Colbert Hills Golf Course
Manhattan, KS
Colbert Hills Golf Course is a public 18-hole, par-72 golf course in Manhattan, Kansas, playing 7,505 yards with a course rating of 77.6 and slope of 143. It is ranked #8 on Golf Digest's Best in Kansas (2025-26).
🏛 Designed by Jim Colbert (2000)
Colbert Hills Golf Course in Manhattan, Kansas was co-designed by professional golfer Jim Colbert, a Kansas State University graduate, and opened in 2000 in the Flint Hills. It serves as the home course for Kansas State's men's and women's golf teams and has been ranked Golfweek's best public course in Kansas.
Accolades
- Ranked #8, Best in Kansas (Golf Digest, 2025-26)
📍 5200 Colbert Hills Dr, Manhattan, KS 66503
Course layout
Hole lines and layout © OpenStreetMap contributors. Tap a hole line for par and yardage.
Scorecard, hole by hole
- Par 72 over 18 holes: 4 par 3s, 10 par 4s, 4 par 5s
- Longest hole: No. 10, 614 yards, par 5
- Shortest hole: No. 8, 210 yards, par 3
- Hardest hole by handicap: No. 9 (par 4, 462 yards)
- Biggest elevation change: No. 1, about 75 ft downhill from tee to green
- Water in play on holes 1 and 3
- Doglegs: 2 left, 4 right, 1 double
| Hole | Par | Yards | Hcp | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 590 | 7 | double dogleg, water in play, 3 bunkers, plays about 75 ft downhill |
| 2 | 4 | 412 | 11 | dogleg left, 5 bunkers |
| 3 | 4 | 416 | 3 | dogleg left, water in play, 4 bunkers, plays about 25 ft uphill |
| 4 | 4 | 494 | 5 | 4 bunkers, plays about 15 ft downhill |
| 5 | 3 | 213 | 17 | 8 bunkers, plays about 15 ft downhill |
| 6 | 4 | 428 | 13 | 4 bunkers, plays about 20 ft uphill |
| 7 | 5 | 600 | 15 | 7 bunkers, plays about 10 ft downhill |
| 8 | 3 | 210 | 9 | 1 bunker, plays about 40 ft downhill |
| 9 | 4 | 462 | 1 | 5 bunkers, plays about 10 ft downhill |
| Out | 36 | 3,825 | ||
| 10 | 5 | 614 | 6 | dogleg right, 3 bunkers, plays about 75 ft downhill |
| 11 | 3 | 230 | 10 | 2 bunkers |
| 12 | 4 | 414 | 8 | 5 bunkers |
| 13 | 4 | 357 | 16 | dogleg right, 7 bunkers |
| 14 | 4 | 487 | 2 | 2 bunkers, plays about 60 ft downhill |
| 15 | 4 | 375 | 14 | dogleg right, 6 bunkers |
| 16 | 5 | 513 | 18 | 6 bunkers, plays about 30 ft uphill |
| 17 | 3 | 237 | 12 | 2 bunkers, plays about 20 ft downhill |
| 18 | 4 | 453 | 4 | dogleg right, 5 bunkers, plays about 30 ft downhill |
| In | 36 | 3,680 | ||
| Total | 72 | 7,505 |
Scorecard from the Black&Blue tees. Doglegs, water and bunkers are read from the OpenStreetMap hole lines and mapped hazards © OpenStreetMap contributors. Elevation: Open-Meteo / Copernicus DEM, approximate.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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