Course record

North

Des Moines’ North Course has changed beyond its original sequence. The short tenth once served as the opening hole, offering a tempting drive toward a green beside water.¹

Open the Club record

Original design: Pete Dye
Holes: 18
Par: 72
Club location: West Des Moines

Dye’s North Course changes its sequence

The sixth also changed character, from a par five into a downhill par four. A single fairway bunker replaced cross bunkers, while the approach still confronts a false front and sand to the right.¹

Course design

Date unrecorded Original design

Pete Dye

Original North Course design

Scorecard

Complete 18-hole record

Historical competitions may have used different tees or routing.

Course record

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Tee register

Tee	Gender	Par	Rating	Slope	Front yards	Back yards	Total yards	Front par	Back par
Black	Men	72	75.9	136	3,647	3,638	7,285	36	36
Green-Black	Men	72	74.1	133	3,518	3,527	7,045	36	36
Green · Women	Women	72	78.6	135	3,359	3,306	6,665	36	36
Green · Men	Men	72	72.4	131	3,359	3,306	6,665	36	36
Blue-Green	Men	72	71	128	3,238	3,196	6,434	36	36
Blue · Women	Women	72	74.8	127	3,084	2,959	6,043	36	36
Blue · Men	Men	72	69.1	125	3,084	2,959	6,043	36	36
Blue-Bronze · Men	Men	72	66.8	115	2,756	2,765	5,521	36	36
Blue-Bronze · Women	Women	72	71.8	120	2,756	2,765	5,521	36	36
Bronze · Women	Women	72	69.5	118	2,595	2,520	5,115	36	36
Bronze · Men	Men	72	65.2	109	2,595	2,520	5,115	36	36
Scoring · Women	Women	72	61.7	101	1,865	1,882	3,747	36	36
Scoring · Men	Men	72	60.5	100	1,865	1,882	3,747	36	36

Hole	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Out	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	In	Tot
Black	402	615	220	409	215	451	395	400	540	3,647	366	414	178	583	472	441	356	195	633	3,638	7,285
Green-Black	410	586	174	383	222	398	395	400	550	3,518	366	395	178	583	472	426	381	168	558	3,527	7,045
Green · Women	381	573	192	372	189	403	375	376	498	3,359	321	392	147	551	439	396	337	171	552	3,306	6,665
Green · Men	381	573	192	372	189	403	375	376	498	3,359	321	392	147	551	439	396	337	171	552	3,306	6,665
Blue-Green	356	573	152	372	154	403	375	355	498	3,238	321	365	147	551	356	396	337	171	552	3,196	6,434
Blue · Women	356	519	152	334	154	392	355	355	467	3,084	298	365	121	483	356	355	325	151	505	2,959	6,043
Blue · Men	356	519	152	334	154	392	355	355	467	3,084	298	365	121	483	356	355	325	151	505	2,959	6,043
Blue-Bronze · Men	356	441	152	334	112	341	315	288	417	2,756	298	365	112	432	312	297	293	151	505	2,765	5,521
Blue-Bronze · Women	356	441	152	334	112	341	315	288	417	2,756	298	365	112	432	312	297	293	151	505	2,765	5,521
Bronze · Women	288	441	121	299	112	341	288	288	417	2,595	260	269	112	432	312	297	293	115	430	2,520	5,115
Bronze · Men	288	441	121	299	112	341	288	288	417	2,595	260	269	112	432	312	297	293	115	430	2,520	5,115
Scoring · Women	216	293	119	248	116	239	193	191	250	1,865	199	232	69	309	252	177	227	104	313	1,882	3,747
Scoring · Men	216	293	119	248	116	239	193	191	250	1,865	199	232	69	309	252	177	227	104	313	1,882	3,747
Par	4	5	3	4	3	4	4	4	5	36	4	4	3	5	4	4	4	3	5	36	72
Hcp	7	1	15	13	17	11	9	5	3		14	10	18	2	8	12	4	16	6

Front nine Holes 1-9

Tee or hole	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Out
Black	402	615	220	409	215	451	395	400	540	3,647
Green-Black	410	586	174	383	222	398	395	400	550	3,518
Green · Women	381	573	192	372	189	403	375	376	498	3,359
Green · Men	381	573	192	372	189	403	375	376	498	3,359
Blue-Green	356	573	152	372	154	403	375	355	498	3,238
Blue · Women	356	519	152	334	154	392	355	355	467	3,084
Blue · Men	356	519	152	334	154	392	355	355	467	3,084
Blue-Bronze · Men	356	441	152	334	112	341	315	288	417	2,756
Blue-Bronze · Women	356	441	152	334	112	341	315	288	417	2,756
Bronze · Women	288	441	121	299	112	341	288	288	417	2,595
Bronze · Men	288	441	121	299	112	341	288	288	417	2,595
Scoring · Women	216	293	119	248	116	239	193	191	250	1,865
Scoring · Men	216	293	119	248	116	239	193	191	250	1,865
Par	4	5	3	4	3	4	4	4	5	36
Hcp	7	1	15	13	17	11	9	5	3

Back nine Holes 10-18

Tee or hole	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	In
Black	366	414	178	583	472	441	356	195	633	3,638
Green-Black	366	395	178	583	472	426	381	168	558	3,527
Green · Women	321	392	147	551	439	396	337	171	552	3,306
Green · Men	321	392	147	551	439	396	337	171	552	3,306
Blue-Green	321	365	147	551	356	396	337	171	552	3,196
Blue · Women	298	365	121	483	356	355	325	151	505	2,959
Blue · Men	298	365	121	483	356	355	325	151	505	2,959
Blue-Bronze · Men	298	365	112	432	312	297	293	151	505	2,765
Blue-Bronze · Women	298	365	112	432	312	297	293	151	505	2,765
Bronze · Women	260	269	112	432	312	297	293	115	430	2,520
Bronze · Men	260	269	112	432	312	297	293	115	430	2,520
Scoring · Women	199	232	69	309	252	177	227	104	313	1,882
Scoring · Men	199	232	69	309	252	177	227	104	313	1,882
Par	4	4	3	5	4	4	4	3	5	36
Hcp	14	10	18	2	8	12	4	16	6

Sources and record notes3 references

Sources for this history

Golf Course Tour Des Moines Golf and Country Club
Relevant course history and description sections
Consulted 2026-09-21

Course record sources

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Des Moines Golf and Country Club historyPete Dye · Original design · Date unrecorded