Des Moines Golf & Country Club
West Des Moines, IA
Des Moines Golf & Country Club is a private 18-hole, par-72 golf course in West Des Moines, Iowa, playing 7,285 yards with a course rating of 75.9 and slope of 136. It is ranked #4 on Golf Digest's Best in Iowa (2025-26).
🏛 Designed by Pete Dye (1970)
Des Moines Golf and Country Club is a private club in West Des Moines, Iowa that moved to its current site in 1970. It hosted the 1999 U.S. Senior Open, won by Dave Eichelberger, and the 2017 Solheim Cup.
Accolades
- Ranked #4, Best in Iowa (Golf Digest, 2025-26)
📍 1600 Jordan Creek Parkway, West Des Moines, IA 50266
Satellite view
The dashed square marks a 2 km area around the course pin. Hole-by-hole mapping isn't available for this course yet.
Scorecard, hole by hole
- Par 72 over 18 holes: 4 par 3s, 10 par 4s, 4 par 5s
- Longest hole: No. 18, 633 yards, par 5
- Shortest hole: No. 12, 178 yards, par 3
- Hardest hole by handicap: No. 2 (par 5, 615 yards)
| Hole | Par | Yards | Hcp |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 402 | 7 |
| 2 | 5 | 615 | 1 |
| 3 | 3 | 220 | 15 |
| 4 | 4 | 409 | 13 |
| 5 | 3 | 215 | 17 |
| 6 | 4 | 451 | 11 |
| 7 | 4 | 395 | 9 |
| 8 | 4 | 400 | 5 |
| 9 | 5 | 540 | 3 |
| Out | 36 | 3,647 | |
| 10 | 4 | 366 | 14 |
| 11 | 4 | 414 | 10 |
| 12 | 3 | 178 | 18 |
| 13 | 5 | 583 | 2 |
| 14 | 4 | 472 | 8 |
| 15 | 4 | 441 | 12 |
| 16 | 4 | 356 | 4 |
| 17 | 3 | 195 | 16 |
| 18 | 5 | 633 | 6 |
| In | 36 | 3,638 | |
| Total | 72 | 7,285 |
Scorecard from the Black tees.
Nearby golf courses
| Course | Miles | Holes | Par | Rating / slope | Access |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Des Moines Golf & Country Club - South CourseWest Des Moines | 0.2 | Private | |||
| Sugar Creek Golf CourseWaukee | 3.3 | 9 | 34 | 63.4 / 103 | Public |
| Glen Oaks Country ClubWest Des Moines | 3.5 | 18 | 71 | 74.4 / 140 | Private |
| West Grand GolfWest Des Moines | 4.1 | Public | |||
| The Back Nine WaukeeWaukee | 4.8 | Public | |||
| Urbandale Golf & Country ClubUrbandale | 4.9 | 9 | 36 | 70.6 / 127 | Private |
| Waveland Golf CourseDes Moines | 6.7 | 18 | 72 | 70.3 / 125 | Municipal |
| Willow Creek Golf CourseWest Des Moines | 7.5 | 18 | 68 | 65.5 / 111 | Public |
| Johnson Ridge Golf CourseJohnston | 7.8 | ||||
| Beaver Creek Golf ClubGrimes | 8.9 | 18 | 72 | 71.5 / 123 | Public |
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