A Look Back at 2024: A Golf Season Well Traveled
Happy New Year, everyone! I hope you all enjoyed 2024 as much as I did. Here are a few of my favorite memories from the season, and what we’re looking forward to in 2025.
The Red Course at Dismal River: Doak’s Refined Wilderness
Some golf courses challenge your game. Others challenge your soul. The Red Course at Dismal River does both, and it does so in the most breathtakingly remote corner of Nebraska’s Sand Hills.
The Dismal River Golf Club: The Best of Both Worlds in the Great Plains
Massive foothills and unblemished views for miles in every direction, a dining experience that rivals any culinary exploit around and the golf… the golf at Dismal River is out-of-this-world good.
The White Course at Dismal River: Nicklaus’s Beautiful, Bountiful Bedlam
The Jack Nicklaus designed White Course at Dismal River sets players in the Sand Hills wilderness with hole layouts distinctly in their own environments and with all the quirks one could ask for – and I’m here for it.
Landmand: King/Collins’ Triumph in the Loess Hills
Located half-way to or from the Sand Hills of Nebraska from Milwaukee, Landmand has quickly risen into the top 20 public courses in the country as an ingenious King/Collins golf experience you’ll need to see to believe.
“Nebraska Has EPIC GOLF!”
From EPIC golf to world-class food, lodging and hospitality, plus a near ace, our WiscoGolfAddict Nebraska Outing was one of the coolest experiences of my life.
Landmand: A New American Links Classic of Epic Proportions
Landmand is a must visit for any golfer seeking adventure, stimulating strategic golf holes, views for miles and possibly the wildest land & greens you’ve ever seen. Highly recommend staying for at least 2 rounds to fully take it all in.
Golf Course Review: Dismal River Club, Doak Course (NE)
The Dismal River Club, Doak Course Rankings: Golf Digest: #2 Nebraska GolfWeek: #23 US modern Designer: Tom Doak (2013) The Tom Doak course at Dismal River Golf Club in Mullen, Nebraska opened this past year to tremendous national acclaim. The newest of the world-class courses in the Sand Hills region was named by Golf Digest…
Golf Course Review: Dismal River, Jack Nicklaus Course (NE)
The Dismal River Club, Nicklaus Course Rankings: Golf Digest: #5 Nebraska GolfWeek: #168 US modern Designer: Jack Nicklaus (2006) Coupled with our trip to The Prairie Club in Valentine, Nebraska, my friend and mentor in the golf writing industry, Brian Weis and I decided to add one more stop to an absolutely legendary golf trip:…
The Dunes Course: Outrageous Links Golf in the Nebraska Frontier
The Prairie Club, Dunes Course Rankings: Golf Digest: #35 US public, #3 NebraskaGolfWeek: #82 US modern, #2 Nebraska public, #21 US resortGolf.com: #74 US public, #1 Nebraska public Designer: Tom Lehman (2010) The 86th rated overall course in the country, the Dunes course at The Prairie Club is the pinnacle of semi-private golf in the…
The Pines Course: The Prairie Club’s Perfect Hybrid Course
A perfect hybrid between prairie links and parkland style, the Pines course at The Prairie Club is the resort’s most playable and fun golf course.
GolfNebraska Article: The Prairie Club (NE)
This past week, I had the amazing opportunity to spend three nights at The Prairie Club in Valentine, Nebraska. Along with Brian Weis (owner/operator of GolfTrips, GolfWisconsin, and about 40 other golf websites), golf photographer Brian Orr, LINKS Magazine senior editor Tom Cunneff, Darin Bunch of Golf Getaways and Fairways + Greens, and the PR and…