Golf Course News

December 2, 2024

Happy Holidays,

In an effort to preserve and provide quality playing conditions throughout the entire golfing season, the staff at Meadowlark Hills has decided to close the golf course until further notice.  An extremely dry fall is the main contributor to this decision, with only 1.5” of precipitation since August 19^th.  Recently cold temperatures combined with the long-range forecast lacking in moisture chances, makes it extremely difficult for our turfgrass to recover from any traffic.  If moisture conditions should change and temperatures allow, we will evaluate reopening at that time.  During this break staff will be adding another layer of sand to greens, hand watering greens and stressed areas with water tanks, and doing needed pruning around the course in preparation for another fast start in 2025.

Thank you for a wonderful 2024 and we look forward to seeing you in 2025!

 

 

 

 

 

Meadowlark Hills Golf Course Newsletter – November 19, 2024

Dear Patrons,

As we transition into our offseason today, we wanted to take a moment to express our gratitude for your support throughout this great year. Your enthusiasm and participation have been greatly appreciated, and we look forward to many more fantastic golfing seasons with you.

Hours and Operations:

Off Season: November 16 to March 31.  Golf Course will open with the Golf Course Manager’s and /or the Golf Course Superintendents discretion and will be evaluated by turf conditions.  The Golf Shop will be open from 10am – 5pm Weekdays and can be closed occasionally for staff vacations and Holidays.

Course Closure and Conditions:

As a part rules and regulations, the course will remain closed unless temperatures reach 50 degrees or higher. This measure helps us protect the course during colder weather and ensure it remains in optimal condition.

Course Maintenance:

Our maintenance team has been hard at work preparing the course for winter. They have completed essential tasks, such as sanding the greens, shutting off the irrigation system, and winterizing the entire course. Their dedication ensures that the course will be in excellent shape when the new season begins.

Winter Play Guidelines:

Should we have the opportunity to open the course for play when temperatures are above 50 degrees, we kindly ask that you adhere to the following rules to help preserve the excellent condition of the course:

1. Please stay on designated paths and avoid wet or worn turf areas.
2. Repair all ball marks and divots to maintain the integrity of the greens and fairways.
3. Rotate the pins to help prevent damage on greens.
4. Follow any additional instructions provided by our staff upon arrival.

Once again, thank you for being a part of the Meadowlark Hills community. We wish you a pleasant offseason and hope to see you soon, whether for some rare winter rounds, purchasing something in our pro shop, or when the spring season finally arrives.

 

Warm regards,

Dave James, PGA

 

 

 

News 10.1.24

Golf Course News  –   October 1, 2024

As our main season is winding down we would like to thank you all for supporting us by playing our well-manicured golf course.  Our staff has enjoyed creating a vision to excel our course to arguably one of the best golf courses in the state.   As some of you have noticed, staff has and will be expanding fairways, tees, and creating short fairway mow areas around our greens.

With the dry course conditions, please follow our rules posted on the golf carts to help keep the course in good shape.

Come out and purchase your 2025 annual pass and play the rest of 2024 through December 2025.  We have added some new passes and took out some other.  View all of our fees on this website.

Thank you all for your patronage and let’s enjoy this awesome fall weather.

News 9.18.24

If you have earned any shop credits we are reminding you to please use your shop credits by September 30th.  This helps us keep sales in our fiscal year.  We are expecting new apparel to arrive soon. Thanks, Staff

 

News 2.28.24

Our main entrance road is closed for concrete repairs where we have had issues with sink age. Please follow signage and enter through the dog park gate located north of hole #3 by the fire station. Thank You.  Staff

 

News 10.5.2022

As we all remember from last year, moisture is a big part of turf coming out of winter healthy. Currently we are in a drought, and have not had significant moisture in a while, and with the colder temperatures we have blown out our irrigation system. If it gets to the point where we need to turn the irrigation system on this winter we will, but we would need to have a few days where the temperatures are good for us, we do not want to have the irrigation heads freeze with water in them, and it takes us two days to blow out the irrigation system. We currently have 798 irrigation heads on the course, and if they freeze and break each head cost around $300. We will continue to haul water to greens when we need to water them throughout the winter. The goal is to keep the crown of the turf hydrated, and we can only hand water so much of the course with the irrigation system blown out. When the turf is dry in these cold temperatures it is very brittle and becomes extremely susceptible to damage from traffic. With our current conditions, I am recommending that we close the course to reduce as much stress on the course as possible, until we receive significant moisture or are able to keep the irrigation system on. I think that we all would rather have a course in the spring and the summer that is healthy and playable compared to what we had coming out of winter last year.  Last year we started this drought and through the winter we had very mild conditions that allowed golf for the early part of winter. Most courses are taking a proactive approach this year, so to not have a repeat of conditions coming out of winter like last year. Like I said, we will turn on the irrigation system when we need to and can this winter, but with the cost of irrigation heads we are cautious, we want you to be able to play golf if conditions allow, if we get to that point this winter, we ask that you follow the rules with carts; staying away from greens and tees, following the ropes that we have on the course, or staying on cart paths. We all want to get out in the winter when we can, and we hope that we can provide a course for you to play, but mother nature will dictate when we are able to open.

Robert Butler, GCSAA
Meadowlark Hills Golf Course
Superintendent

Superintendents Blog 6.22.2021

#12 Hydraulic Leak

Hydraulic leaks can happen with all types of golf course equipment, from greens mowers to power bunker rakes. As many of you have seen from playing the past week we had a substantial leak on 12 fairway. Hydraulic leaks happen, and you hope to see them before you do so much damage. This is not the fault of the guy mowing or the mechanic, sometimes these things just happen. With hydraulic fluid it is usually the heat that kills the turf right away and paired with the high temperatures that we have had you can really see the damage. With small leaks you can sometimes water it in and see less damage, but I did not want to spread it out and kill more turf. There are a few other factors that played into this particular leak. Most of the time you can see a hydraulic leak when you turn to make you next pass while mowing, but we were on our clean up pass around the fairway so he was mostly watching his outside reel as to not scalp the rough and did not see the leak on the inside. With most superintendents they say it is not a matter of if but when a hydraulic leak happens and you just hope to reduce the amount of damage.

With that being said, we have a plan in place to establish turf in that area. With the high temperatures we are receiving and July still to come, sod would have been an option but would be tough to keep alive going into the summer months around here. We decided to aerify and topdress the area to pull out some of the dead and hydraulic fluid from the soil. All the cores from aerifyng were picked up and discarded, then we topdressed with sand and that was drug in to fill the holes and give a good base for seed to be planted. Next, we went out with the slit seeder and applied a mixture of bluegrass seed. We will be watering that area regularly for the next few weeks, so if you see irrigation heads on in that area don’t be alarmed we are just trying to keep the seed wet. With play we ask that you try to stay off of this area as much as possible and know that we are working on fixing this problem.

Robert Butler, GCSAA
Meadowlark Hills Golf Course
Superintendent

Superintendents Blog 9.10.20

Superintendent Blog 11.15.19

People often wonder what our staff of three full time maintenance employees do during the fall/winter when the course is closed.   Well, we keep busy as we have 80 golf carts to
maintain, 5 greens mowers, 2 tee mowers, 2 fairway mowers, 2 rough mowers, 2 six-foot mowers for trimming, 2 sand pros, 3 workmen and 31 sets of reels to sharpen.  With our new
grinder we are excited to use that to sharpen the reels!

We order chemicals and supplies for the upcoming year as well as maintain our weekly inventory of parts and supplies needed to maintain our fleet of equipment.  We also attend
continuing education to keep abreast of the latest trends in golf course maintenance.

Planning for 2020 began on timelines and project spreadsheets back in August.  Using this as a planning guide helps complete tasks!

Rex Rodehorst
Golf Course Superintendent

Superintendent Blog 9.30.19

The year of 2019 started out wet!    A big snow melt occurred on March 12^th which left the course flooded in areas and very wet elsewhere.     Dan Knipping resigned as Golf Course Superintendent in March.   Rex Rodehorst was hired as Superintendent and an assistant – Bob Butler was hired but did not begin his employment full time until mid-June.    With one man down during the busy wet spring, delays occurred including our sprayer not working, which required repairs taking three weeks, and mowing began three weeks late due to excessive moisture.

Sand was removed from the greens on March 27^th, and our team began mowing tees and fairways on April 1^st.  At this busy time of year, our team consisted of the superintendent, golf course mechanic and three part time seasonals to get the course open.

Record rainfall of 10” occurred in May.  4” of rain came during State Golf, reducing the tournament to one day, instead of two.   Memorial Day weekend found another 3” of rain in the rain gauge, which had the course closed due to flooding on Sunday and Monday which is usually a very busy weekend at MHGC.

Three full time staff was busy in May pumping water off of Holes #2 and #4.   The ground was already saturated from previous rains, and water had no where to go over the old landfill, which is under holes #2 and #4.  We have four pumps that would pump for six hours.  We would also rope off the fairways on #2 and #4 so carts were only on the cart paths.

Summer seasonal help started in May and we had 9.5 seasonals who worked a 30-40-hour week.

July was another wet month with 10” of rainfall.   This led to more pumping of water, which takes manpower hours away from projects and regular duties.  Our seasonal help was an exceptional hardworking crew from May to August and they kept the course maintained at the highest level.

In September, to help drain the low areas on #2 and #4, we solicited help from the Water Department.   They brought out a boring machine and it bored a 4” drain pipe , four foot underground, 160’ long at the beginning of #2 fairway.   Closer to the green on hole #2 we put in 300’ of drain pipe to take the water off the fairway.

On hole #4, we put 180’ of drain pipe near the middle of the fairway, four foot underground.  Installing the drain pipe took three full days and three full time employees.

Once we completed the drainage system on #2 and #4, we had minimal rain in September and October, however it was nice to see the drains working.    Our project for this winter will be hauling approximately 200 yards of dirt onto the #2 fairway, to fill in the holes and provide surface drainage.

Aerification of greens occurred in July and at the end of September we aerified and pulled cores out of the greens.  We top dressed the greens with 25 yards of sand to fill in the holes.  This is a four person job: one person operates the walk behind aerifer, second person picks up the cores that are left by the aerifer on the edge of the greens, third person operates the top-dresser which spreads sand onto the green, and the fourth person pulls a broom behind the workman which sweeps the sand into the holes.  To aerify 18 holes takes four people 12-14 hours.   We aerify later in the season so play is not disrupted.

Fall fertilization of rough, tees and fairways takes 240 bags of fertilizer and takes 1.5 people approximately three days.   Pre-emergent is applied in the spring on the entire course and throughout the year we spray for different diseases.

Rex Rodehorst
Golf Course Superintendent

Superintendent Blog 6.18.19

Spring is finally here and we are happy to see everyone out playing. Update: The cart path around the #6 tee boxes is in progress with two of five phases complete. We are excited to finally get this project completed and I’m sure so are all of our patrons. We now have sand and seed bottle refills for your golf carts near the putting green for replacement when making the turn. Just a friendly reminder to always fill in your divots with the sand and seed on the carts.

Superintendent Blog 5.15.18

Spring is finally here and we are happy to see everyone out playing. Update: The cart path around the #6 tee boxes is in progress with two of five phases complete. We are excited to finally get this project completed and I’m sure so are all of our patrons. We now have sand and seed bottle refills for your golf carts near the putting green for replacement when making the turn. Just a friendly reminder to always fill in your divots with the sand and seed on the carts.

How about how the Course looks coming out of Winter? Our seasonal staff is on board now so that will help speed up projects.

Thanks for your understanding.

Dan Kinipping
Golf Course Superintendant

Superintendent Blog 3.1.17

It has been a good winter so far at Meadowlark Hills Golf Course. The moisture we received this fall and winter has been very good for the course, but we are going to need some form of precipitation soon. We filled the irrigation system and are checking heads for repairs. We apologies if a head turns on.

The maintenance crew completed servicing all of the maintenance equipment and golf carts. Our staff has taken advantage of the nice weather and has cleaned up the course from pruning tree limbs and picking up sticks that have fallen during the winter. Staff also completed repairs and poured the cart path on number 8 by the canal.

For those of you wondering why we haven’t mowed, it’s because mowing promotes growth and this could cause damage if we would get a cold spell. Which could happen between now and March! It also helps if  we allow the soil temperature to reach 50 prior to mowing for the first time.

Our staff hopes you get out and enjoy the nice weather in February and we will be mowing as soon as we can!

Superintendent Blog 9.15.16

Well it is that time of year again when the greens are perfect and we need to punch hole in them….YES, Aerification time. On Monday, September 19, we will start with the aerification process. Dan Knipping, Golf Course Superintendent will explain the process and have some interesting, informative photos to post here and on our Facebook page.

Thanks, Dave James, PGA

Many people wonder why we aerify the greens. To tell you the truth I don’t like poking holes in the greens but it’s something we have to do. Aeration is the process by witch holes are put into the greens to allow for air to get into the soil beneath the surface of the green. It also breaks up compact areas, improves drainage, and promotes root development. Once we have poked the holes we put sand on the greens and the drag the sand around to fill the holes. Filling the holes with sand will help speed up the healing process. The sand also will help make the ball role a lot smoother. I’m sorry for the inconvenience but it’s something we have to do for the health of the greens and the greens should be rolling good again in no time.

Dan Knipping
Golf Course Superintendent

Superintendent Blog 4.15.16

We are excited to let everyone know that the new irrigation pump station is up and running. The whole installation process only took a few days and the installation was a success. Thanks for your understanding as the crew was working hard to complete the project without golf interruptions.

Superintendent Blog 2.16.16

Winterkill has been a significant problem the last two years at Meadowlark Hills Golf Course. This year staff was more pro-active in doing weather protecting on the course by adding more sand on the greens to protect the crown of the plants. This helps slow down moisture loss and to help protect against the cold winter wind. The four greens affected the worst by winter kill and wind were closed for the season. Snow fence was put up to collect snow and slow down the winter wind to help protect those areas. These were just a small part of an ongoing effort to keep winterkill at a minimum at Meadowlark Hills Golf Course.

Dan Knipping
Golf Course Superintendent

Superintendent Blog 9.19.15

We had yet another tough winter. The weather has been all over the place from wet to dry and cold to hot. We started the year with winter kill on our greens again making it challenging. The good news was the winter kill wasn’t as bad as last year and we didn’t loose any tees or fairways. Growing back the greens is a very slow process as the low temperatures need to above 52 degrees for bent grass to germinate. Sanding the greens helps as bent grass creeps into the sand areas. By the end of July the greens came back nicely with only a few bad spots on the edges.

Our new tee mowers and greens mowers have made a huge difference.  They do a great job with cutting and are reliable which has saved time and money on breakdowns. We will be aerifying greens on September 22 & 23. We will not core but vent the greens by pushing the turf down instead of coring. This will allow for better playing conditions. Our plan is to aerify the rest of the course the following week.

Some fall projects you will be seeing are: Planting a few new trees, fertilizing everything, spraying herbicide (after the first frost), sodding bad areas around cart paths and working on some bad areas on hole #2 & #4. We also plan on starting a greens nursery north of our shop.

As far as winterizing the greens, we plan on putting down more sand on the greens and we may use a few temporary greens.

Dan Knipping
Golf Course Superintendent

Superintendent Blog 11.17.14

This year we started out with a huge challenge as we lost a lot of grass and the weather did not work in our favor for getting new seed to germinate as it should. I think every course in Nebraska suffered some grass loss and they also struggled with growing the bad areas back to normal. Thankfully the weather changed in June and everything finally started to heal up.

You probably noticed some work going on this summer and fall at our maintenance shop. Repairs were done on our 20 year old existing shop. This shop will now be used as equipment storage. A new shop has been constructed and will be largely utilized for mechanical repairs. The new shop includes a wash bay for mowers and carts, reel grinder room, staff offices, and tool storage. Golfers will be happy to hear that we also have public restrooms on the east side of the building that is accessible from the cart path going to hole #2 or #4. The new shop is scheduled to be complete in December.

We had a great fall (except we could have had a little more rain) for everything to finish recovering. The majority of the course recovered with very few thin areas remaining. We did the usual fertilizing and putting herbicide down. In order to help “blanket” the greens, we will be putting down a layer of sand. We replaced 22 trees in areas that trees had died and Dave wants to start adding a few more around the course. We will be working on the landscape around the clubhouse area as well as the around new shop later this winter. We also hope to start leveling a few tee boxes soon. Our staff worked really hard to complete these major tasks.

Thank you for the support through this difficult year and I pray for a wet winter.

Dan Knipping
Golf Course Superintendent

Superintendent Blog 8.13.14

I am writing this blog to inform everyone on what happened to the greens this year, how we repaired them and what we are currently doing to improve the shape of the greens

The problems we had this past winter were caused because of the warm, dry, windy conditions that took place. The wind caused most of the problems because the greens, tees and fairways that were sheltered by those North winds did not get as much damage.

Then we had a spring that would not warm up like usual. The soil temperature needs to be over 50 degrees for grass seed to germinate (bent grass likes even warmer conditions) and this did not happen until late April. Other experts I networked with agreed with me to wait until the soil reached 50 degrees to start over-seeding and that is why we waited so long to start seeding.

Our first attempt at over-seeding we verticut and used spike reels to make holes and then sanded. The second time we punched holes with the procore machine and sanded again and did the same thing a third time. We did this all two to three weeks apart so we could see how much seed germinated but we continued to hand poke holes every week in some of the real bad spots.

The results were slow and not real good. The weather was still not helping the cause because we needed heat and humidity and were getting none. Once we got that heat and humidity the seed finally started growing and the grass that made it started filling in. This is when we could finally start moving plugs and putting sand down heavier as well as utilizing temporary greens on holes two and fourteen.

With the new grass I was unable to use a growth regulator (which slows the vertical growth of the grass to help green speed) but the grass started to grow too fast and I finally started putting it on in late June. This is a tough product to put down because if you put too much down the chemical will stunt the greens and if it gets mixed in with fertilizer it will not work as well. So I had to cut back on fertilizer and then I started putting more growth regulator down.

Now the big complaints are slow soft greens. This is due to hot temperatures and humidity. We recently lowered the height of cut and are rolling green which will help some. We are also starting to lightly sand the greens; which will help firm and speed them up but if the humidity stays high it will be a tough thing to do.

We also have been asked why we haven’t verticut yet. The answer is that the new grass does not have deep enough roots and there are a lot of thin areas that most people do not see. Verdicuting would make these areas thinner and more visible.

We still have minor spots on the greens that we are working on, however they are in good shape now.& The rest of the course has a few spots here and there which we will be over-seeding sometime soon, since late August and early September are the best times to seed.

Thanks for understanding.

Dan Knipping
Golf Course Superintendent

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 10, 2021

Season Pass, Punch Cards and Elite Passes are currently being sold in the golf shop as well as Lessons and Gift Cards.  Click here (MEMBERSHIPS) to view the membership form.

Wow, what a crazy year 2020 has been!  We have had a record fall with 3,454 rounds played since October 1st.  Rain!  We need it bad.  The golf course is extremely dry.  With the lack of rain, we really need our patrons to follow our rules and regulations.  With the dry conditions and single rider carts we have seen turf stress.  That being said, we are restricting golf carts to paths only where we have paths.  Thanks for understanding.

As of today, December 10, the golf course will only allow play when the temperatures are forecasted above 50 degrees.  

 

 

March 5, 2020

The course opened on February 26!  Friendly reminder that if you play please take care of the grounds as the grass is not growing.  Our maintenance crew began a long time coming project repairing sink holes and some the tee boxes on  holes 2 and 4.  With the mild weather we hope to finish this project before summer events.

On the clubhouse side we are currently selling season passes, punch cards and elite passes.  Leagues sign-ups began for returning members (BL &ML) and on  April 1 the general public can sign up.  This will be a first come first in basis.  Doors will open at 7AM.

June 20, 2019

Just wanted to remind everyone with all the rains comes bugs.  When applying bug spray, please don’t apply standing on grass as this will stress out the grass.  Also, Remember to repair all ball marks, rake traps and fill in divots taken on the course.

Father’s Day Tourney was a success!  Thanks for all who played.  We had 66 teams enjoying Dad playing a great game of golf.

April 20, 2019

We are excited to inform everyone that Rex Rodehorst has been promoted to Head Golf Course Superintendent and we hired Bobby Butler as the Assistant Golf Course Superintendent.  Rex has been working for the Golf Course for the past 25+ years as the Assistant and is well deserving of this promotion.  His knowledge and skills are outstanding and we are excited to have him and Bobby as his assistant.

March 6, 2017

What a great winter we are having. Temperatures have been well above average and we have been very busy. We had a record February with 779 rounds played. With that being said we ask that you all drive carts on the cart paths when paths are available. Dan and his crew have several projects scheduled this spring and they just completed some cart path repairs.

Just a reminder that if you played in League last year teams have until March 31st to sign up. Men’s League and Business League open enrollment begins April 1st for all new players and teams. Ladies League sign ups will be emailed out the first week of April.

Don’t forget to use our website for booking tee times.

Thanks for your patronage and hope to see you soon.

David James, PGA
Golf Course Manager

September 15, 2016

Well it is that time of year again when the greens are perfect and we need to punch holes in them….YES, Aerification time. On Monday, September 19, we will start with the aerification process. Dan Knipping, Golf Course Superintendent will explain the process and have some interesting, informative photos to post on his blog and on our Facebook page. @meadowlarkgolf

July 21, 2016

HOT OR COLD: As we enter into the summer months the temps are hot but our game can be cold so be sure to contact Dave James, PGA and/or Scott Bruha, PGA to help you with your game. Check us out our Lesson page.

COUPLES NIGHTS: Our last couples night is August 12th. Be sure to sign up for that.

FAMILY GOLF: Come out with your family on Sunday’s – 6:00PM – $20 for a tee time – carts not included…for more info, check out our Family golf page.

March 23, 2016

What a great winter/spring we are having. Temperatures have been well above average and we have been very busy at times so thank you all for visiting the golf course. If you have noticed, the greens have come out of dormancy very well. Dan and his crew have several projects scheduled this spring and they just completed landscaped the islands in the parking lot and will trim shrubs around the clubhouse soon. Our new Pump Station will arrive in April. Staff is very excited about this as irrigation will be a lot better and easier to turn on and off controls from our main computer.

Clubhouse News:

Leagues are filling up and we have booked several tournaments this year. I will remind everyone to visit our calendar on our website for course availability. Also, don’t forget you can book tee times online on our website. We are excited for a new golf season! We have a TITLEIST GOLF BALL PROMOTION going on now until April 17. Purchase 3 dozen Pro V’s and receive one free. Call Dave James at 308-233-3265 to order

Thanks for your patronage and hope to see you soon.

David James, PGA
Golf Course Manager

December 1, 2015

The snow is falling and I wanted to write a recap of the 2015 season. We got off to a great start of the season in March and April as the temperatures were really mild. We had 500 more rounds in March and 300 more rounds in April played than projected. As the grass started growing we noticed that the WINTER was not kind to us again and we had to come up with a plan on how to grow in the greens due to winter kill.  Dan and his crew worked hard on hand sanding the greens again as this application was daily for several months. May came and so did the cooler temps and rain. We had several days in May with zero rounds due to rain. We finished off strong with 29,096 rounds played for the fiscal year.

Congrats to Sheryl Bosshamer and Brian McGuire our 2015 Club Champions.

Thanks for being a part of the Meadowlark Hills Family.

Dave James
Golf Course Manager

June 24, 2015

Course Update: Just wanted to give everyone an update on our Golf Course Conditions. The golf course as a whole is looking good! We have added 70 yards of sand to the bunkers, we plan on filling in dirt areas around the cart paths, and as of today the maintenance crew has begun hand-sanding time to start this practice. The sand on the greens will help the ball roll smooth in the void areas. Additionally, the maintenance staff has been doing some plugging on the greens as needed.

Club Championship: Our Club Championship is scheduled for July 18-19, with 7:00AM tee times, along with a HORSERACE on Friday, July 17 at 6:00PM. For more information please view on our website under the Events tab.

Father’s Day Results: Congratulations to Don and Ryan Clark as they won the Father’s Day Tournament firing a -13 under par 58. For all results please view on our website under the Events tab.

Thanks for your Patronage and we hope to see you soon!

Dave James, PGA
Golf Course Manager

April 29, 2015

Welcome back to Meadowlark Hills Golf Course. We hope you had a great winter and are ready for some golf.

We just wanted to inform everyone how the year is coming along. The greens took a hit again last year and we have been looking very closely on the new growth. Some areas have not yet started to grow so we are currently venting greens, sanding them and planting seed. This process should be completed today. The rest of the golf course is in awesome shape.

The Business League and Men’s League started last week. These leagues are full with 144 participants in Business League and 120 participants in Men’s League. Our Ladies’ League will begin on May 6th playing on either the front or back nine’s for the season. The nine that the League will not be on will be open for play starting at 6:15PM.

Our new golf carts have arrived and we are very pleased with them. They are the Yamaha Drive and some of the features include…windshields, a sand and seed bottle for divot repairs and a cooler attachment for a cooler that you can pick up in the snack bar.

We hope you have a great 2015 golf season and thank you for your patronage.

March 23, 2015

Spring Update:

Our NEW cart fleet will arrive the week of April 13th. Our best option was the Yamaha Drive (fuel injected) cars. The cars are tan and will have windshields, sand and seed bottles and a cooler option. We are excited.

The course is looking good coming out of the winter, but we still could use some rain.

Pro-Shop:

We have great spring pro-shop specials…come check out the sale.

We have a TITLEIST GOLF BALL PROMOTION going on now until April 13. Purchase 3 dozen Pro V’s and receive one free. Call Dave James at 308-233-3265 to order.

November 13, 2014

As the cold temperatures arrive I am sitting at my desk looking outside wondering where the nice warm weather went. That being said, I thank each and every one of you that played a round of golf, purchased something in the pro-shop or used our practice facilities this past year. Without patrons like you Meadowlark Hills would not be as good as it is. We ended our fiscal year with 27,482 rounds played.

We have come up with a new pass for 2015 and we are calling it an ELITE ANNUAL PASS. This pass is unique as it is packaged with unlimited carts, greens fees, has guest passes, range usage and you will receive a lesson from either Dave or Scott. We have 7 day single and couple and 5 day single and couple passes. You can view the outline of the fees on our website under course info…”NEW” Elite Annual Pass.

If you have not been out for a while, come out and view our selection in the pro-shop. We have sale items and we are selling gift cards…they make good stocking stuffers or visit our web page and purchase gift cards in our online store. It’s that easy!

Are you looking for a place to have a Holiday Party? Call us at 308-233-3265 and we will set it up for you in our newly remodeled clubhouse. Come out and check it out.

Hope to see you soon!

Dave James, PGA
Golf Course Manager

August 8, 2014

Below are some improvements on what is going on at Meadowlark Hills this year.

Coming soon is our new Maintenance Shop, golfnow.com & Website.

The maintenance shop is in the process of being built and part of the construction will be attached public restrooms.  These restrooms will be located on the east side of the building and will be accessed behind the fourth green.

We are now on golfnow.com. Go to their site and check out the deals for Meadowlark Hills. Book tee times online.

We will have our new website completed soon and players will be able to book online tee times on our new website as well as purchase gift cards. Part of our website is a calendar and also a blog from our Golf Course Superintendent, Dan Knipping. He will write a blog on the things he and his staff have done to the course and his upcoming future plans for the golf course.

By the way, the greens have grown in really good from the winter kill. However, due to the high humidity and lack of rain we have had to pour water on them so they have been slow and soft. We are currently topdressing the greens and have lowered the mowing cuts to help speed up and firm them up.

Thank you for supporting Meadowlark Hills and we Thank you for your Patronage.

Dave James, PGA
Golf Course Manager