Golf Courses Near Bellevue, NE

Perched on rolling hills and wooded bluffs above Missouri River in eastern Nebraska, Bellevue is the Cornhusker State’s third largest city. Bellevue means “beautiful view,” which is what you get when you have a tee time at Tregaron Golf Course. Wetlands, creeks, and four lakes bring water into play on nine holes at Tregaron, a course that has appeared on Golf Advisor’s list of the best courses in Nebraska. Willow Lake Golf Club, a tough championship course that Robert Trent Jones, Sr. designed in 1963, is utterly free of housing. It’s a military-owned facility that welcomes public tee times. Eagle Hills Golf Club, a muni, alternates between open hills, wetlands, and woodlands. Be sure to also have a look at courses in nearby Omaha and also Council Bluffs, Iowa when making tee times. Fox Run Golf Club, a pretty layout in Council Bluffs, rambles amidst lakes, streams, brooks and old trees. In 2015 Golf Advisor rated Fox Run one of the most improved courses in the country.

Bellevue, which is home to Offutt Air Force Base, is rich in history. It is Nebraska’s oldest continuous settlement, it is on the Lewis and Clark Trail, and during World War II the airplanes that dropped the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki were made at the Martin Bomber manufacturing plant here. Nowadays, Bellevue is a suburb of Omaha and widely regarded as one of the best places to live in Nebraska. Bellevue is a predominantly quiet place (excepting the Air Force planes). It is surrounded by lovely parks. Fontenelle Forest, one of Nebraska’s’ few forests, is a top attraction that includes hiking trails, miles of boardwalks and zip lines and other aerial challenges. For more attractions, shopping, dining and nightlife, Bellevue residents make the short drive to Omaha.