Took a quick weekend trip to the new Landmand Golf Club in Homer, Nebraska. The course was designed by Rob Collins and Tad King who designed Sweetens Cove. This is their first 18 hole track to open. It's public with just a few local and national memberships. Golf Digest named it their best new public course last year. Their tee sheet opened 12/31/22 and sold out in a couple hours.
We left Denver Friday and did the drive in about 7.5 hours. The last hour of the drive is very nice through rolling corn fields of Eastern Nebraska. The final 4 miles is all on a gravel road and the course is marked only with a small sign. It's very reminiscent of the drive to Sweetens Cove.
We spent two nights in one of the 4 cabins they offer on site. The cabins are a bit spartan but very cozy and comfortable. It's the ideal landing spot for a group of golfers who want to play sun up to sun down and then reminisce about the golf over some bourbon. We polished off a bottle of Elmer T Lee last night.
The course has a small pro shop/bar with a large wrap around porch with 360 degree views of the surrounding area. There is s food truck on site that is open from 30 minutes before the first tee time to 30 minutes after sunset. We ate all our meals from the truck and the food was quite good. Canned beverages, cocktails, and shots were all reasonably priced. They have a lunch shack on the 8th tee as you don't make a turn.
We teed off yesterday morning at 920 and walked the first 18. Two of us have alphard V2 motors while the other two pushed. I would not recommend pushing a cart unless you are in very good shape. Even with my motor I was worn out. We got rained on right as we finished 18, which was a bit of a blessing because it gave hs some additional rest time before we rode the 2nd go around of the day.
The golf course itself is everything you'd expect from the designers. It is unlike anything I can think of. I haven't played Tobacco Road yet but it's along those lines of over the top. The course plays open from the tees but is incredibly intimidating visually with huge bunkers and slopes. A large baranca runs along the 3rd hole. It had been mowed early in the season and will be a monster in a few weeks. The 5th hole is the first of a few holes on the course featuring a 25K+ square foot green. The 9th and tenth share a fairway and the 10th hole features an insane punch bowl green. The back nine is incredible and much easier than the first nine other than the 11th which was a very difficult par five. Hole 12 was my favorite of the par 3s. It and 15 really reminded me of Ozark National. 14 is a traditional redan but was a little disappointing for us as the pin was in the front left of the green which practically forced lay ups. 17 is a driveable par 4 and has what they claim to be the largest green in North America. It's something like 35000 square feet. The 18th is a shortish par 5 with an immense and deep bunker protecting the elevated green.
Overall, it's such a fun course and the vibe of the place is absolutely fantastic. They pride themselves on being public and having fun. You check in at the bar and they will play a walk up song for your group as you pull up to #1. The starter is hanging out jamming music with his dog sitting in the ranger cart. They fire off in 20 minute intervals and encourage you to take two tee shots to start. The hospitality manager was driving the course giving out free beers. Just can't explain how much fun we had despite getting our asses handed to us by the course and the greens. We did not want to leave this morning. Next year will be a three night trip minimum.
TLDR: go to Landmand and check out what they've got going on.
Here's some pics:
Clubhouse/practic area/food truck pavilion
Cabin view
1st Hole
Between 4 & 5
Punchbowl at 10
Approach at 11
12
Looking back at 18
We left Denver Friday and did the drive in about 7.5 hours. The last hour of the drive is very nice through rolling corn fields of Eastern Nebraska. The final 4 miles is all on a gravel road and the course is marked only with a small sign. It's very reminiscent of the drive to Sweetens Cove.
We spent two nights in one of the 4 cabins they offer on site. The cabins are a bit spartan but very cozy and comfortable. It's the ideal landing spot for a group of golfers who want to play sun up to sun down and then reminisce about the golf over some bourbon. We polished off a bottle of Elmer T Lee last night.
The course has a small pro shop/bar with a large wrap around porch with 360 degree views of the surrounding area. There is s food truck on site that is open from 30 minutes before the first tee time to 30 minutes after sunset. We ate all our meals from the truck and the food was quite good. Canned beverages, cocktails, and shots were all reasonably priced. They have a lunch shack on the 8th tee as you don't make a turn.
We teed off yesterday morning at 920 and walked the first 18. Two of us have alphard V2 motors while the other two pushed. I would not recommend pushing a cart unless you are in very good shape. Even with my motor I was worn out. We got rained on right as we finished 18, which was a bit of a blessing because it gave hs some additional rest time before we rode the 2nd go around of the day.
The golf course itself is everything you'd expect from the designers. It is unlike anything I can think of. I haven't played Tobacco Road yet but it's along those lines of over the top. The course plays open from the tees but is incredibly intimidating visually with huge bunkers and slopes. A large baranca runs along the 3rd hole. It had been mowed early in the season and will be a monster in a few weeks. The 5th hole is the first of a few holes on the course featuring a 25K+ square foot green. The 9th and tenth share a fairway and the 10th hole features an insane punch bowl green. The back nine is incredible and much easier than the first nine other than the 11th which was a very difficult par five. Hole 12 was my favorite of the par 3s. It and 15 really reminded me of Ozark National. 14 is a traditional redan but was a little disappointing for us as the pin was in the front left of the green which practically forced lay ups. 17 is a driveable par 4 and has what they claim to be the largest green in North America. It's something like 35000 square feet. The 18th is a shortish par 5 with an immense and deep bunker protecting the elevated green.
Overall, it's such a fun course and the vibe of the place is absolutely fantastic. They pride themselves on being public and having fun. You check in at the bar and they will play a walk up song for your group as you pull up to #1. The starter is hanging out jamming music with his dog sitting in the ranger cart. They fire off in 20 minute intervals and encourage you to take two tee shots to start. The hospitality manager was driving the course giving out free beers. Just can't explain how much fun we had despite getting our asses handed to us by the course and the greens. We did not want to leave this morning. Next year will be a three night trip minimum.
TLDR: go to Landmand and check out what they've got going on.
Here's some pics:
Clubhouse/practic area/food truck pavilion
Cabin view
1st Hole
Between 4 & 5
Punchbowl at 10
Approach at 11
12
Looking back at 18
