Sand creek station golf course

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golf_facility_name = Sand Creek Station Golf Course

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location = Newton, Kansas flagicon|USA
establishment = 2006
type = Public
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designer1 = Jeff Brauer
par1 = 72
length1 = 7200 yards
longest Hole = #10 - 648 yards
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Sand Creek Station Golf Course in 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 and incorporates the property’s native grasses.

The course is one of the most highly acclaimed in Kansas; in 2007 [http://www.golfweek.com Golfweek Magazine] ranked Sand Creek Station as the second-best public course in the state, behind only Colbert Hills Golf Course in Manhattan, Kansas. [http://www.golfweek.com/lifestyles/golfweeksbest/state/, Golfweek's Best Courses You Can Play, Golfweek.com] ]

One of Sand Creek Station’s signature holes, "The Beast," measures 648 yards from the Championship Tees and is the longest par five in the state of Kansas.

Awards and honors

* Golf Digest ranked Sand Creek Station among 2006's best new public courses in America in its January 2008 issue. [http://www.golfdigest.com/rankings/courses/public/2008/bestnewunder75, America's Best New Courses 2007, GolfDigest.com] ]
* Golfweek Magazine named Sand Creek Station the No. 2 public course in the state of Kansas in March 2007. [http://www.golfweek.com/lifestyles/golfweeksbest/state/, Golfweek's Best Courses You Can Play, Golfweek.com] ]
* 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. [http://www.ngf.org/cgi/whonews.asp?storyid=190, NGF recognizes outstanding facilities with the 5th annual Customer Loyalty Awards, NGF.org] ]
* GOLF Magazine recognized Sand Creek Station as a Top Ten New Course You Can Play in December 2006. [http://thekansan.com/stories/122306/sports_102306013.shtml, "Sand Creek Station garners another honor," Newton Kansan, December 23, 2006] ]
* 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. [http://thekansan.com/stories/111506/localnews_111506027.shtml, "City wins public improvement award for Sand Creek Station golf course," Newton Kansan, November 15, 2006] ]

External links

* [http://www.sandcreekgolfclub.com Official site]
* [http://www.kempersports.com Kemper Sports Management]
* [http://www.newtonkansas.com City of Newton]

References