Prairie Dunes Country Club
- Prairie Dunes Country Club
Infobox Golf Facility
golf_facility_name = Prairie Dunes Country Club
location = Hutchinson, Kansas, U.S.A.
establishment = 1937
type = Private
owner =
operator =
holes = 18
tournaments =
website = [http://www.prairiedunes.com/club_history.php]
course1 =
designer1 = Perry Maxwell
par1 = 70
length1 = 6,598 yards
longest Hole =
rating1 = 74 (unofficial)
record1 =
Prairie Dunes Country Club is a golf course in Hutchinson, Kansas. It is frequently ranked among the best golf courses in the United States, and has hosted several United States Golf Association national championship tournaments.
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).
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
Honors
* Golf Week 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
External links
* [http://www.prairiedunes.com Official site]
* [http://www.golfclubatlas.com/prairiedunes2.html Detailed profile]
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