CapRock Ranch
Valentine, NE
CapRock Ranch is an 18-hole, par-71 golf course in Valentine, Nebraska, playing 6,998 yards with a course rating of 73.9 and slope of 143. It is ranked #72 on Golf Digest's America's 100 Greatest Golf Courses (2025-26).
🏛 Designed by Gil Hanse (2021)
CapRock Ranch is an 18-hole private course near Valentine, Nebraska, designed by Gil Hanse and Jim Wagner. The routing traces the caprock cliffs of the Snake River Canyon, with the rolling Sandhills falling away toward the river bed and native ponderosa pines as backdrops. Play is for members, and the ranch also offers on-site lodging.
Accolades
- Ranked #72, America's 100 Greatest Golf Courses (Golf Digest, 2025-26)
- Ranked #2, Best in Nebraska (Golf Digest, 2025-26)
- Ranked #84, Top 100 Courses in the World (GOLF Magazine, 2025-26)
- Ranked #46, Top 100 Courses in the U.S. (GOLF Magazine, 2024-25)
- Ranked #26, USA Top 100 (Top 100 Golf Courses, as of Oct 2026)
- Ranked #2, Top Courses in Nebraska (Top 100 Golf Courses, as of Oct 2026)
📍 38248 CapRock Lane, Valentine, NE 69201
Course layout
Hole lines and layout © OpenStreetMap contributors. Tap a hole line for par and yardage.
Scorecard, hole by hole
- Par 71 over 18 holes: 5 par 3s, 9 par 4s, 4 par 5s
- Longest hole: No. 4, 639 yards, par 5
- Shortest hole: No. 6, 151 yards, par 3
- Biggest elevation change: No. 17, about 30 ft downhill from tee to green
- Doglegs: 3 left, 5 right
| Hole | Par | Yards | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 441 | dogleg right, 7 bunkers |
| 2 | 5 | 617 | dogleg left, 7 bunkers, plays about 20 ft downhill |
| 3 | 3 | 182 | 6 bunkers |
| 4 | 5 | 639 | 7 bunkers, plays about 25 ft downhill |
| 5 | 4 | 407 | 3 bunkers |
| 6 | 3 | 151 | 4 bunkers |
| 7 | 4 | 463 | dogleg left, 4 bunkers, plays about 10 ft uphill |
| 8 | 4 | 502 | dogleg right, 4 bunkers |
| 9 | 3 | 152 | 3 bunkers |
| Out | 35 | 3,554 | |
| 10 | 5 | 555 | dogleg right, 11 bunkers |
| 11 | 4 | 393 | 5 bunkers |
| 12 | 5 | 533 | dogleg right, 10 bunkers, plays about 20 ft downhill |
| 13 | 4 | 463 | dogleg right, 9 bunkers |
| 14 | 4 | 401 | dogleg left, 10 bunkers |
| 15 | 4 | 484 | 4 bunkers |
| 16 | 3 | 154 | 6 bunkers |
| 17 | 4 | 346 | 3 bunkers, plays about 30 ft downhill |
| 18 | 3 | 210 | 5 bunkers |
| In | 36 | 3,539 | |
| Total | 71 | 7,093 |
This scorecard totals 7,093 yards. The 6,998 yards shown above comes from another source and may be measured from a different tee. Doglegs, water and bunkers are read from the OpenStreetMap hole lines and mapped hazards © OpenStreetMap contributors. Elevation: Open-Meteo / Copernicus DEM, approximate.
Nearby golf courses
| Course | Miles | Holes | Par | Rating / slope | Access |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Prairie Club Pines CourseValentine | 0.9 | 73 | Public | ||
| The Prairie Club Horse CourseValentine | 1.0 | Public | |||
| The Prairie ClubValentine | 1.3 | 18 | 73 | 74.6 / 129 | Public |
| Frederick Peak Golf ClubValentine | 18.1 | 18 | 72 | 71.4 / 121 | Public |
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