Golf courses in Davenport, IA.

Davenport, IA

Emeis Golf Course is a 155-acre public facility in Davenport that opened on August 19, 1961 #:~: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 #:~: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 #:~: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 #:~: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 #:~:text=new%205%2C600%20square%20foot%20clubhouse%20will%20replace%20the%20existing%20clubhouse).

Davenport, IA

Duck Creek was developed in the 1930s as a public works project during the Great Depression. The 18-hole municipal course is set on 140 acres of a former private arboretum and features mature trees and rolling hills. A new driving range was added in 2010 with artificial surface technology.