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| The Golf Course |
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| Course History |
In 1992, the city contacted Joel Goldstrand, one of the upper Midwest top golf course designers, to
develop the design and David A. Kirscht Associates to do the landscape architecture. Fortunately,
after the development and earth moving was completed, the season allowed for perfect growing. This
is evident in the maturity of the grasses at such a relative early stage in the life of the golf
course.
The Meadows is fashioned after the traditional Scottish links courses of the yesteryear. Complete
with mounding, tall prairie grasses, wildflowers, bunkers, a hidden creek, and prevailing winds,
the golfer playing The Meadows is transported to a far off Scottish links course with challenges
over every shot. Unique to the Meadows is a design in which no trees come into play on the course.
In addition, the layout includes three six hole "loops" with the greens of the 6th, 12th and 18th
holes all returning to the clubhouse. Playing conditions are unmatched in the region with bent grass
landing areas in each fairway. Bent grass, traditionally reserved for the greens, enables the
maintenance staff to mow the landing areas shorter which allows the ball to sit up cleaner than
normal rye grasses. With four sets of tees, yardage ranges from 5,150 at the forward tees to 6,862
at the championship tees.
Combine the challenges of the different length tees with winds that tend to change each day, The
Meadows is constantly changing and will rarely play the same two days in a row. The Meadows is
perfect for golfers of all ability levels making it an excellent place for everyone in your company
outing or friendly challenge match. At The Meadows, we encourage you to enjoy the true game of golf...
just you and your equipment, the conditions and the course.
Note: Much like seaside links courses, the character and difficulty of The Meadows is directly related
to the wind. On three different days , a player could see three different versions of the Meadows, north
wind, south wind and calm. From time to time an east wind will make a appearance and then it's anyone's
guess. In the spring and fall, the winds tend to blow from the north making the course a little easier.
In the summer, the wind tends to blow from the south making the course play a little tougher. On the rare
calm day, a player must take full advantage and post that low round. We have a saying at The Meadows "If
you're not playing in the wind, you're not playing golf". Good luck and Good Golf!
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| Course Hours |
Monday - Friday 7:00 am - 9:00 pm
Saturday - Sunday 6:30 am - 9:00 pm
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| The Course - click on the image to see a larger
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