Friday, August 29, 2008

Sand Hills Golf Club (in the middle of no where Nebraska)

On my way home everyone. Before I go home I'm visiting the number one modern day golf course and one of the top courses in the world. yes, its in Nebraska and yes its in the middle of nowhere Nebraska. It was a great drive and an adventure to get there. If your ever in Nebraska don't take I-80 take highway 2 you will be enlightened. I never seen such a landscape before. the terrain was formed from wind blown sand deposits and native vegetation.
The course Sand Hills Golf Club was designed about 10 years ago by Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw. If there is any course I have visited on this trip that is nearly harmonious with the land this would be the one. This course has no drainage system in place all natural. during construction there was little to no earthwork down. almost all of the bunkers you see on this course are natural. What I mean by natural is these bunkers were formed by the wind blown sand to make these concave forms(better known as blow outs). The only thing that cost money was the irrigation system and turf. This course is truly unique and one of a kind. The closet town in 20 miles away. The native areas you see in the picture are considered no maintenance areas. The only thing they do is harvest hay in the fall. To give a perspective of how inexpensive the course was the greens average cost was $300.



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