Veenker Memorial Golf Course

Veenker Memorial Golf Course is a public golf course which is owned and operated by Iowa State University. The golf course was completed in 1938 and it has hosted the Iowa Master's golf tournament since then.

Type: Golf course
Description: golf course in Ames, Iowa
Address: 1925 Stange Road, Ames, 50011

Places of Interest

Highlights include The Farm House and Ames High School.

The Farm House

Museum

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

The Farm House, also known as the Knapp–Wilson House, is the oldest building on the campus of Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa. Now a museum open to the general public, this house was originally built in 1860 as part of the model farm aspect of Iowa Agricultural College and Model Farm.

Ames High School

School

Photo: Teddythetank, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Ames High School is the sole public high school in Ames, Iowa, United States. It is in the Ames Community School District. Residents of the United Community School District, which covers Luther, a small section of Boone, and other areas, often select the Ames district for secondary schooling.

Carrie Chapman Catt Hall

University building

Photo: Cburnett, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Carrie Chapman Catt Hall is an administrative building completed in 1892, at Iowa State University which currently houses the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies, and the Carrie Chapman Center for Women and Politics.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Iowa State Center and Ontario.

Iowa State Center

Neighborhood

Photo: Jaretac, Public domain.

The Iowa State Center is located just southeast of Iowa State University's central campus in Ames, Iowa. It is a complex of cultural and athletic venues.

Ontario

Hamlet

Ontario is a community within the corporate limits of the city of Ames, in Story County, Iowa, United States. Ontario is situated 1½ miles west of Veenker Memorial Golf Course.

Ames

Photo: Malepheasant, CC BY-SA 2.5.

Ames is a pleasant college town in Central Iowa, sitting astride the Skunk River roughly 30 miles north of Des Moines. Life in Ames follows the ebb and flow of the academic year at Iowa State University, which is the city's primary draw.

Veenker Memorial Golf Course

Categories: recreation area and sports location
Location: Franklin Township, Story, Iowa, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.03838° or 42° 2′ 18″ north

Longitude

-93.65077° or 93° 39′ 3″ west

Elevation

902 feet (275 metres)

Open location code

86J828QX+9M

OpenStreetMap ID

way 44804299

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=golf_course

GeoNames ID

4880085

Wikidata ID

Q7918093

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