Veenker Memorial Golf Course
Ames, IA
Veenker Memorial Golf Course is a public 18-hole, par-72 golf course in Ames, Iowa, playing 6,632 yards with a course rating of 71.9 and slope of 132. It hosted the NCAA Golf Championship in 1949.
📍 1925 Stange Road, Ames, IA
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: 5 par 3s, 8 par 4s, 5 par 5s
- Longest hole: No. 7, 570 yards, par 5
- Shortest hole: No. 11, 155 yards, par 3
- Hardest hole by handicap: No. 7 (par 5, 570 yards)
- Biggest elevation change: No. 7, about 60 ft downhill from tee to green
- Water in play on holes 3 and 5
- Doglegs: 7 right
| Hole | Par | Yards | Hcp | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 435 | 7 | plays about 15 ft downhill |
| 2 | 4 | 334 | 9 | plays about 10 ft uphill |
| 3 | 4 | 333 | 13 | dogleg right, water in play, 1 bunker |
| 4 | 4 | 349 | 11 | dogleg right, 3 bunkers, plays about 10 ft uphill |
| 5 | 4 | 402 | 3 | water in play, 3 bunkers |
| 6 | 3 | 210 | 15 | 1 bunker |
| 7 | 5 | 570 | 1 | plays about 60 ft downhill |
| 8 | 3 | 181 | 17 | 2 bunkers |
| 9 | 5 | 537 | 5 | dogleg right, 2 bunkers, plays about 20 ft uphill |
| Out | 36 | 3,351 | ||
| 10 | 5 | 540 | 6 | 3 bunkers, plays about 20 ft downhill |
| 11 | 3 | 155 | 14 | 3 bunkers, plays about 30 ft uphill |
| 12 | 4 | 330 | 12 | dogleg right, 4 bunkers, plays about 15 ft uphill |
| 13 | 3 | 160 | 16 | 1 bunker, plays about 10 ft downhill |
| 14 | 4 | 416 | 10 | dogleg right, 1 bunker |
| 15 | 4 | 420 | 8 | dogleg right, 2 bunkers |
| 16 | 5 | 544 | 2 | dogleg right, 1 bunker |
| 17 | 3 | 182 | 18 | 2 bunkers |
| 18 | 5 | 534 | 4 | plays about 15 ft uphill |
| In | 36 | 3,281 | ||
| Total | 72 | 6,632 |
Scorecard from the Blue tees. Doglegs, water and bunkers are read from the OpenStreetMap hole lines and mapped hazards © OpenStreetMap contributors. Elevation: Open-Meteo / Copernicus DEM, approximate.
Tournaments hosted
- NCAA Golf Championship: 1949
Source: Wikidata Q7918093 (CC0).
Nearby golf courses
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Homewood Golf CourseAmes | 2.2 | Municipal | |||
| Coldwater Golf LinksAmes | 2.3 | 18 | 71 | 72.6 / 126 | Public |
| Ames Golf & Country ClubAmes | 2.5 | 18 | 71 | 72.6 / 122 | Private |
| Cyclone golf performance centerWashington Township | 4.3 | 18 | Public | ||
| River Bend Municipal Golf CourseStory City | 11.1 | 9 | 37 | Municipal | |
| Indian Creek Country ClubNevada | 11.3 | 9 | 35 | 67.8 / 124 | Likely private |
| Cedar Pointe Golf CourseBoone | 11.3 | 18 | 72 | 70.9 / 120 | Public |
| Honey Creek Golf ClubBoone | 13.0 | 18 | 71 | 74.2 / 135 | Public |
| Tournament Club of IowaPolk City | 17.8 | 18 | 71 | 73.6 / 137 | Public |
| Jester Park Golf CourseGranger | 18.9 | 18 | 72 | 73 / 124 | Public |
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