Prairie Dunes Country Club

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Prairie Dunes Country Club
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Prairie Dunes Country Club (the United States)
Coordinates 38°05′28″N97°50′53″W / 38.091°N 97.848°W / 38.091; -97.848
Location Hutchinson, Kansas
Established1937
TypePrivate
Total holes18
Website www.prairiedunes.com
Designed by Perry Maxwell
Par 70
Length6,759 yards (6,180 m)
Course rating 75.5
Slope rating 148 [1]

Prairie Dunes Country Club is a golf course located just outside Hutchinson, Kansas. Frequently ranked among the best golf courses in the United States[ citation needed ], 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 funded and constructed, at least in part, by the Works Progress Administration under the New Deal. 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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References

  1. "Course Rating and Slope Database: Prairie Dunes Country Club". USGA. Retrieved 29 June 2013.
  2. "Virtual Golf Course: Prairie Dunes Country Club - TruGolf". trugolf.com. Archived from the original on 3 October 2015.