About this course
Kalona Golf Course is a nine-hole semi-private club about 1.5 miles south of Kalona in southeast Iowa, roughly 20 miles south of Iowa City. Built in its current routing in the 1980s to a design by Edward Lockie, the course plays to a par of 36 over rolling, partly tree-lined terrain with two ponds in play.
The club welcomes public golfers alongside members; players register in the clubhouse before teeing off, and tee times can be booked by phone or online. The course has bentgrass greens and a mix of bluegrass and winter rye fairways.
Type
Parkland
Region
Midwest
Holes
18
Par
72
Yardage
3,128
LooperScore
69.9
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Design & architects
- Warren Dickenson, architect
- Edward Lockie, architect
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