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Wide open fairways allow for you to swing away on every par 4/5. While there isn't much danger off the tee, you find lots of challenges on your second shot as you are usually on some slope. The constant elevation changes impacts how you need to play each shot, the course felt a lot longer than it is.

I really enjoyed the greens. They were not overly difficult, had good speed and all putts rolled true.

Most holes have a couple bunkers, almost all by the green, but you can easily avoid them. I found one bunker despite hitting only 7 or so GIR.

Staff was friendly. The course feels more secluded than it's location would lead you to think.

I was in college at Iowa State when this course opened and have played it about 10 times over the years. I have never left disappointed. While the course isn't overly hard, if you are spraying the ball you will be in for a long day. Greens are good size with decent speed and slope.

The staff has always been friendly.

The key to playing this course is by heading into it with the right expectations. If you show up looking for a great course to challenge your skills you will be disappointed.  The $12 greens fee should prevent those expectations.  If you are looking to get in a quick practice round that is a little more exciting than pounding a bucket of range balls I think you will be pleasantly surprised.  I was. The fairways and greens were in decent shape.  Tee boxes were good enough.  The construction of new houses and scenery outside of the previously mentioned areas was not much to look at, but i wasn't there to take in the beautiful vistas of Polk County.  I was there to work on short irons, chipping and putting.  And I thought that was accomplished and it was worth the $12.

Played here for a work outing. The course has no frills but was in decent condition and was fun to play. Despite being a best shot outing with many hackers in the group the pace of play was pretty good. The course is on the easy side.

Not a good option if you are looking for a great golf experience. A great option if you are looking for a casual round with friends and a few beverages.

The course was in decent shape and was fun to play. As a first time player it can be a little more difficult figuring out what you should do each hole. The group I was with had a hard time keeping the ball in the fairway and searching for balls, even though they were only 10 yards from the fairway, really slowed us down. There was nobody in front of us but I can see how the pace would be pretty slow on busy days.

I wouldn't want to play the course a lot but fun to do once or twice a year.