Best Golf Courses Near Hutchinson, KS

Known as “Salt City” because of its salt deposits that have been mined for over 130 years, Hutchinson, Kansas is also home to one of America’s great golf courses. Few playing fields in the Midwest are spoken of as reverentially as Prairie Dunes Country Club, a private Perry and Press Maxwell-designed layout that conjures visions of Scottish links and boasts an impressive tournament history. In the public sphere, Hutchinson’s muni, Carey Park Golf Course, features wide fairways and small greens that players of all skill levels can enjoy. Golf Advisor rates it one of the top courses in Kansas. In McPherson, Turkey Creek Golf Course, which has plenty of ponds to provide challenge, is another of Kansas’s top layouts. Wedgewood Golf Course in Halstead is an appealing 9-hole layout in a rural setting. Back in Hutchinson, Crazy Horse Sports Club and Golf Course flows over sand hills terrain. You’ll want to save some time after golf to explore a couple of local attractions while you’re in Hutchinson. Strataca provides an immersive experience in the depths of a salt mine that’s presented largely as it was 50 years ago. The Cosmosphere is a hands-on science and space museum that showcases spaceflight artifacts. After a visit, hopefully you’ll be inspired to rocket some drives when you have your next tee time.