Sand Hills Golf Club
Mullen, NE
Sand Hills Golf Club is a private 18-hole, par-71 golf course in Mullen, Nebraska, playing 7,089 yards with a course rating of 73.0 and slope of 130. It is ranked #8 on Golf Digest's America's 100 Greatest Golf Courses (2025-26).
🏛 Designed by Coore & Crenshaw (1995)
Sand Hills Golf Club opened in 1994 in Nebraska's Sandhills region, designed by Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw around the site's natural dunes with minimal earthmoving. It is a private club with fewer than 200 national members and is regularly ranked among the top modern courses built in the U.S.
Accolades
- Ranked #8, America's 100 Greatest Golf Courses (Golf Digest, 2025-26)
- Ranked #1, Best in Nebraska (Golf Digest, 2025-26)
- Ranked #7, Top 100 Courses in the U.S. (GOLF Magazine, 2024-25)
- Ranked #6, USA Top 100 (Top 100 Golf Courses, as of Oct 2026)
📍 36430 Crenshaw Drive, Mullen, NE 69152
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: 4 par 3s, 11 par 4s, 3 par 5s
- Longest hole: No. 16, 623 yards, par 5
- Shortest hole: No. 17, 147 yards, par 3
- Biggest elevation change: No. 16, about 60 ft downhill from tee to green
- Doglegs: 4 left, 2 right
| Hole | Par | Yards | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 543 | dogleg left, 9 bunkers, plays about 10 ft downhill |
| 2 | 4 | 455 | 2 bunkers, plays about 25 ft uphill |
| 3 | 3 | 216 | 3 bunkers, plays about 15 ft downhill |
| 4 | 4 | 483 | 6 bunkers, plays about 50 ft downhill |
| 5 | 4 | 381 | 5 bunkers, plays about 10 ft uphill |
| 6 | 3 | 190 | 3 bunkers |
| 7 | 4 | 274 | 3 bunkers, plays about 10 ft downhill |
| 8 | 4 | 361 | dogleg right, 10 bunkers |
| 9 | 4 | 394 | dogleg right, 5 bunkers, plays about 25 ft uphill |
| Out | 35 | 3,297 | |
| 10 | 4 | 466 | 5 bunkers, plays about 30 ft downhill |
| 11 | 4 | 407 | dogleg left, 5 bunkers |
| 12 | 4 | 411 | 4 bunkers |
| 13 | 3 | 213 | 7 bunkers |
| 14 | 5 | 502 | 7 bunkers, plays about 15 ft downhill |
| 15 | 4 | 446 | 6 bunkers |
| 16 | 5 | 623 | dogleg left, 7 bunkers, plays about 60 ft downhill |
| 17 | 3 | 147 | 5 bunkers |
| 18 | 4 | 471 | dogleg left, 5 bunkers, plays about 15 ft uphill |
| In | 36 | 3,686 | |
| Total | 71 | 6,983 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dismal River Club - Red CourseMullen | 8.8 | 18 | Resort | ||
| Dismal River ClubMullen | 9.0 | 18 | 71 | 73.5 / 135 | Resort |
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