The course that started the modern minimalist movement — Coore & Crenshaw's pure sand-dunes routing in remote Nebraska.
About the Course
Sand Hills Golf Club in remote Mullen, Nebraska is widely credited with sparking the modern minimalist golf architecture movement. Coore & Crenshaw routed the course through 8,000 acres of natural dune land with almost zero earth-moving.
History
Dick Youngscap discovered the property in the late 1980s and hired Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw — then a relatively unknown design team — to walk the land. They identified 130+ potential holes and chose the best 18. Sand Hills opened in 1995 to immediate acclaim.
Signature Features
Pure unmanicured sandy dunes, blowout bunkers carved by wind, and a routing that almost never needed bulldozers.
Notable Events & Championships
Top-10 worldwide rankings ever since opening. Helped launch the modern minimalist movement that produced Pacific Dunes, Bandon Trails, and beyond.