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Located just 25-minutes southwest from Lincoln, Nebraska is College Heights Country Club (CHCC). A 9-hole gem located in Crete, Nebraska which offers a risk-reward layout among a rolling rural topography suitable for beginners while also challenging for accomplished players. It is the home course for the Doane University and Crete High School golf teams. CHCC comes complete with practice facilities which include a driving range and chipping and putting green. It also has a full service club house which includes food and beverages with indoor and outdoor seating offering an elevated view of the 1st hole.

Yardage from Tee	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5	#6	#7	#8	#9	Total
Blue Tees	332	322	147	555	308	490	154	248	293	2849
White Tees	310	316	140	511	293	454	148	234	277	2683
Red Tees	283	234	132	471	222	409	142	222	230	2345

Click or tap on a hole number below to see photos, hole layouts, and hole descriptions.

Hole #1

We start with an intimidating tee shot across ‘Goose Creek’. Hole-1 is a sharp dog leg right offering a choice of three tee boxes. Short hitters try to clear the creek and get as high up on the hill as they can. Long hitters may attempt to cut the corner.

From the back tees, 241 yards will carry you in the fairway tight to the corner. It is about 225 to the left side of the fairway from the back tee box. It is 257 yards from the back tees to the green. A blind shot, there is a bell to alert players when the green has cleared. It is a challenging shot which usually requires the wind at your back and seldom rewards the effort.

The Red Tees have a 90-yard advantage from the back tee box. A severely sloped green from back-to-front requires a thoughtful approach usually from an uneven lie. On this green it is imperative to leave an uphill putt.
Hole #2

On paper, a straightforward, straight 332-yard par 4. In practice, a hole with multiple options and challenges. The Blue and White tees are on the same tee box, while the Red tees are about 80-yards closer. The challenges start on the tee box. Some people choose to lay up with a mid-iron to about 150-yards while others swing away with their driver. With either shot there is a tree protecting the right side of the fairway at about 200-yards which you want to avoid, but don’t hit it too far left because the 2nd half of the fairway slopes severely right-to-left.

Many tee shots hit with drivers end up off the fairway, in the trees to the left leaving a very awkward pitch to the green. Another challenging green which slopes back-to-front and right-to-left with a false-front. Many putts from above the hole have rolled off the front and left of the green.
Hole #3

A par-3 whose distance can vary greatly depending on the location of the tees on the long tee box. On a course known for challenging greens, #3 may be the most challenging. In general the slope is from back-to-front and right-to-left, but the challenge is a ridge which runs through the spine of the green.

Even for members, it is difficult to pick the correct break. If the pin is in the front half of the green a front left tee shot gives you an uphill putt or chip. If the pin is in the back there is room for a shot to the middle of the green. Avoid downhill chips and putts on this severely sloped green.
Hole #4

Hole-4 is the first of two par five’s on the course. It is a dog-leg right and is difficult to reach in two. Like #1, there are options off the tee depending on your skill and appetite for risk.

From the Blue tees you can play straight to the corner of the dog-leg. Be aware of the wind direction and do not hit through the fairway where trees will make it difficult to advance the ball as far down the fairway as you might like. It is about 193 yards to the corner of the dog-leg and about 210 yards through the fairway.

The other option is to play around the corner. Long hitters may find this quite rewarding. A 260 yard tee shot will leave you with about 270 to the green. You’ll need to hit over the trees on the corner which is easier before full summer foliage. It is then a straight shot to the relatively flat and unprotected green.
Hole #5

A fun hole where perhaps you will see a Doane University or Crete High School player attempting to drive the green on this short Par 4. A smart play is to hit an iron off the tee for a short iron approach. A more aggressive play is to swing away with the driver. There is a well-placed bunker up the left side at about 226 yards from the shared tee box that catches many a drive.

The fairway pinches down to less than 20-yards just right of the bunker. A draw (for right handed players) shaped around the bunker is the best shot to get close to the green. The green is protected by a green-side bunker in the front right. The green slopes back to front. Be careful if you are putting downhill as it is easy for the putt to get away. Many putts will be sideways across the green and most people fail to read enough break for the slope. The Red tees have about an 80 yard advantage.
Hole #6

The second of the two par-5’s on the course, Hole #6 is reachable for the longer hitters with a shot over the corner. But be aware, there is an in-course, out-of-bounds to discourage a short-cut. A 260-yard tee shot following a line to the right of the #5 green and the restroom behind #5 green will put you in the middle of the fairway with less than 200 yards to the green.

If you do hit a long shot but are right of the target line there is the danger that you can hit through the fairway and a real danger the ball can go all of the way into the road which is OB. Most members will play straight to the bunkers visible from the tee getting enough distance to clear the dog-leg. The bunkers are about 200 yards out and typically leaves you with two easy shots to the green.

The Red tee box has an 80-yard advantage and there is a separate tee box for the White tees. There is OB all of the way along the road on the right and a large tree in the middle of the fairway 80-yards from the green eagerly knocking down any balls that come too close. The green on Hole-6 slopes away front-to-back and right to left. It is better to miss the green to the left than on the right.
Hole #7

Hole #7 is a straightforward shot 150-yards from an elevated green. There is a tree on the left which catches a surprising number of balls so steer clear and be sure you have enough club. The raised green slopes back-to-front, but shots along the edges will run off. Because of the raised green and slope, chipping close to the pin to get up-and-down is challenging. Par is a good score on this hole.
Hole #8

Long hitters can drive this short par-4. It’s a 240-yard uphill shot to the green, but many who try end up caught in the trees and can risk extra shots. The green slopes away, front-to-back and to the right making it difficult to stop any chips coming through the trees. A bunker protects the front of the green. Most members will play well right of the trees leaving an easy pitch or chip for a birdie opportunity.
Hole #9

Hole-9 is another hole with choices off the tee. The Blue and White tees are on the same tee box, while the Red tees are 50-yards in front. It is approximately 260-yards to the green and if you pick the right line off the tee long hitters can be on, or be very close to the green with their tee shot.

The higher percentage shot is to hedge to the right as any shot across the creek, up the hill and in the short grass will leave 100-yards or less to the green as long as you have cleared the dog-leg. It’s about 200-yards to the dog-leg, but it plays uphill so take an extra club. Stay out of the trees and you’ll be hitting up to a green which slopes mostly right-to-left with the left side of the green the most severely sloped.

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