Nebraska is in the Midwestern Plains in the center of the continental US. The plains on the east, anchored by Omaha and Lincoln, are the breadbasket of the state with rolling fields bisected by streams and ponds. The Great Plains begin at the middle of the state to the western borders of Wyoming and Colorado where the 20,000 square miles of inland sand dunes known as the Sandhills are located.

The best public golf courses in Nebraska range from the quality, municipal and residential community golf courses in Omaha and Lincoln to those small town, 9 hole layouts some of which still have sand greens. Further west in the Sandhills around Valentine and Mullen lie Dismal River, The Prairie Club, and Sand Hills. Bayside on McConaughy Lake is just off I-80 as well as Legend Buttes and Monument Shadows towards the far western Nebraska Badlands. This guide and map to the best public golf courses in Nebraska helps navigate this vast region to find the top golf courses worthy of a game.