Amana Colonies

Amana Colonies Golf Course opened for play in 1989 and its tree-lined fairways within a 600-acre forest offer golfers a feeling of complete and utter golfing seclusion. Featuring wandering streams and shimmering ponds, the course offers five sets of tees, allowing a round to be played at any length between 5,228 and 6,824 yards.

Feature holes include the 522-yard 2nd, rated stroke index 1, which doglegs left then right from tee to green. Both the par threes on the front nine – the 179-yard 4th and 191-yard 8th – are rather spectacular holes, with sand-protected greens positioned behind water hazards.

On the back nine, the short par four 14th is a really interesting hole as the narrow fairway falls away steeply on the left, mandating most players to place their tee shot on the shelf to the right, allowing a straightforward approach to the green with the second shot.