Sand Creek Station
Newton, KS
Sand Creek Station is a public 18-hole, par-72 golf course in Newton, Kansas, playing 7,339 yards with a course rating of 76.6 and slope of 135. It is ranked #10 on Golf Digest's Best in Kansas (2025-26).
🏛 Designed by Jeffrey D. Brauer (2006)
Sand Creek Station in Newton, Kansas was designed by Jeff Brauer and opened in 2006 on native grassland, with an active BNSF rail line running through the course and Sand Creek bordering four holes. Golf Digest named it one of the best new public courses of 2006.
Accolades
- Ranked #10, Best in Kansas (Golf Digest, 2025-26)
📍 920 Meadowbrook Drive, Newton, KS 67114
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, 644 yards, par 5
- Shortest hole: No. 17, 142 yards, par 3
- Hardest hole by handicap: No. 10 (par 5, 644 yards)
- Biggest elevation change: No. 16, about 20 ft downhill from tee to green
- Water in play on holes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 12, 15 and 18
- Doglegs: 1 left, 3 right
| Hole | Par | Yards | Hcp | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 474 | 4 | water in play, 3 bunkers |
| 2 | 5 | 612 | 2 | dogleg right, water in play |
| 3 | 3 | 180 | 18 | water in play, 4 bunkers |
| 4 | 5 | 586 | 12 | dogleg right, water in play, 10 bunkers |
| 5 | 4 | 347 | 16 | water in play, 3 bunkers |
| 6 | 4 | 467 | 8 | water in play, 3 bunkers |
| 7 | 3 | 228 | 10 | plays about 10 ft downhill |
| 8 | 4 | 470 | 6 | water in play, 2 bunkers |
| 9 | 4 | 373 | 14 | water in play, 2 bunkers |
| Out | 36 | 3,737 | ||
| 10 | 5 | 644 | 1 | dogleg right, water in play, 2 bunkers |
| 11 | 4 | 367 | 15 | 4 bunkers |
| 12 | 4 | 411 | 3 | water in play, 5 bunkers |
| 13 | 3 | 229 | 11 | 1 bunker |
| 14 | 4 | 484 | 5 | 6 bunkers |
| 15 | 4 | 360 | 13 | water in play, 2 bunkers |
| 16 | 5 | 538 | 7 | dogleg left, 6 bunkers, plays about 20 ft downhill |
| 17 | 3 | 142 | 17 | 1 bunker |
| 18 | 4 | 427 | 9 | water in play, 5 bunkers |
| In | 36 | 3,602 | ||
| Total | 72 | 7,339 |
Scorecard from the Championship 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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