Urbandale, IA 50322 - MAP
Phone: (515) 276-5496
Web: www.urbandalegolf.com

Discover an 18-hole public course built at the turn of the century at Grand View Golf Course located in Des Moines. The most particular golfers enjoy the 100-year-old golf course winding its way around tree-lined fairways and gently rolling hills with beautiful lake vistas.

Address: 2401 East 29th Street, Des Moines, IA 50317 - MAP
Phone: (515) 248-6301
Web: www.golflink.com

Take a swing at Copper Creek Golf Club, located just minutes from downtown Des Moines. Golfers find the perfect game on this picturesque, 18-hole championship course designed around mature trees and rolling hills. Warm up at the ample practice range and putting green. Enjoy an 8,700-square-foot club house with restaurant and pro shop.

Address: 4825 Copper Creek Drive, Pleasant Hill, IA 50327 - MAP
Phone: (515) 263-1600
Web: www.golfcoppercreek.com

GPS is a golfer's best friend at the A.H. Blank Golf Course, which boasts the unique Uplink Global Positioning System. Golfers have the advantage of knowing the exact distance between the point of the ball to all hazards and to the flag. Water and sand also come into play on the 18-hole course. I'd say its time to book a tee-time!

Address: 808 County Line Road, Des Moines, IA 50320 - MAP
Phone: (515) 248-6300
Web: www.blankgolfcourse.com