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Brian Potash

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Public Golf Near Prairie Dunes?
« on: April 08, 2012, 09:38:45 PM »
I was fortunate enough to win a round at Prairie Dunes in the Colton raffle.  I have an extra day (a Friday), and was hoping to play a course not too far from Hutchinson, or somewhere between Kansas City and Hutchinson.  Does anyone have any recommendations?

Thank you.

Brian
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Sean Leary

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Re: Public Golf Near Prairie Dunes?
« Reply #1 on: April 09, 2012, 12:04:48 AM »
Jeff Brauer's Sand Creek Station would be my recommendation.
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Mark Saltzman

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Re: Public Golf Near Prairie Dunes?
« Reply #2 on: April 09, 2012, 12:06:36 AM »
Brian, I've been researching this s bit. SCS is the obvious choice.
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Ken Moum

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Re: Public Golf Near Prairie Dunes?
« Reply #3 on: April 09, 2012, 12:59:56 AM »
Quote from: Brian Potash on April 08, 2012, 09:38:45 PM
I was fortunate enough to win a round at Prairie Dunes in the Colton raffle.  I have an extra day (a Friday), and was hoping to play a course not too far from Hutchinson, or somewhere between Kansas City and Hutchinson.  Does anyone have any recommendations?

Thank you.

Brian

Sand Creek is a good choice.

DO NOT play The Highlands in Hutchinson. It's in dunes like PD, but with lots and lots of trees...narrow fairways and deep, thick  rough.

It's no fun at all.
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Brian Potash

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Re: Public Golf Near Prairie Dunes?
« Reply #4 on: April 09, 2012, 07:28:00 AM »
Thank you Ken/Mark/Sean.
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Jeff_Brauer

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Re: Public Golf Near Prairie Dunes?
« Reply #5 on: April 09, 2012, 08:49:45 AM »
Brian,

SCS is just south of highway 50 on your way back from Hutch.  Hard to miss and you will see it just as you go over the RR yards on 50.  I think you will like the course (despite suffering to PD in comparison!) and could even do a double header, depending on how early your PD tee time is.

If your schedule is different, you can also consider Colbert Hills a few miles north of I 70 on your way back to KC, at Manhattan, or Firekeeper, a  few miles north of I 70 on 75, just west of Topeka.

They are ranked 1, 2, 3 for KS public courses by Golf Week, I think.
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Sean Leary

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Re: Public Golf Near Prairie Dunes?
« Reply #6 on: April 09, 2012, 09:42:00 AM »
Quote from: Jeff_Brauer on April 09, 2012, 08:49:45 AM
Brian,

SCS is just south of highway 50 on your way back from Hutch.  Hard to miss and you will see it just as you go over the RR yards on 50.  I think you will like the course (despite suffering to PD in comparison!) and could even do a double header, depending on how early your PD tee time is.

If your schedule is different, you can also consider Colbert Hills a few miles north of I 70 on your way back to KC, at Manhattan, or Firekeeper, a  few miles north of I 70 on 75, just west of Topeka.

They are ranked 1, 2, 3 for KS public courses by Golf Week, I think.

Typical Brauer butt boy....
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Ken Moum

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Re: Public Golf Near Prairie Dunes?
« Reply #7 on: April 09, 2012, 09:51:59 AM »
Quote from: Sean Leary on April 09, 2012, 09:42:00 AM
Quote from: Jeff_Brauer on April 09, 2012, 08:49:45 AM
Brian,

SCS is just south of highway 50 on your way back from Hutch.  Hard to miss and you will see it just as you go over the RR yards on 50.  I think you will like the course (despite suffering to PD in comparison!) and could even do a double header, depending on how early your PD tee time is.

If your schedule is different, you can also consider Colbert Hills a few miles north of I 70 on your way back to KC, at Manhattan, or Firekeeper, a  few miles north of I 70 on 75, just west of Topeka.

They are ranked 1, 2, 3 for KS public courses by Golf Week, I think.

Typical Brauer butt boy....

I think that's anatomically impossible.

K
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Jeff_Brauer

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Re: Public Golf Near Prairie Dunes?
« Reply #8 on: April 09, 2012, 09:54:29 AM »
Sean,

Sorry for the shameless self promotion, but he did ask for course recommendations all the way back to KC, and my recommendations fit his bill.....
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Sean Leary

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Re: Public Golf Near Prairie Dunes?
« Reply #9 on: April 09, 2012, 09:58:20 AM »
Quote from: Jeff_Brauer on April 09, 2012, 09:54:29 AM
Sean,

Sorry for the shameless self promotion, but he did ask for course recommendations all the way back to KC, and my recommendations fit his bill.....

Sorry, I should have included an emoticon. My comment was 100% tongue in cheek....
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Jeff_Brauer

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Re: Public Golf Near Prairie Dunes?
« Reply #10 on: April 09, 2012, 10:09:19 AM »
SEan,

Well tongue in cheek is better than that other XXX in XXX you suggested!
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