A hole-by-hole walk through the Goff & Goff layout — yardages, green sizes, slope readings, and how to play each one. The front nine carries farm names; holes 5–7 form Mulberry Alley, after the mulberry trees along the fence line; the back nine runs with the water.
Every hole drawn to its name — the bluffs at the second, Mulberry Alley along the old fence line, and the lake nine threading The Dam. Hand-illustrated after the Goff & Goff routing.
Gold 311 yds · Prairie 224 yds · Holes 5–7 are Mulberry Alley
A gentle handshake to open. A flat, honest one-shotter that lets you settle your rhythm before the course bares its teeth.
The first drama. The fairway runs out to a green perched on the cliff’s edge, where anything long tumbles away. Respect the drop and aim for the heart.
A narrow fairway bends gently left, rewarding a shaped draw off the tee. Bail right and the angle shuts down; trust the turn and the green opens.
Straightforward and inviting — a flat, fast green that gives up birdies to anyone who finds it. One of the best looks at red on the card.
Don’t let the yardage fool you. A blind tee shot over waving prairie grass hides one of the toughest greens on the property, a large waste bunker on guard.
Short, but never simple. The green is severely sloped, turning a routine two-putt into an adventure. Leave it below the hole and breathe.
The shortest test yet, played to a shallow green that asks for the right distance more than the right line. Find the surface and you’ve a real look at three.
The longest hole on the front and a true two-shotter. It tumbles downhill to an oblong green guarded by water down the entire right side — favor the safe left.
A tiny target with a big temper. The severely sloped green is ringed by wild prairie grass waiting to swallow anything errant. Find the dance floor and the front ends kindly.
Gold 379 yds · Prairie 278 yds
The back nine opens beside the water. A larger green offers a generous target, but bunkers and the lake down the left wait for the pull.
A short par 4 and a genuine chance to pick a stroke up on the field. A well-placed second sets up a makeable birdie — the bold are repaid.
The card’s stoutest two-shotter. A dogleg left that plays straight into the prevailing prairie wind, demanding a precise tee shot to open the corner.
A downhill one-shotter that gives a well-struck tee shot a fine look at birdie — but go long and the slope funnels everything into the lake.
The Dam. The hole everyone photographs — you tee off from the very edge of the lake to a small, well-guarded green set on the dam itself, water in play from first swing to last putt. Pure precision; anything loose finds the water.
A short, downhill breather in name only. The small green sits hard by the lake, which protects it on the low side. Flight it softly and walk off clean.
The big one. A forced carry over water off the tee sets the tone for the longest hole on the course — clear it with confidence and the green is reachable for the brave.
A long, uphill one-shotter that punishes the wayward — miss the green and the native prairie grass is waiting. The hardest par 3 on the card.
A perfect closing hole. This uphill par 5 dares you to cut the corner off the tee, opening the door to reach in two and a closing shot at eagle. Take it on and finish with a roar.
