Golf is one of the most popular outdoor sports in Iowa. Thousands of men, women, and children play golf as an individual or team sport, and in high school and college competition. Millions more enjoy golf as a form of recreation and exercise. Golf is also a popular Iowa spectator sport, attracting thousands of fans to tournaments. Millions more may watch golf tournaments on television.
Urbandale is located near Golf Courses in Iowa. Golfers can choose and compare amenities from our list of luxury five star Urbandale, Iowa golf resorts, comfortable four star Urbandale, Iowa golf hotels, clean three star Urbandale, Iowa golf lodges, convenient two star Urbandale, Iowa golf inns, and budget one star Urbandale, Iowa golf motels to find rooms available for lodging accommodations near your favorite golf course. Book a hotel room and make reservations at a place to stay in Urbandale, Iowa.
Iowa golf courses have no regulation length or shape, but most consist of 18 holes numbered 1 to 18. Playing all 18 holes makes up a round of golf. Some Iowa courses have only nine holes. Each hole is played twice for a round. An 18-hole course averages about 140 acres (57 hectares). Each hole includes a tee, a fairway, a green, and often one or more hazards. Iowa golf courses for men generally range from about 6,500 to more than 7,000 yards (5,900 to 6,400 meters) in length. This distance is the total length from the tees to all 18 holes. Courses are shortened for women, senior golfers, and young people by positioning the forward tee closer to the hole.
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- Comfort Suites At Living History Farms
, 11167 Hickman Rd., Urbandale, Iowa
Comfort Suites At Living History Farms is a 3 star place to stay for golfers in Urbandale, Iowa. Book a hotel room and make reservations for rental of lodging accommodations.
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- Days Inn Urbandale-Des Moines West
, 10841 Douglas Ave, Urbandale, Iowa
Days Inn Urbandale-Des Moines West is a 2 star place to stay for golfers in Urbandale, Iowa. Book a hotel room and make reservations for rental of lodging accommodations.
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- Extended Stay America Des Moines - Urbandale
, 3940 114th Street, Urbandale, Iowa
Extended Stay America Des Moines - Urbandale is a 2 star place to stay for golfers in Urbandale, Iowa. Book a hotel room and make reservations for rental of lodging accommodations.
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- Sleep Inn Urbandale
, 11211 Hickman Rd, Urbandale, Iowa
Sleep Inn Urbandale is a 3 star place to stay for golfers in Urbandale, Iowa. Book a hotel room and make reservations for rental of lodging accommodations.
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- Super 8-Urbandale/Merle Hay Road
, 5900 Sutton Drive, Urbandale, Iowa
Super 8-Urbandale/Merle Hay Road is a 2 star place to stay for golfers in Urbandale, Iowa. Book a hotel room and make reservations for rental of lodging accommodations.
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In Iowa match play, one golfer or team plays against one or more others. The player or team hitting the golf ball into the hole in the fewest number of strokes wins that hole. The player or team winning the most holes wins the match. The score is determined by the number of holes won. A match is decided when a golfer leads by more holes than there are holes left to play. If both golfers or teams make the same score on a hole, that hole is said to be halved. If the two golfers or teams are tied at the end of the match, it is halved and play may continue. Then the player or team who first wins a hole wins the match.
In Iowa stroke play, the winner is the golfer who takes the fewest number of total strokes to complete a competition. Most professional tournaments use stroke play for a total of 72 holes (four rounds). Ties are broken by a playoff. In most playoffs, the tied golfers play until one golfer scores lower on a single hole. In some cases, ties are settled using an 18-hole playoff.