Edgewater Golf Course
About Edgewater Golf Course
Built in 1921 and redesigned in 2004, Edgewater Golf Course offers family friendly golf with multiple tee locations for all skill levels. The course has a nine hole layout that wraps around beautiful Lake Oelwein. With smooth putting surfaces, fully irrigated fairways, fun mounding around the greens and inverted grass bunkers, Edgewater is constantly maintained to provide the perfect golfing experience.
While golfing at Edgewater, you will notice a smooth and comfortable walking experience. The greens use beautifully maintained Bentgrass and the fairways include both Bluegrass and Bentgrass.
If you’re looking for the perfect place to play on a hot summer day, look no farther than Edgewater Golf Course! Keep cool by playing this marvelous lakeside course on a hot summer day. Of course we can’t forget the beautiful colors fall brings to the course. Edgewater is the ideal place to golf all season long!
Edgewater Scorecard- Front
Tips for Playing Edgewater
Best way to play the 1st hole
Get your round started off quickly with a birdie on this short par 4. Long hitters will need to tee up a 3 wood and hit it 240 to the center of the green. Watch out for the bunker on the left and the mounding surrounding the front of the green.
The best par 5s
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Edgewater’s 4th hole (the Road hole) is the best par 5 (the only par 5). Out of bounds on the entire left side of this 600 par 5 can be intimidating. The green is also surrounded by large bunkers.
Best par 3s
Edgewater’s 5th hole is a beast at 212 yards to a small green with out of bounds left and bunker on the right of the green.
Toughest holes on the course
Holes 2, 3, 4 and 5 are all tough at Edgewater. Each of these holes challenges the player with above average length, making reaching the green in regulation quite difficult.
Closing holes
Edgewater’s character is shown in its closing holes. No. 7 and 8 wrap around scenic Lake Oelwein, while No. 9 steers you back to the clubhouse with a shorter dogleg left par 4. A birdie on this hole will keep you coming back for more.