9/9/2015
There is nothing like a "three course day" to get you going. I set out for Hebron which south of York on Hwy 81 about 12 miles from the Kansas border. Hebron Country Club is made up of moderate rolling hills and tree lined fairways with medium sized elevated greens that are undulated to flat and very receptive to iron shots. The 9th is a great finishing par 3 hole at 170 yard over a valley to an very large green.
Off to my next stop in Superior, which is south and west of Hebron. Superior Country Club is a long course that plays at 3070 yards and has two par 3's measuring 201 and 227 yards. A creek and pond come into play on 8 of the holes. Tree lined fairways and small elevated greens combined with the hazards make this course a demanding driving as well as accurate iron play to be successful.
The last golf stop of the day was in Nelson at the Elk Creek Country Club which is an artificial greens course. I arrived just in time to join the locals in there daily scramble match. Originally built as a sand greens course and then converted to a conventional artificial turf course. I was teamed up with the manager of the course and his daughter. We were opposed by four senior golfers. As we approached the first green I was expecting to see an astro-type turf that I was used at Fairplay in Norfolk for a few years but what I saw was an elevated large green with two cups ( they move the pin as we left each green) and about 10-15 feet of watered collar grass. They held high pitch shots very well and putted very quick. My playing partner told me that it was field turf similar to a football field. It was an interesting and fun round!
Score Card: 135 courses played
Miles Driven: 271
Total Miles since 7/21/2014: 3879
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