Wakonda Club
Des Moines, IA
Wakonda Club is a private 18-hole, par-72 golf course in Des Moines, Iowa, playing 6,897 yards with a course rating of 74.2 and slope of 139. It is ranked #5 on Golf Digest's Best in Iowa (2025-26).
🏛 Designed by William Langford (1922)
Wakonda Club in Des Moines, Iowa is a private, par-72 William Langford design from 1922, playing to 6,897 yards. It hosts the PGA Tour Champions' Principal Charity Classic.
Accolades
- Ranked #5, Best in Iowa (Golf Digest, 2025-26)
📍 3915 Fleur Drive, Des Moines, IA 50321
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. 5, 549 yards, par 5
- Shortest hole: No. 2, 166 yards, par 3
- Hardest hole by handicap: No. 5 (par 5, 549 yards)
- Biggest elevation change: No. 18, about 60 ft uphill from tee to green
- Water in play on holes 5, 10, 16, 17 and 18
- Doglegs: 2 left
| Hole | Par | Yards | Hcp | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 431 | 5 | dogleg left, plays about 20 ft downhill |
| 2 | 3 | 166 | 15 | 4 bunkers, plays about 30 ft uphill |
| 3 | 4 | 431 | 11 | 1 bunker, plays about 15 ft uphill |
| 4 | 4 | 421 | 7 | 3 bunkers, plays about 10 ft downhill |
| 5 | 5 | 549 | 1 | dogleg left, water in play, 2 bunkers, plays about 20 ft uphill |
| 6 | 4 | 418 | 9 | 1 bunker |
| 7 | 4 | 365 | 13 | 5 bunkers, plays about 20 ft uphill |
| 8 | 5 | 549 | 3 | 3 bunkers |
| 9 | 3 | 188 | 17 | 4 bunkers, plays about 15 ft downhill |
| Out | 36 | 3,518 | ||
| 10 | 4 | 441 | 6 | water in play, 3 bunkers, plays about 35 ft uphill |
| 11 | 4 | 408 | 12 | 1 bunker, plays about 20 ft downhill |
| 12 | 4 | 361 | 8 | 3 bunkers, plays about 10 ft uphill |
| 13 | 5 | 529 | 2 | 3 bunkers, plays about 15 ft downhill |
| 14 | 3 | 201 | 16 | 1 bunker |
| 15 | 5 | 510 | 4 | 3 bunkers, plays about 30 ft uphill |
| 16 | 4 | 430 | 14 | water in play, 1 bunker, plays about 55 ft downhill |
| 17 | 3 | 188 | 18 | water in play, 1 bunker, plays about 45 ft downhill |
| 18 | 4 | 311 | 10 | water in play, 3 bunkers, plays about 60 ft uphill |
| In | 36 | 3,379 | ||
| Total | 72 | 6,897 |
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.
Nearby golf courses
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Back Nine Des MoinesDes Moines | 2.4 | Public | |||
| Blank Park Golf CourseDes Moines | 2.7 | 18 | Public | ||
| Echo Valley Country ClubNorwalk | 3.4 | 18 | 72 | 74.2 / 139 | Private |
| Willow Creek Golf CourseWest Des Moines | 3.9 | 18 | 68 | 65.5 / 111 | Public |
| Waveland Golf CourseDes Moines | 4.0 | 18 | 72 | 70.3 / 125 | Municipal |
| The Legacy Golf ClubNorwalk | 5.0 | 18 | 72 | 74.6 / 134 | Public |
| Bright Grandview Golf CourseDes Moines | 6.3 | 18 | 70 | 66.2 / 108 | Municipal |
| Glen Oaks Country ClubWest Des Moines | 7.4 | 18 | 71 | 74.4 / 140 | Private |
| Copper Creek Golf CoursePleasant Hill | 7.6 | 18 | 71 | 70.3 / 117 | Public |
| Urbandale Golf & Country ClubUrbandale | 7.8 | 9 | 36 | 70.6 / 127 | Private |
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