Sand Hills Golf Club
Sand Hills Golf Club is a country club in Mullen, Nebraska. Notable for its remote location and minimalist design among the sandhills of Nebraska, it is consistently ranked among the top golf courses in the world[1][2] and the best courses designed in the last 50 years.[3]
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| Coordinates | 41°51′24″N 101°5′27″W |
| Location | Mullen, Nebraska |
| Established | 1994 |
| Type | Private |
| Total holes | 18 |
| Designed by | Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw |
| Par | 71 |
| Length | 7,089 yd |
Course history and design
Because of Nebraska's unique topography, course architects Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw moved only 4,000 cubic yards of earth when designing the course.[2] Lincoln developer Dick Youngscap surveyed several thousand acres of land in 1990 and worked with Coore and Crenshaw to survey the land and find an ideal spot for the course.[4] After two years of surveying the land, Coore, Crenshaw, and Youngscap built Sand Hills on 130 acres.[1]
$1.2 million was spent building the course, far less than other highly rated modern golf courses.[1]
Ranking among the most exclusive courses in the United States,[5] the club reportedly has fewer than 200 members from across the country,[6] almost none of whom reside in 500-person Mullen. Most members fly into Denver, Omaha, or nearby North Platte when playing at the course and stay in the on-site accommodations that can host about 55 people.[7]
Course details
| Tee | Rating/Slope | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 71 | |
| Black | 549 | 458 | 216 | 485 | 412 | 198 | 283 | 367 | 402 | 3370 | 472 | 408 | 417 | 216 | 508 | 469 | 612 | 150 | 467 | 3719 | 7089 |
References
- "GOLF's 2017-18 ranking of the Top 100 Courses in the World". GOLF.com. September 6, 2017. 13. Retrieved July 16, 2018.
- "Sand Hills Golf Club". GolfDigest.com. December 27, 2016. Retrieved July 16, 2018.
- Joe Passov (August 23, 2009). "The Greatest Course of the Last 50 Years – Sand Hills". GOLF.com. Retrieved July 16, 2018.
- Stu Pospisil (November 17, 2016). "Q&A: Sand Hills Golf Club designer and developer Ben Crenshaw". Omaha World-Herald. Retrieved July 16, 2018.
- "How To Sneak Onto 5 Of America's Most Exclusive Golf Courses". Golf Advisor. April 29, 2015. Retrieved July 16, 2018.
- "The Itinerant Golfer's Take on Sand Hills Golf Club". Retrieved July 16, 2018.
- Bill Satterfield (2010). "Sand Hills Golf Club (Mullen, Nebraska)". Retrieved July 16, 2018.