I spent the weekend at the Prairie Club with Chris Brands of the Lehman Design Group. They have had an incredible amount of rain this spring-summer in the Prairie Club area. A tornado sent the General Manager to the cellar a while back. I have thousands of pictures of the project but out of respect for the owner and partners I won't post. I think too much information takes away from the mystique of the place. Anyway, People are far too judgmental on this site when it comes to pictures and their views of what is good, bad, and ugly. I will say that it is a beautiful place and I have had a blast working with Tom and Chris.
Paul Shock, Mark Amundson, Tyler Swedberg, Ross Buckendahl, and a plethora of others are making The Prairie Club a unique golfing experience. I trust the food and wine will be fabulous so it is with great anticipation that I wait for the place to open. The clubhouse foundation is in and the grow-in is somewhat behind due to the very cold spring and less than ideal summer. The country side is still green when normally this time of year the native grasses have turned brown.
Amazingly there were no hotel/motel rooms available on Saturday in Valentine. So if you are thinking of making a quick trip out to see the course and purchase a membership, you better check in advance on accommodations. Born and raised in the area makes my opinion a little biased, but I will say that The Prairie Club has its merritt. (Merritt Dam is near by and the fishing has been pretty good! Of course not everyone likes Walleye).
As I was leaving the site on Sunday I noticed Mark Amundson was on site. Perhaps he could give a responsible update.