Pine Knolls Golf Club

The rolling prairie terrain of south-central Iowa provides an unexpectedly dramatic canvas for this hidden gem, where elevation changes of 60 feet create natural amphitheater settings around several greens. The par-4 14th hole showcases the design's best qualities—a downhill tee shot followed by an uphill approach to a green perched against a backdrop of native oak and hickory. What separates this track from typical Midwest municipal offerings is the routing's ability to incorporate every contour of the land, delivering genuine risk-reward decisions on at least half the holes.