Muscatine Municipal Golf Course

Davenport, IA · 24 mi away

Emeis Golf Course is a 155-acre public facility in Davenport that opened on August 19, 1961 [1](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emeis_Park_and_Golf_Course #:~:text=inaugurated%20for%20public%20use%20with%20an%20exhibition%20match%20between%20Arnold%20Palmer%20and%20Gary%20Player). Designed by C.D. Wagstaff, the 18-hole par-72 course is built on gently rolling hills and spans 6,500 yards [1](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emeis_Park_and_Golf_Course #:~:text=built%20on%20gently%20rolling%20hills). The course hosted the NAIA Men's Golf Championship twice in the 1960s and annually conducts the Quad-City Amateur Golf Tournament [1](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emeis_Park_and_Golf_Course #:~:text=hosted%20the%201962%20and%201967%20NAIA%20Men%27s%20Golf%20Championship). Hundreds of mature trees are strategically placed throughout the layout, presenting a challenge for experienced golfers [4](https://www.golfdavenport.com/emeis-golf-course/ #:~:text=maturity%20to%20its%20hundreds%20of%20trees%20so%20strategically%20placed%20some%2050%20years%20ago). A new 5,600-square-foot clubhouse is planned to replace the original facility dating back to the course's opening [5](https://davenportiowa.com/news/what_s_new/new_clubhouse_coming_to_emeis_golf_course #:~:text=new%205%2C600%20square%20foot%20clubhouse%20will%20replace%20the%20existing%20clubhouse).

Riverside, IA · 27 mi away

Iowa's finest public course

Last verified 2026-09-17

Iowa City, IA · 27 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.