Warren Dickinson

Des Moines, IA

Waveland Golf Course is an 18-hole municipal course in Des Moines, established in 1901 and designed by Warren Dickinson, making it one of the oldest golf courses in the country and widely cited as the oldest municipal course west of the Mississippi River. The land was originally deeded to the Des Moines Park Department in 1894 by Fannie Mae Ingersoll. The course occupies rolling, wooded hillsides with notable elevation changes, including its 585-yard par-5 third hole nicknamed The Tunnel. It remains one of three golf courses operated by Des Moines Parks and Recreation.

Des Moines, IA

Bright Grandview was established in 1902 and is one of the oldest municipal courses in the country [2](https://golfbrightgrandview.com/#:~:text=Established%201902,in%20the%20country). The 18-hole layout was redesigned in 1933 with a golden age style featuring tree-lined fairways and domed greens [1](https://golfbrightgrandview.com/history/#:~:text=1933,domed%20greens). Elevation changes and small, protected greens provide a challenge despite the shorter length of 5,546 yards from the white tees [2](https://golfbrightgrandview.com/#:~:text=elevation%20changes,shorter%20length).