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Rochester is a big, burly, golden age course that’s somehow not overwhelmed by the severe land on which it sits. A recent restoration has brought this Tillinghast gem back to prominence with a good combination of fun holes and testers.
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CommonGround truly is the model for what every major metro area deserves. Tom Doak, a world class architect, was given an uninspiring site and free rein. With his associates he built a course with width, intrigue, and a little something for everyone.
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The best golf course in Northern Colorado is set to open in Fall of 2025. With an emphasis on strategy and playability for all, the course is built atop and along a ridge in Johnstown. No two holes are alike and get better and better as you go.
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Lost Rail is masterfully routed on a severe 150 acre site and features an exceptional variety of holes and challenges. It ties into is prairie and wooded sections perfectly with verticality that separates each hole from the others. It’s a marvel of a golf course.
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Leaning Rock is hidden atop a bluff overlooking Pine Bluffs, Wyoming. Adventurous golfers will find a good time. Rockhounds may find gems.
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The Prairie Club’s Dunes Course offers the world class golf one expects from the Nebraska Sand Hills to anyone. With it’s wide fairways, multiple options, and clever routing, the Dunes course is a must see.
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Dick Youngscap’s Firethorn paved the way for the Sand Hills Golf Club to be built a decade later. This Pete Dye design is challenging and plays through almost nature perserve-esque tranquility featuring four holes that Dye considered some of the best he built.
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In 1924, William Langford and Theodore Moreau built one of Omaha’s best courses, the 27-hole Happy Hollow Club. Natural disasters and intentional changes have significantly altered the course, but I want to document Happy as it once was.
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One of two Seth Raynor designed courses in Minnesota, Midland Hills Country Club is a delight. A recent restoration by Jim Urbina has brought much of the original style back to Roseville by emphasizing the width, options, and distinctiveness of each template hole. The club holds its own amidst all the options in the lush…
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Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska, Minnesota, designed by Robert Trent Jones, is renowned for hosting major championships. Its unique holes present a variety of challenges. The club promotes walking, enhancing the experience, while maintaining immaculate course conditions.
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