Sand Hills Golf Club

Mullen, NE Private

Overview

The golf course wasn’t so much designed as discovered. Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw trudged back and forth over a thousand acres of rolling sand hills in central Nebraska, flagging out naturally-occurring fairways and greens. By moving just 4,000 cubic yards of earth, and letting the winds shape the bunkers, the duo created what is undoubtedly the most natural golf course in America, a timeless course design. For decades, winter winds had always reshaped the bunkers, but course officials have recently discovered a method to prevent that. At the close of the season, they spray the surface of the sand in bunkers with a product that creates a crust to resist the howling winds.

About

Holes 18
Length 7089
Slope 130
Facility Type Private
Year Opened 1994
Designer Ben Crenshaw/Bill Coore, ASGCA

Awards

100 Greatest
Best Courses in Every State

Ranking history:

100 Greatest: Ranked since 1999.
2023-'24 ranking: 8th (highest)
Previous ranking: 10th.

Best in State: Ranked first since 1997.
Current ranking: First.

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Panelists

Ratings from our panel of 1,900 course-ranking panelists

4.9

100 GREATEST/BEST IN STATE SCORES

Shot Options
8.2899
Character
8.432
Challenge
7.8904
Layout Variety
8.3626
Fun
8.2451
Aesthetics
8.3434
Conditioning
8.1603

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