Prairie Dunes Country Club
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Prairie Dunes Country Club is a golf course in Hutchinson, Kansas. It is frequently ranked among the best golf courses in the United States, and has hosted several United States Golf Association national championship tournaments.
The club was founded by Emerson Carey and his four sons in the mid 1930s. The course was designed by Perry Maxwell, and the first nine holes opened on September 13, 1937. Twenty years later in 1957, a second 9 holes were opened, designed by Press Maxwell (Perry's son).
[edit] Events
- Trans-Miss Men's Amateur: 1958, 1973, 1987, 1996, 2005
- U.S. Women's Amateur: 1964, 1980, 1991
- Curtis Cup Match: 1986
- U.S. Mid-Amateur: 1988
- U.S. Men's Senior Amateur: 1995
- U.S. Women's Open: 2002
- U.S. Senior Open: 2006
[edit] Honors
- Golf Week 2004 - #13 of America's Best Classical Golf Courses
- Golf Digest 2003 - #25 of America's Greatest Golf Courses
- Golf Magazine 2001 - #13 in the United States & #21 in the World
- Golf Digest 2001 - #2, #8 & #10 among the Best 99 Holes in the U.S.
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