Colbert Hills Golf Course is a public golf course

Golf course

A golf course comprises a series of holes, each consisting of a teeing ground, fairway, rough and other hazards, and a green with a flagstick and cup, all designed for the game of golf. A standard round of golf consists of playing 18 holes, thus most golf courses have this number of holes...

 located in Manhattan

Manhattan, Kansas

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, Kansas

Kansas

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. It is a links-style

Links (golf)

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 course with few trees. Since it opened in 2000, Colbert Hills has been continuously ranked by Golfweek as the best public course in Kansas

Kansas

Kansas is a US state located in the Midwestern United States. It is named after the Kansas River which flows through it, which in turn was named after the Kansa Native American tribe, which inhabited the area. The tribe's name is often said to mean "people of the wind" or "people of the south...

. It is also ranked by Golf Digest

Golf Digest

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as the sixth-best course overall in the state.

The course is home to the men's and women's golf teams of Kansas State University

Kansas State University

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, and is used by the university as an environmental research and turf management facility. Colbert Hills is also home to the Earl Woods

Earl Woods

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 National Youth Golf Academy.

The course was co-designed by professional golfer Jim Colbert

Jim Colbert

James Joseph Colbert is an American professional golfer.Colbert was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey. He attended Kansas State University, where he finished second in the NCAA golf championships in 1964, before graduating and turning professional in 1965.Colbert won eight times on the PGA Tour,...

, a Kansas State University graduate. A statue of him stands at the facility. Colbert Hills also features a Par-3 course.

History

The course opened with an invitational pro-am tournament on April 30, 2000. Among those competing in the tournament were Jim Colbert, Lee Trevino

Lee Trevino

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, Raymond Floyd

Raymond Floyd

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, Annika Sörenstam

Annika Sörenstam

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 and Manhattan native Deb Richard

Deb Richard

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. Also present at the opening was Tim Finchem

Tim Finchem

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, Commissioner of the PGA Tour

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.

A new clubhouse was completed in May 2010, on the tenth anniversary of the course.

Tournaments

Colbert Hills was host to the Big 12 Conference

Big 12 Conference

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women's golf championships on April 19-21, 2002.

Layout and Signature Holes

The signature hole is number 7, which is a 600 yard par 5 that begins with a 90 feet (27.4 m) drop from the tee to the fairway. The initial landing area is bracketed by 3 bunkers, making controlled shots essential. The second landing area is also well bunkered, combining with the bunkers at the green to require an entrance from the right side of the second landing area.

Scorecard

Distances listed are from the black/blue tee boxes.

Hole 1	Par 5	590 Yards		Hole 10	Par 5	614 Yards
Hole 2	Par 4	412 Yards		Hole 11	Par 3	230 Yards
Hole 3	Par 4	416 Yards		Hole 12	Par 4	434 Yards
Hole 4	Par 4	494 Yards		Hole 13	Par 4	357 Yards
Hole 5	Par 3	213 Yards		Hole 14	Par 4	487 Yards
Hole 6	Par 4	428 Yards		Hole 15	Par 4	375 Yards
Hole 7	Par 5	600 Yards		Hole 16	Par 5	513 Yards
Hole 8	Par 3	210 Yards		Hole 17	Par 3	237 Yards
Hole 9	Par 4	462 Yards		Hole 18	Par 4	453 Yards