near Keosauqua, Iowa · 9 holes
Van Buren Recreation Area Golf
par 36 · 2,994 yd measured · 0 bunkers · water in play on 2 holes · 98 ft of climb
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Holes · par
9 · 36
2 par 3s · 5 par 4s · 2 par 5s
Length
2,994 yd
measured along each hole's centerline
Bunkers
0
Water
2 holes
1.6 acres of water on the property
Climb
98 ft
uphill walking, tee to green; 593–633 ft elevation
Average green
4,560 sq ft
Green to next tee
483 yd
walked between holes, in total
Property
72 acres
Scorecard, as mapped
Yardage is measured along the centerline drawn on the map, tee marker to the middle of the green, so it runs a little short of the card from the back tees. Rise is the green's elevation minus the tee's; bunkers are those within 50 yards of the line.
| Hole | Par | Hcp | Measured yd | Rise ft | Profile | Bunkers | Water | Shape |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | – | 424 | +9 | – | – | ||
| 2 | 4 | – | 280 | +16 | – | – | dogleg right | |
| 3 | 4 | – | 329 | -1 | – | – | slight dogleg right | |
| 4 | 3 | – | 229 | +13 | – | ● | ||
| 5 | 4 | – | 355 | +3 | – | – | ||
| 6 | 5 | – | 471 | +1 | – | – | dogleg left | |
| 7 | 4 | – | 412 | +6 | – | – | ||
| 8 | 4 | – | 360 | -3 | – | ● | dogleg left | |
| 9 | 3 | – | 134 | -1 | – | – | ||
| Total | 36 | 2,994 | ↑98 | 2 |
What stands out on the map
- Longest hole
- No. 6, 471 yd par 5
- Par 3s
- 2, from 134 yd (No. 9) to 229 yd (No. 4)
- Steepest climb to the green
- No. 2, +16 ft
- Doglegs
- No. 2 (dogleg right), No. 6 (dogleg left), No. 8 (dogleg left)
- Fairway width
- 29 yd on No. 1 to 57 yd on No. 6, averaged over each fairway's length
- Greens
- largest 5,558 sq ft (No. 4), smallest 4,107 sq ft (No. 1)
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About this page's data
Geometry © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), extract of October 15, 2026 — this course on OpenStreetMap. Elevation from USGS 3DEP via AWS Terrain Tiles; imagery USGS The National Map and USDA NAIP. Course ratings, slope, green fees and conditions are not on this site because no open source publishes them. How each number is measured · Report a problem