Sand Creek Station Golf Course
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Coordinates | 38°01′11″N 97°21′49″W / 38.0196°N 97.3635°W |
Location | Newton Township, Harvey County, near Newton, Kansas ![]() |
Established | 2006 |
Type | Public |
Total holes | 18 |
Events hosted | PGA Nationwide Tour Pro/Am Tournament[dead link] |
Designed by | Jeff Brauer |
Par | 72 |
Length | 7200 yards Longest hole is #10 - 648 yards |
Course rating | 76.3 |
Sand Creek Station Golf Course just outside Newton, Kansas, is a links-style 18-hole public golf course with a bent grass playing surface designed by architect Jeff Brauer.
Unique features include an active railway running through the course, Sand Creek bordering four holes, and eleven custom ponds. A wooden cart bridge spans Sand Creek, and a concrete underpass allows carts to travel under the Burlington Northern Santa Fe railroad tracks. A biking/walking path runs along the tracks from the course to Southwest 14th Street.
Overview
[edit]The par-72 course spans 7,200 yards which sits on the native grass.
The course is one of the most highly acclaimed in Kansas; in 2007 Golfweek Magazine ranked Sand Creek Station as the second-best public course in the state, behind only Colbert Hills in Manhattan, Kansas.[1]
Hole # | Name | Par | Yards |
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1 | Sand Creek | 4 | 474 |
2 | Brauer's Tree | 5 | 613 |
3 | Tabletop | 3 | 178 |
4 | Forever | 5 | 601 |
5 | Railroad | 4 | 345 |
6 | Elevation | 4 | 467 |
7 | Deception | 3 | 229 |
8 | Serenity | 4 | 470 |
9 | Sand Grave | 4 | 373 |
10 | The Beast | 5 | 648 |
11 | Opportunity | 4 | 364 |
12 | Uncertainty | 4 | 420 |
13 | Hidden Trouble | 3 | 230 |
14 | Northward | 4 | 484 |
15 | Buried Elephants | 4 | 382 |
16 | Road Hole | 5 | 525 |
17 | Horseshoe | 3 | 138 |
18 | Stadium | 4 | 426 |
Awards and honors
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- Golf Digest ranked Sand Creek Station among 2006's best new public courses in America in its January 2008 issue.[2]
- Golfweek Magazine named Sand Creek Station the No. 2 public course in the state of Kansas in March 2007.[1]
- The Kansas chapter of the American Public Works Association named Sand Creek Station a Public Works Project of the Year in 2007.
- The National Golf Foundation honored Sand Creek Station with a Customer Loyalty Award in January 2007.[3]
- GOLF Magazine recognized Sand Creek Station as a Top Ten New Course You Can Play in December 2006.[4]
- Industry magazine Golf Inc. named Sand Creek Station as a finalist for top new public course in the country in November 2006.
- The American Council of Engineering Companies of Kansas awarded Sand Creek Station a City Public Improvement Award in November 2006.[5]
External links
[edit]- Official site
- Kemper Sports Management
- City of Newton Archived 2007-04-26 at the Wayback Machine
References
[edit]- ^ a b Golfweek's Best Courses You Can Play, Golfweek.com
- ^ America's Best New Courses 2007, GolfDigest.com
- ^ NGF recognizes outstanding facilities with the 5th annual Customer Loyalty Awards, NGF.org
- ^ "Sand Creek Station garners another honor,"[permanent dead link] Newton Kansan, December 23, 2006[permanent dead link]
- ^ "City wins public improvement award for Sand Creek Station golf course,"[permanent dead link] Newton Kansan, November 15, 2006[permanent dead link]