Finkbine Golf Course
Iowa City, IA
Finkbine Golf Course is a public 18-hole, par-72 golf course in Iowa City, Iowa, playing 6,951 yards with a course rating of 73.4 and slope of 130. It was designed by Robert Bruce Harris.
🏛 Designed by Robert Bruce Harris
Finkbine Golf Course is an 18-hole course owned by the University of Iowa Athletic Department in Iowa City, designed by Robert Bruce Harris. It plays to a par of 72 over 6,951 yards on 200 acres of rolling Iowa terrain and serves as home to the Iowa men's and women's golf teams. The course is undergoing a renovation that began after the 2025 season and continues through 2026.
📍 W. Melrose Ave, Iowa City, IA 52242
Course layout
Hole lines and layout © OpenStreetMap contributors. Tap a hole line for par and yardage.
Scorecard, hole by hole
- Par 72 over 18 holes: 4 par 3s, 10 par 4s, 4 par 5s
- Longest hole: No. 11, 577 yards, par 5
- Shortest hole: No. 13, 182 yards, par 3
- Hardest hole by handicap: No. 2 (par 5, 537 yards)
- Biggest elevation change: No. 9, about 60 ft uphill from tee to green
- Water in play on hole 13
- Doglegs: 3 left, 1 right
| Hole | Par | Yards | Hcp | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 375 | 7 | 1 bunker, plays about 50 ft downhill |
| 2 | 5 | 537 | 1 | 7 bunkers, plays about 30 ft downhill |
| 3 | 4 | 418 | 9 | 9 bunkers, plays about 20 ft uphill |
| 4 | 3 | 206 | 17 | 2 bunkers |
| 5 | 4 | 368 | 15 | 3 bunkers, plays about 10 ft uphill |
| 6 | 5 | 524 | 3 | 6 bunkers |
| 7 | 4 | 382 | 13 | 2 bunkers, plays about 10 ft downhill |
| 8 | 3 | 207 | 11 | 1 bunker, plays about 10 ft uphill |
| 9 | 4 | 428 | 5 | dogleg right, 3 bunkers, plays about 60 ft uphill |
| Out | 36 | 3,445 | ||
| 10 | 4 | 410 | 12 | dogleg left, 3 bunkers, plays about 40 ft downhill |
| 11 | 5 | 577 | 2 | plays about 30 ft downhill |
| 12 | 4 | 374 | 8 | dogleg left, 8 bunkers, plays about 35 ft uphill |
| 13 | 3 | 182 | 14 | water in play, plays about 35 ft downhill |
| 14 | 4 | 428 | 4 | 4 bunkers, plays about 30 ft uphill |
| 15 | 5 | 486 | 16 | 7 bunkers, plays about 45 ft downhill |
| 16 | 4 | 405 | 10 | 6 bunkers, plays about 25 ft uphill |
| 17 | 3 | 195 | 18 | 4 bunkers, plays about 15 ft uphill |
| 18 | 4 | 449 | 6 | dogleg left, 3 bunkers, plays about 10 ft downhill |
| In | 36 | 3,506 | ||
| Total | 72 | 6,951 |
Scorecard from the Black tees. Doglegs, water and bunkers are read from the OpenStreetMap hole lines and mapped hazards © OpenStreetMap contributors. Elevation: Open-Meteo / Copernicus DEM, approximate.
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