Tournament Club of Iowa, Polk City Iowa “Top 10 Best New Upscale Golf Courses in America” - Golf Digest The Next Generation in Iowa Golf

Key Design Features:

• Good mixture of open space and forest areas highlighted by hills, bluffs, ravines, valleys, mature canopied trees.
• Naturalized look that is unique to Iowa golf. Mature hardwood tree preservation throughout course site.
• Substantial water features Big Creek (over 1-mile) lakes and ponds. Water on 13 holes.
• Over 1/2 million cubic yards of earth material moved.
• Selective clearing of 124 acres (primarily for fairways, greens and tees)
• Stadium designed into many holes highlighted by finishing holes of #17, and #18. Excellent visual hole separation!
• Unique and significant elevation transitions-both nines have dramatic topography.
• Spectacular par-3s. Water, elevation drops, forced carry etc. Maybe the best collection of par-3s anywhere!
• Minimal residential exposure. Substantial tree-lined buffering and river buffering.

• 300+ yards deep X 175 yards wide-teeing area equals 120 yards wide and 25 yards deep. Chipping area, practice sand etc. Includes several elevated and defined target bent grass greens plus substantial peripheral burming. All practice amenities. One of the best in the Upper Midwest!

• Tees, Fairways, Greens bent grass blend of A1 plus A4 types.
• Greens average a massive 7,000 square feet!
• Rough bluegrass/fescues blends. Multiple varieties.
• Out-of-Play fine leafed texture fescue, native grasses and wildflowers.
• Native aquatic vegetation.

• Bunker PGA TOUR specification.
• 4 formal bunkers plus 5 acres of naturalized waste bunkers with clumps of vegetation. includes beach-type bunkers. Quality localized sand.

• 6.5 miles continuous concrete. - 8 wide hand formed.

• 85 tee boxes 4 to5 per hole. Teeing complexes averages 8-10,000 sq. ft.
• Greens average 7,000 square feet. subtle challenges-very puttable.
• Fairways account for 30-acres. Generous landing areas-exacting approach shots.
• Wood timber bridges (7) spanning water features.
• 900 head irrigation system at 1350 gallons/minute. Rainbird
• 12 acres of man-made strategically positioned lakes.
• Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary certification in process.

• Situated high above course panoramic vistas of golf and nature.
• Rests 70 ft above an overlook to green #18 and valley with lake.
• Approximately 24,000 square feet.
• 7-acre clubhouse site with 200 parking stall lot.
• Limestone, timber, wood shake roof, light, bright, ample windows etc.
• Golf shop - Fully equipped with top-quality merchandise.
• Dining/Grill/Lounge/Function rooms plus patio deck dining all with easterly golf vistas including dramatic viewing of finishing holes.
• Elegant locker rooms both men and womens.
• Administration areas and cart storage.
• Architects: Colonnade Design Group
• Builder: Retail Construction

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