Cottonwood Creek Golf Course is an 18-hole, par-72 municipal course owned and operated by the City of Waco, located off I-35 near downtown. It was designed by Texas architect Joseph S. Finger (some sources add Ken Dye as co-designer) and is widely regarded as one of the top municipal courses in Texas. The links-style layout is lined with cottonwood trees and threaded by Cottonwood Creek, and it serves as the home course of the Baylor University golf teams.