Cedar Creek Golf Course

Ottumwa sits in the rolling hills of southeast Iowa, where the Des Moines River cuts through a landscape of hardwood timber and farmland — terrain that tends to produce golf courses with genuine elevation change and natural character. Cedar Creek Golf Course takes its name from the waterway that shapes much of the property, and water is a recurring presence throughout the round, demanding accurate shot-making from players who'd rather rely on brute force.

Southeast Iowa doesn't carry the same golf profile as Des Moines or the Quad Cities, which makes a course like this one something of a local anchor — the place where the community plays, competes, and returns season after season. An 18-hole layout at par 71 typically leans on a mix of shorter, strategic holes alongside a handful of tests where length genuinely matters, rewarding players who manage their game thoughtfully rather than simply swinging hard.

Cedar Creek gets real Iowa weather: springs that can be sodden, summers that bake, and autumns that turn the surrounding timber brilliant before the season closes out.