I also think #18 at Harvester is a dumb hole. Very scenic, but I don’t think it’s a good design.
Worst Golf Holes in Iowa
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That's the one. For the last year or two the white tee boxes have played at the bottom of the hill which makes that hole significantly easier. Also water on the right has been dried up.
Hmmm, I don’t think I’ve even heard of this one, much less played it. Looks intriguing. May have to check it out. Any other courses around that way it could be paired up with for a good, overnight road trip? Could, maybe, pair it up with Deere Run, but that’s a bit of a stretch. Hour and a half between courses.
#17 and #18 at TCI are both tough holes, no doubt. Not sure I’d say either of them is “dumb” though. Maybe I’m thinking about this topic differently.
I think 18 is the tougher of the 2. Unless you hit a really good drive...far enough but not too far...that approach can be a long one. Forget about it if the wind is into you, but it’s a pretty rare wind to be directly in your face on the 2nd.
#6 out there can be a pretty tough hole too.
I almost put #3 at Waveland on my original list but I didn’t because it’s not necessarily a bad design but it also doesn’t leave many options. You can try to smoke a drive to the 30 yard landing area with death left and right to have the opportunity to go for green or bail left or you can lay up leaving a second shot to an even tighter area.
I almost put this hole on my original list but I suppose it’s not necessarily a bad design just bad options. You can try to smoke a drive to the 30 yard landing area with jail left and right to have a chance to get your second up by the green (or bail left) or you can take an iron off the tee and leave yourself with a tougher second shot to tighter landing area. Tough hole.
I forgot about 18 at RV. I’m pretty sure I hit like 5-6 putts there before just picking up my ball and storming out of there furious. The hole was right on one of the tiers and it was ******* impossible.
Yeah...this hole, as the OP pointed out...is real dumb. I’ve played that course after it had been burnt by a long summer, and it almost looked like they shaved the grass on the hill up to the green on 18.
Let’s say the pin is on the front tier and you hit your approach to the 3rd tier. Very good possibility you could be hitting a full 9 iron for par.
#15 at Copper Creek used to be stupid. Only about 110-120 yards from the back of the tees, but there used to be a tall tree that hung over the front of the green. The hole itself wasn’t a design flaw, but leaving that tree there when they created the hole was unfair, at best.
The tree came down a couple years ago.
The tree came down a couple years ago.
It’s been 2 years since I’ve played there but that is still one of my favorite courses around the area for what you get price wise.
Probably nailed mine with these three. Always thought it'd be fun to buy one of the houses at RV near 12 and 18 and listen to the struggle...
Honorable mention to copper creek #9 and it's pencil thin fairway, with trees.
Now I remember 14. Only played it once, but laid up close to the edge. Managed to hit a safe second too. Third was short in the crappy lumpy stuff short. Took two to get on. Three putted.
I haven't played much golf in Iowa the last 20 years, but this is first one that came to mind for me. It's probably been 10+ years since I played here, I only played there once, but I remember everything about the hole.
