Nebraska is home to challenging and scenic courses that can turn any weekend outing with buddies into a memorable golf experience.
GolfNebraskaBlog is a place to see those stories and share your own. In the coming months, several avid golfers will be visiting some of Nebraska’s top public and semiprivate courses. They’ll join locals for 18 holes and share the fun right here! Our bloggers will write about the courses they play and the people they meet, as well as post photos and videos so you can get a taste of what it’s like to be there.
Eagle Hills is the sister course to Tara Hills in Papillion. This track was built in 2001 as an addition to the city of Papillion’s public golf offerings. Eagle Hills’ impressive practice facility includes a public driving range that is as good as any you will find in the state. It has more than 75 yards of grass tee areas and many targets at differing distances that are laser-measured daily for accuracy. Another nice feature…
Read More »One of the nice things about Tara Hills is that it’s an easy walk and a relatively short golf course — 6000 yards from the back tees — so I planned on hitting a lot of short irons. Owned by the city of Papillion, Tara Hills is the sister course to Eagle Hills. Rob Spomer, former general manager at Shoreline Golf Course in Carter Lake, Iowa, was just made GM of both courses. That is…
Read More »The Golf Nebraska writers tour wrapped up at Nebraska’s newest “designer” course, Awarii Dunes Golf Club, located just a few miles south of Kearney near Axtell. Awarii Dunes is the creation of noted golf course architect Jim Engh. The Colorado-based designer has won numerous awards and is noted for designing courses that include dramatic features with minimal disruption of the natural landscape. The writers in our group were eager to play the course inspired by…
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