About this course
Finkbine Golf Course in Iowa City is the home course of the University of Iowa men's and women's golf programs, sited on the western edge of campus near Kinnick Stadium. The course was founded in 1953 and is credited to architects Robert Bruce Harris and Ted Nugent, playing as a par-72 layout of roughly 7,280 yards from the back tees. It hosted the PGA Amana VIP Pro-Am for more than two decades. Finkbine is undergoing a major renovation led by architect Scott Hoffman, planned for 2026, marking its most significant change since relocating in the early 1950s.
Type
Parkland
Region
Midwest
Holes
18
Par
72
Established
1953
LooperScore
70.4
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Design & architects
- Robert Bruce Harris, architect
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Brown Deer Golf Club
Coralville, IA · 2.9 mi away
Brown Deer Golf Club is a semi-private, 18-hole course in Coralville owned by the city's Parks and Recreation Department. Its original nine holes opened in 1992, donated to Coralville by C. Alan Poots and Jennifer Niebyl, with an expansion to 18 holes completed by the mid-1990s. The course was designed by Tim Liddy and plays to a par of 71 over roughly 6,350 yards of bentgrass tees and fairways. An arts-and-crafts-style clubhouse and driving range round out the facility.
Pleasant Valley Golf Course
Iowa City, IA · 3.9 mi away
Pleasant Valley Golf Course is an 18-hole public golf course in Iowa City, founded by Arie and Toni Kroeze, who started the business in 1952 after meeting in the Netherlands. The family-run course offers a driving range, putting green, and a fleet of golf carts alongside on-site banquet and bar facilities. It has operated continuously as a public course serving the Iowa City area for decades. The Kroeze family's landscaping and gardening background shaped the course's development.
Quail Creek Golf Course
North Liberty, IA · 5.7 mi away
Quail Creek opened in 1969 as a nine-hole course designed by Robert Johnstone [3](https://www.iowagolf.com/golfcourses/11722#:~:text=opened%20in%201969,Robert%20Johnstone). The par 36 facility features a dogleg left on the first hole and a stream that cuts across the green [2](https://www.thegazette.com/archives/weekday-golf-a-pleasure-at-quail-creek/article_1627a8ba-b3ce-586d-bd8f-931af7527fd5.html#:~:text=dogleg%20left,green). Hole 7 is a par 3 that requires a carry over water [2](https://www.thegazette.com/archives/weekday-golf-a-pleasure-at-quail-creek/article_1627a8ba-b3ce-586d-bd8f-931af7527fd5.html#:~:text=Hole%207,water). The course is located in a high-traffic area near Cedar Rapids and Iowa City [2](https://www.thegazette.com/archives/weekday-golf-a-pleasure-at-quail-creek/article_1627a8ba-b3ce-586d-bd8f-931af7527fd5.html#:~:text=high-traffic%20area,Iowa%20City).
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