Wisconsin

Quad Cities Golf Courses & Tee Times in Wisconsin

The Quad Cities straddle the Mississippi, and the golf does too. The area's pro stop is the John Deere Classic, which started in 1971 as the Quad Cities Open at Crow Valley in Davenport, moved to Oakwood in Coal Valley from 1975 to 1999, and has been played at TPC Deere Run in Silvis since 2000. Jordan Spieth won there in 2013, the first teenager to win on tour since 1931. The public side runs deep and old: Rock Island's Saukie opened in 1928 on a Thomas Bendelow design, and Davenport's Emeis opened in 1961 with an exhibition between Arnold Palmer and Gary Player.

Good weekend tee times in Quad Cities go fast, and the ones that come back later (cancellations, groups that shrink) aren't announced. Yoink watches the tee sheets at 1 public course here in Cuba, and tells you the moment a time you want opens up.

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Who runs public golf in Quad Cities

Cities run most of the public golf here. On the Illinois side, Rock Island Parks and Recreation runs two 18-hole courses: Highland Springs, a 1968 William James Spears design (par 72), and Saukie, an executive-length par 66 of just over 5,000 yards. First Tee Quad Cities runs its junior program at Highland Springs. Across the river, Golf Davenport runs Emeis, Duck Creek and the 9-hole Red Hawk, and Bettendorf's Palmer Hills was the Iowa Golf Association's 2024 18-Hole Golf Course of the Year. Privately owned daily-fee options include Golfmohr in East Moline, open since 1965.

Public courses worth knowing in Quad Cities

Booking tee times in Quad Cities: the local rules

Rock Island's two city courses take tee times one week ahead for all open times, and groups can book further out by contracting an outing with a deposit. You need to be 18 with a driver's license to rent a cart. In Davenport, Emeis and Duck Creek book online, while Red Hawk is first come, first served. No resident-only booking windows turned up on either city's pages.

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The window opens once. Cancellations happen all week.

Booking windows decide who gets first pick. After that, times come back one at a time as plans change. Yoink watches the course in Quad Cities and tells you when a time that fits comes back, so you're not refreshing the page all week.

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1 course in Quad Cities

Cuba

Wee-Ma-Tuk Hills Golf Club

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Why tee times in Quad Cities are hard to get

The season in Quad Cities is short, running roughly from late spring into fall, so every good weekend in that window is contested. The first warm Saturdays of the year are the hardest tee times to get.

Each course releases its tee times on its own schedule, commonly a week or two out, with residents of town and county courses often booking first. Leagues, outings and members claim chunks of the sheet in advance, and whatever prime weekend times are left tend to go on release day.

When tee time cancellations happen

A full tee sheet rarely stays full. Many courses let you cancel without a fee up to 24 or 48 hours before your time, so spots tend to reappear in the last couple of days. A bad forecast shakes more loose, and a foursome that drops to three opens a single. None of it is announced. The time just shows up again on the booking page, and whoever looks first gets it.

How to get a tee time in Quad Cities

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Let Yoink watch the tee sheet in Quad Cities

Yoink checks the course in Quad Cities every few minutes, so every open time is in one place and you're the first to know when one that fits your day, window and group appears, cancellations included.

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Doing it by hand? Here's what works.

  1. Know the booking window. Find out how many days ahead each course releases times, and whether residents get an earlier window. Be ready the morning it opens.
  2. Look again 24 to 48 hours out. That's when most cancellation deadlines pass and spots come back.
  3. Be flexible on group size. Singles and twosomes fit into gaps a foursome can't.
  4. Try twilight and weekday afternoons. They're the last to fill and often cheaper.

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Tee times in Quad Cities: questions

How do I get notified when a tee time opens up in Quad Cities?

Set a watch in Yoink for the courses you want, the days you can play, a time window and the number of players. Yoink checks those tee sheets every few minutes and sends a notification as soon as a matching time appears, cancellations included. You book it directly with the course.

When do tee time cancellations usually show up?

Mostly in the 24 to 48 hours before the tee time, as golfers cancel ahead of the course's cancellation deadline, and whenever the weather forecast changes. They appear without notice and tend to be rebooked quickly.

How far in advance can you book a tee time in Quad Cities?

It depends on the course. Many public courses open bookings 7 to 14 days ahead, and town or county courses often give residents an earlier window. Each course's own booking page has its policy.

When is golf busiest in Quad Cities?

Demand is highest from late spring through early fall. Weekend mornings are always the hardest tee times to get.

Does Yoink book the tee time for me?

No. Yoink tells you when a time opens; you book it with the course on its own booking page, at the course's price, with no extra fee.

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Facts on this page come from these pages, checked 2026-09-28. Rates and booking rules change, so confirm with the course.

Tee times in Quad Cities, without the refreshing

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