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Location | Clay Township, Reno County, near Hutchinson, Kansas, USA |
Established | 1937 |
Type | Private |
Total holes | 18 |
Website | [1] |
Designed by | Perry Maxwell |
Par | 70 |
Length | 6,598 yards |
Course rating | 74 (unofficial) |
Prairie Dunes Country Club is a golf course located just outside 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).