Lake Panorama National Golf Course is now host of the Brokers International Ltd. Iowa Open Championship.  The championship will be held at the golf course from 2010 to 2014 in August.  The Iowa Open is the premier professional and amateur tournament in Iowa and the staff at Lake Panorama is looking forward to hosting this tournament.  The Iowa Open is put on by the Iowa Section PGA.

The par 72 course, designed in 1971 by Richard Watson, offers 18 holes with a variety of yardages.  The black tees play at a demanding 7,024 yards to test the most accomplished player while the blue and white tees at 6,729 and 6,182 yards offer plenty of challenge.  The red tees play at 5,265 yards.  There are five ponds included in the layout in which seven holes are affected.  The contour of the course is flat on the front side and rolling on the backside.  There are 29 bunkers on the course, many being large and guarding fronts of greens.  The rough is cut to a height of 2 ½ inches and comes into play a great deal but is fair and easy to recover from.  The front 9 has grown trees that line the fairways, the back 9 has large old trees scattered throughout the valleys.  The greens on the front side are medium in size and gently rolling, coming back in the greens are large, tiered, and rolling.

 It may sound like there is two different courses rolled into one, but the course fits together very well, and affords you the opportunity to experience many situations and conditions all in one 18 hole round.  To schedule a tee time, please call us at 641-755-2024.

PLAYER GUIDELINES:

GOLF COURSE CODE OF CONDUCT

An 18-hole round of golf at Lake Panorama National should be completed in no more than 4 hours and 30 minutes. Please play at or under this pace. Keep up with the group ahead and allow faster groups to play through.

Iowa law prohibits carry-on alcohol. 

Proper attire is required – collared or mock neck shirts for men; women may wear collarless shirts that appropriate for golf and conform to styles sold in the Pro Shop.

Soft spikes or spikeless shoes only. 

Everyone must register in the Pro Shop before play. 

Each player must have a bag and clubs. 

Play is governed by USGA rules of golf. Respect private property. You may not drive a cart into or hit from out-of-bounds areas defined by white stakes.  

Keep carts at least 30’ from greens and tees; 90-degree rule in fairways; carts must remain on paths on all Par 3 holes. 

Repair ball marks, replace divots, and rake bunkers.  

Management reserves the right to remove players from the course for a serious breach of etiquette or course damage.