The Prairie Dunes Pilgrimage

A top-25 sandhills classic improbably tucked into the Kansas prairie — Perry Maxwell's masterpiece, with yucca, cottonwoods, and dunes that feel transplanted from the British coast. The ultimate hidden-in-plain-sight pilgrimage.

Why It's a Pilgrimage

Almost no one expects one of America's greatest courses to be sitting in Hutchinson, Kansas, which is exactly what makes the pilgrimage so rewarding. Perry Maxwell routed Prairie Dunes through natural sandhills and native grasses that look and play like inland links, and it consistently ranks among the top courses in the country. Getting on takes effort and a connection, but golfers who make it to Prairie Dunes treat it as a badge of honor — the trip for the true architecture devotee.

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