Employment Opportunity: Golf Turf Specialist Grinnell College is in search of Turf Specialist (Superintendent) to provide high-level maintenance of the turfgrass and grounds at Grinnell College Golf Course, established in 1899. The course is well known for its excellent greens and tree-lined fairways. It has received such accolades as: “The quality of the greens are […]
Dear Grinnell College Golf Course Patrons, Due to concerns about spreading the COVID-19 virus the Grinnell College Golf Course will close at the end of the day today Friday March 13th and will remain closed until further notice. The Pro Shop, Pool, Golf Course, and Event Space will all be closed to everyone, with no […]
Grinnell College Golf Course is part of the Grinnell College campus. As such, we strongly encourage you to read the release that was published on 3/10/2020 in response to the COVID-19 virus. To stay within the policies set forth in this release, all events will be cancelled occurring through May 15th, 2020. GCGC staff will […]
Opening Day Is Here! We are planning on opening this Saturday, March 7th! A change in the forecast or frost remaining in the ground could effect this, but our intention is to open. Tee times are recommended, which will start at 8 am. They can be made by clicking here. Please note that the course will […]
As part of Grinnell College Golf Course’s effort to keep our youth active and grow the game of golf we will be greatly expanding youth golf opportunities this summer. We believe the game of golf offers a unique combination of social interaction, competition, cooperation, and outdoor wellness. We will offer 3 different golf opportunities for […]
Week 1: June 22-25; Week 2: June 29 – July 2 This will be Grinnell College Golf Course’s 4th season being a host site for The First Tee, and we look forward to building the program even further! We will be making some changes to how the program is scheduled. We will still have 9 […]
As the snow is falling, we just want to send out a reminder about cross-country skiing. Not only are you welcome to ski here at the course, we encourage it! Please avoid going over tee boxes, greens, and ponds. Have a safe weekend!
Check out our new rates for 2020! *NEW* Season Pass holders will receive 40% off, several hundreds of dollars in savings! 20% off initial price, and 20% back in club credit. Don’t miss out on this great deal!
Changes Coming to 2020 The 2019 season was about various rule changes that were either implemented or allowed to be implemented at the course level. The upcoming 2020 season is about golf handicaps…. When you hear “World Golf Handicap System” your first reaction may be that you don’t care because you only play local. That […]
Dear Grinnell College Golf Course patrons, The 2019 growing season was another challenging year to maintain the golf course following the wet 2018 season. With record rain in the spring and fall it made finishing seeding projects, tile work and general daily maintenance difficult. Overall we made progress throughout and did our best to hopefully […]