41 golf courses listed
Last updated October 2026
Sky View Golf Course
A public 18-hole course in Alliance built on a decommissioned WWII paratrooper base — where a pond sits in the old water tower's footprint and Carhenge is ten minutes away.
Quarry Oaks Golf Club
An 18-hole public championship course carved through a former limestone quarry in the Platte River Valley — 7,215 yards of elevation changes, native bur oaks, and sweeping river views.
Nebraska Dunes Golf Course
Formerly Awarii Dunes, this Jim Engh links south of Kearney reopened in 2026 under new ownership — a 7,000-yard Sandhills-style test with blowout bunkers and bowl-shaped greens.
Platteview Golf Club
A classic 1966 parkland club in Bellevue with mature oaks, lakes, and elevation changes — traditional golf that has hosted qualifying for the U.S. Mid-Amateur and U.S. Junior Amateur.
Court House and Jail Rock Golf Course
A friendly 9-hole public course in Bridgeport named for the famous Oregon Trail rock formations — where kids 12 and under play free with an adult.
Bayside Golf Club
A rugged, family-owned links by Axland and Proctor on the bluffs above Lake McConaughy, home to the 648-yard par-5 11th — the longest hole in Nebraska.
Centura Hills Golf Club
An 18-hole Marty Johnson design in Cairo — that's Cairo, Nebraska, not Egypt — with a signature 7th hole and the churchside gauntlet locals call "Amen Bend."
Cross Creek Golf Links
The "Jewel of southwest Nebraska" — a 7,205-yard Martin Johnson Jr. municipal design in Cambridge, the longest course in the state when it opened, where you'll often have it all to yourself.
Arrowhead Meadows Golf Course
A 9-hole public course in the Medicine Creek Valley that locals call "Nebraska's best kept secret" — with a 600-yard par-5 third and $10 all-day Fridays.
Indian Creek Golf Course
A 27-hole public championship course in Elkhorn that hosts the Korn Ferry Tour's Pinnacle Bank Championship — with a chef-driven restaurant, cocktail lounge, and indoor simulators on site.
Monument Shadows Golf Course
A public 18-hole course in Gering played in the shadow of the Scotts Bluff National Monument — on Mountain Time, with the bluffs looming over nearly every shot.
Wild Horse Golf Club
A minimalist Sandhills-style links on the edge of Gothenburg, built on native sand dunes with blowout bunkers, fescue fairways, and native prairie rough — the course that put Nebraska on the traveling golfer's map.
Jackrabbit Run Golf Course
Grand Island's public championship course — a 6,700-yard Frank Hummel design with an open links feel, voted the city's best in 2022 and 2023.
Riverside Golf Club
A tree-lined club along the Platte River in Grand Island, with roots in an original Charley Johnston design and 6,200 yards of classic parkland golf.
Lochland Country Club
A private David Gill design in Hastings, established 1962, where John Daly once carried an entire lake on the Pebble Beach-style finishing hole during a 1992 exhibition.
Landmand Golf Club
A 580-acre King-Collins design in the Loess Hills above Homer with some of the largest greens in American golf — a fully public destination course that plays like nothing else in the Midwest.
Meadowlark Hills Golf Course
Kearney's municipal championship course on the bluffs above the Platte River Valley — an 18-hole, par-71 test that has hosted the state high school and Nebraska Junior Amateur championships.
Four Winds Golf Course
A public 18-hole course in Kimball named for the breezes that hit from all four directions — with 5,000 mature trees planted during construction defining every fairway.
Firethorn Golf Club
Lincoln's premier private club — a Pete Dye design with an 18-hole championship course plus a nine-hole short course, ranked among the best in Nebraska.
Highlands Golf Course
Lincoln's municipal links-style course in the northwest — a Jeff Brauer design from 1993 with one of the best practice facilities in the Midwest, steps from the airport and the BNSF main line.
Holmes Golf Course
A classic early-1960s municipal course along Holmes Lake in southeast Lincoln — gradual hills, lake views, and a 12th tee with a straight-on view of the State Capitol.
Wilderness Ridge Golf Club
Lincoln's most unusual golf property — a Jim White design with granite boulder-lined streams, waterfalls, 6,000 trees, and a 37,000-square-foot log-and-stone lodge, open to the public.
Heritage Hills Golf Course
A 1981 Bradford Benz and Richard Phelps parkland design in McCook — 6,715 yards of up-and-down golf where the ever-present wind is the real defense.
Dismal River Club
A private Sandhills sporting club near Mullen with 36 holes — the Jack Nicklaus-designed White Course and the Tom Doak-designed Red Course — plus hunting, fishing, and luxury lodging.
Sand Hills Golf Club
The private Coore & Crenshaw masterpiece near Mullen that started Nebraska's Sandhills golf boom — 18 holes of minimalist links on pure sand, ranked among the greatest courses in the world.
ArborLinks
Arnold Palmer's Nebraska design — a private Dormie Network club in Nebraska City on 7,031 yards of rolling hills and native grasses, across the road from Kimmel Orchard.
The Golf Club at Table Creek
A public 18-hole Martin Johnson Jr. design from 1997 in Nebraska City — an affordable, first-class layout with a famous uphill three-shot finishing hole.
Tatanka Golf Club
A public resort-style course in Niobrara designed by Paul Albanese — 7,400 yards of rolling terrain where buffalo roam and "Tatanka," the Dakota word for buffalo, is the namesake.
Norfolk Country Club
Northeast Nebraska's historic private club — a recent host of the Nebraska Amateur with roots in a Charley Johnston design, kept in what members call tremendous condition.
Lake Maloney Golf Club
North Platte's rolling 18-hole club — a 1958 Bill Burns design that played on sand greens until the early 1990s, with six tee boxes and a 7-hole par-3 course added in 2024.
River's Edge Golf Club
A public 18-hole course in North Platte with North Platte River views, a waterfall and pond on the 4th hole, and roots in a Charley Johnston design.
Oakland Golf Club
One of Nebraska's oldest small-town clubs — born as a cow pasture in 1926, now 18 holes of rolling golf where the back nine plays along cornfields and the value is the best in the state.
Elmwood Park Golf Course
Omaha's beloved 1930 municipal course — an 18-hole, par-68 walk in the park near UNO with mature trees, small greens, and a price that keeps it packed.
Omaha Country Club
Founded in 1899 and ranked among Nebraska's best private clubs, Omaha Country Club is the historic heart of the city's golf scene on its 1926-era course.
Tiburon Golf Club
One of Nebraska's premier public golf courses, Tiburon offers 36 holes of championship golf in west Omaha with stunning terrain and challenging layouts for all skill levels.
Scotts Bluff Country Club
The Panhandle's historic private club — established 1916, relocated north of Scottsbluff in 1973 — with a Frank Hummel design featuring "Sherwood Forest" and a par-4 that doglegs around a cornfield.
Hillside Golf Course
A public 18-hole course routed through the scenic canyons and bluffs south of Sidney — dramatic elevation changes, a beloved clubhouse kitchen, and the best golf stop on I-80 in the Panhandle.
Oregon Trail Golf Course
An 18-hole Marty Johnson design on O'Fallon's Bluff in Sutherland — literally on the ground the Oregon Trail crossed — with a reservoir, campground, and some of the best value in western Nebraska.
Frederick Peak Golf Club
Valentine's 10-hole municipal course — a Tom Lehman design built for the town, with a downhill par-3 5th that reviewers call one of the best par 3s in the country.
The Prairie Club
A remote Sandhills destination club near Valentine with two top-100 public courses — the Tom Lehman-designed Dunes and the Graham Marsh-designed Pines along Snake River Canyon — plus a Gil Hanse par-3 course.
York Country Club
A historic tree-lined club in York with roots in a Charley Johnston design — classic parkland golf, demanding par 3s, and fast, true greens.
Golf Courses FAQs
How many golf courses are in Nebraska?
Nebraska has more than 160 golf courses, from small-town 9-holers to nationally ranked Sandhills destinations. This guide focuses on the ones worth your time.
What is the best golf course in Nebraska?
The Prairie Club (Valentine), Landmand (Homer), Wild Horse (Gothenburg) and Awarii Dunes (Axtell) headline the Sandhills golf boom — all are public or semi-public.
When does golf season run in Nebraska?
Typically April through October, with the Sandhills courses at their best in late spring and early fall.