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The University Daily Kansan
Monday, August 17, 1998
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Local golf course opens
Eagle Bend offers Lawrence golfers several attractions
By John Landeck Special to the Kansan
Golfers have a new venue to play, with the opening of Lawrence's much anticipated Eagle Bend golf course.
The course, located just east of the Clinton Lake dam at 1250 E.902 Rd., opened its front nine on July 18 and should have its back nine open on Labor Day weekend. The large putting green along with the clubhouse and the extensive driving range opened June 20.
One feature that stands out is a large green machine sitting outside the clubhouse dispensing range balls into a bucket. Token operated, the machine holds the bucket on a hook and dispenses about 40 balls for driving range use. The course also will feature a Learning Center offering lessons on putting, chipping, driving and other various golf shots.
how nice the facilities are," he said.
how nice the families are, he said.
However, Kane doesn't want to focus on competing with other courses.
Bob Billings, president of Alvamar, said that the municipal course would be a super addition to the community.
"We are here to provide a recreational service to the community," he said.
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He said that it was difficult to compare the new course with Alvamar's public course because the new course was not yet mature.
"People are going to be surprised at
"The true test of a golf course is three to five years down the road," Billings said. "The jury will be out for many years."
The new course, 10 years in the making, is located on federal property. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers owns the land and has a 30-year lease with the city of Lawrence, which built the course.
Eagle Bend was designed by architect Jeff Brauer, who has designed courses in Texas and is currently working on a course in Manhattan
Course superintendent Kerry Golden has overseen the course's maturation. The greens are all bent grass and the fairways are a combination of rye and bluegrass, common for a golf course. There are plans to seed 10 acres of non-irrigated area with native grasses.
and broke ground in the fall of 1996.
Granite tee signs display the layout of each hole, yardage from the tee boxes, the course logo and have space for advertisements.
Eagle Bend is a par 72 course that includes four par-three, four par-five and ten par-four holes. Monday through Thursday the greens fee for 18 holes is $13.50 and $15 Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The nine hole rates are $8.50 and $9.75.
Proper golf attire and soft spikes are required at Eagle Bend.
Kane, who was impressed when he took a few swings on the course, said, "The course should prove to be very challenging for the better player and forgiving enough for the recreational player at the same time."
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