Sand Creek Station Golf Course

38°01′11″N 97°21′49″W / 38.0196°N 97.3635°W / 38.0196; -97.3635LocationNewton Township, Harvey County, near Newton, Kansas United StatesEstablished2006TypePublicTotal holes18Events hostedPGA Nationwide Tour Pro/Am Tournament[dead link]Designed byJeff BrauerPar72Length7200 yards Longest hole is #10 - 648 yardsCourse rating76.3

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

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
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

Golfers tee off at #10 at Sand Creek Station Golf Course.
  • 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

  • Official site
  • Kemper Sports Management
  • City of Newton Archived 2007-04-26 at the Wayback Machine

References

  1. ^ a b Golfweek's Best Courses You Can Play, Golfweek.com
  2. ^ America's Best New Courses 2007, GolfDigest.com
  3. ^ NGF recognizes outstanding facilities with the 5th annual Customer Loyalty Awards, NGF.org
  4. ^ "Sand Creek Station garners another honor,"[permanent dead link] Newton Kansan, December 23, 2006[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ "City wins public improvement award for Sand Creek Station golf course,"[permanent dead link] Newton Kansan, November 15, 2006[permanent dead link]