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Prairie Dunes Country Club

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Location
  
Hutchinson, Kansas

Type
  
Private

Website
  
[1]

Length
  
6,180 m

Course rating
  
75.5

Established
  
1937

Total holes
  
18

Designed by
  
Perry Maxwell

Phone
  
+1 620-662-0581

Designer
  
Perry Maxwell

Prairie Dunes Country Club

Address
  
4812 East 30th Avenue, Hutchinson, KS 67502, USA

Similar
  
Crystal Downs Country, Shinnecock Hills Golf Club, Pine Valley Golf Club, Winged Foot Golf Club, The Country Club

Prairie Dunes Country Club is a golf course located just outside Hutchinson, Kansas. Frequently ranked among the best golf courses in the United States, it has hosted several United States Golf Association national championship tournaments.

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The club was founded by Emerson Carey and his four sons in the mid-1930s. The course was designed by Perry Maxwell, and the first nine holes opened on September 13, 1937. Twenty years later in 1957, a second 9 holes were opened, designed by Press Maxwell (Perry's son).

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Events

  • Trans-Mississippi Amateur: 1958, 1973, 1987, 1996, 2005
  • U.S. Women's Amateur: 1964, 1980, 1991
  • Curtis Cup Match: 1986
  • U.S. Mid-Amateur: 1988
  • U.S. Senior Amateur: 1995
  • U.S. Women's Open: 2002
  • U.S. Senior Open: 2006
  • NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championships: 2014
  • Kansas Amateur : 1962, 1967, 1976, 1984, 1993, 2010

    • Honors

  • Golfweek 2008 - #9 of America's Best Classical Golf Courses
  • Golf Digest 2007/08 - #30 of America's Greatest Golf Courses
  • Golf Magazine 2007 - #16 in the United States & #25 in the World
  • Golf Digest 2001 - #2, #8 & #10 among the Best 99 Holes in the U.S.
  • Audubon International - Obtained certification in the Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary Program for Golf Courses program

    • References

    Prairie Dunes Country Club Wikipedia
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