2024 Golf Rates
Memberships and Daily Rates
Please see the below pdf for the 2024 rates. We look forward to welcoming back our longtime customers and new faces!
Sip & Savor Soiree Success
Full house experienced elevated food, wine and service!
The accolades from our Sip and Savor Soiree were immediately pouring in. The Grinnell College Culinary team delivered an amazing 5 course meal that our sommelier paired with a great selection of wines.
Amazing!
More!!!
When’s the next one?!?!?!
Stay tuned for our next culinary event.
2024 Membership Rates
Including our “Return to Golf” Discount
Please take a moment to review our rates in the below PDF. We look foward to welconing back our long-time customer and introducing new customers to GCGC! Feel free to reach out to the Pro Shop with any questions!
Sip & Savor Soiree
Wednesday, February 14th
Immerse yourself in an evening of sophistication and culinary mastery, surrounded by good company and the perfect pour. Reserve your seat for an unforgettable night of “Sip & Savor” – where every bite is a celebration, and every sip is a toast to life! $95/person.
- FIRST COURSE
- Consommé royal: Rich chicken consommé garnished with egg flan
- Crémant: A et M Quenard Brut Nature ‘Crémant de Savoie’
- SECOND COURSE
- Crispy duck tart: Winter squash puree with pomegranate caviar, marinated duck breast with crispy skin, micro greens, viola
- Riesling: Reinhold Haart Riesling Spatlese Goldtropfchen 2011
- THIRD COURSE
- Red Snapper: Pan seared red snapper over a lobster cake with saffron beurre blanc
- Chardonnay: Paysan Chardonnay Jack’s Hill 2022
- FOURTH COURSE
- Tournedos of beef pan seared with Latin flavors: Local Iowa premium beef tenderloin seasoned and paired with Aji Amarillo sauce fresh leeks. Boursin Potato, sliced red skins au gratin with boursin cream fresh chive. Glazed winter vegetables.
- Bordeaux Blend: Ramey Claret North Coast 2018
- FIFTH COURSE
- Carmel, fudge, and almond mousse: Rich caramel mousse with chocolate molten fudge cake and almond tuile
- Port: Broadbent 10 year Tawny Porto
Click here to make reservations!
Fall aeration will occur on Monday, Oct 2nd. We have amazing playing conditions because of these steps we take. Thank you for your patience while we keep improving the turf conditions!
Want to know more on why this is done? Click here
The course and clubhouse will be closed all day on 10/2.
Thank you for your patience,
GCGC
Results from Saturday’s GCGC Championships
Thank you to everyone that joined us this past Saturday for some cheering, laughing, golfing, and relationship building (in that order).
Below are the results from the day. All monies will be awarded via club credit.
- Pin Events ($10 each):
- #2, Closest to the Pin (Men): Rich Shell, 6’9″
- #3, Long Drive (Women): Jennifer McAlexander
- #4, Long Drive (Men): Jeff Opheim
- #5, Long Putt (Women): Gitana Kehoe
- #8, Closest to the 150 (All): Katy Wells
- #9, Closest to the Pin (Women): Lisa Hart, 16’8″
- Flights
- 3rd Place, 1st Flight: Thomas and Stephanie Lair (99) – $50
- 2nd Place, 1st Flight: Troy and Jessica Dillon (98) – $75
- 1st Place, 1st Flight: Rich and Barb Shell (91) – $125
- 3rd Place, Championship Flight: Cade German/McKenzie Elliott (81) – $50
- 2nd Place, Championship Flight: Shane and Lisa Hart (80) – $75
- 2023 CHAMPIONS: Jeff and Cynthia Opheim (73) – $125
Jeff and Cynthia call Austin, TX home, but were spending some time in West Des Moines when they heard of the tournament and decided to play. Jeff had played in the Larry Crawford State Pee Wee in 1968, placing 2nd, so it was nice for him to come back 55 years later to win the tournament!
Game time has been announced at 8:30 pm for Iowa vs South Carolina!
From sportswriter Keith Murphy: Undeafeted defending champ SC has last year’s national player of the year, Aliyah Boston. Iowa features this year’s likely winner, Caitlyn Clark. This game has potential for tournament ratings record.
Come watch it with us!
LSU vs Virginia Tech will also be on starting at 6:00 pm.
2023 Season Pass Rates and New Customer Special
Please review the following link for rates and special for the 2023 golf season. We look forward to once again providing some of the best playing conditions in the area, while having an easily accessible facility for you, your family, and friends to enjoy!
Over 250 participants engaged in the Grinnell College Golf Course Visioning Workshops this past summer. Over the course of two full days, these workshops sparked conversations, invited the sharing of history, and cultivated new ideas.
According to Grinnell College Vice President Community Engagement and Strategic Planning Monica Chavez-Silva, the events of the fall semester — including racist harassment on campus and in the city of Grinnell — have meant that the College’s community work has necessarily focused on steps to address the harm being done to colleagues, friends, and students. Addressing these issues with campus and community members has taken precedence because of the urgency of this problem.
The College is now able to provide a progress update on the Grinnell College Golf Course Project. The workshop facilitators — David Bagnoli of StudioMB (the architecture and planning firm behind the “Zone of Confluence”) and Jonathan Ceci (the lead landscape architect behind the College’s landscape master plan) — have shared some preliminary ideas generated by the feedback they heard at the workshops.
The plans are ambitious in their vision for what changes can be made at the golf course to make the facility more inviting for a broader range of users and an even stronger place for gathering and connection. Because of the strong prospects for partnership, the College leadership team will now reach out to potential partners in the community to thoroughly analyze the consultants’ proposals to determine their feasibility and potential next steps. Grinnell College is actively working with partners on all aspects of the project, including programming and funding.
The College remains committed to its ambitious goals and to investing in the Grinnell Golf Course and all that it can contribute to the well-being of all Grinnellians.
“We are grateful for the input shared by the individuals who participated in the visioning sessions and thank them for their patience with this project. We deeply value the feedback, the creative work that has taken place, and the connections that have been shared. We look forward to the continued work ahead. Please watch for updates on this project in the spring,” shared Chavez-Silva.
The College encourages community members to take advantage of the beautiful spaces and opportunities at the Grinnell Golf Course in the winter months. Follow this link for Winter events and programs at GCGC.
Adjusting to the Dry Conditions
Grinnell College Golf Course acts as a water basin for much of northern Grinnell. We typically are able retain that water and reuse it accordingly. That rain collection has ceased with the recent drought conditions, and our irrigation practices at GCGC are being impacted. While we always focus on sustainable practices, we will be adjusting our watering practices as follows:
- Fountains: We use our fountains to help keep the water oxygenated, which improves the water quality for flora and fauna while reducing algae build-up. However, evaporation also happens, so the fountains are running on timers to reduce evaporation.
- Water Pump: We will be moving water from the upper pond by #9 to the lower pond. When golfing, please take free relief from this area.
- Playing Conditions: We focus our efforts on the greens first, followed by the teeing areas, and finally the fairways. We have started to reduce irrigation on the fairways. You can expect firmer playing conditions in those areas.
Thank you for understanding and we hope to see you on the course!