Scott Hoffman - Hoffman Golf Design

Today's photo takes us to one of the newest courses in Nebraska, Lost Rail (@LostRailGolf) in Gretna. This fantastic course sits on hills overlooking the Elkhorn River. QT or comment with your favorite photos or memories from Lost Rail.

@Dmakes2 @LostRailGolf And the story of how it all came about is the icing on the cake. Its pretty awesome what they were able to do out there.

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Finkbine Field #11. Snowy now, but could look something like this next year. @IowaHawkeyeGolf @IowaWomensGolf @Troon

@SHistorians Let’s hope it happens…

No pressure Scott- but if you knock this out of the park we might have a chance of getting my eldest Madeline to transfer to the U of Iowa.

Finkbine coming 2027…@IowaHawkeyeGolf @IowaWomensGolf @Troon @omajohnc

Mapleton Golf Club is the newest addition to great Upper Midwest golf. Scott Hoffman knocked it out of the park with his first solo effort at Lost Rail. He shows no signs of a sophomore slump with his 2nd offering at Mapleton. Built just North of Sioux Falls, SD, Mapleton lays across rolling hills and valleys created by Slip Up Creek. The routing makes clever use of the smallish property with several greens and tees converging near the SE corner. Mapleton is a course I could play every day. The greens are so pure, and have contours for days, but with plenty of pinnable locations on each green. While the property is not as severe as Lost Rail, there is still quite a bit of elevation change, but with short green to tee walks, Mapleton is very walkable. From the driveable par 4 15th to some brutish par 4s like 11, 13 and 16, to a great variety of par 3s, and the risk reward par 5 7th hole, Mapleton has all the variety you could want in an 18 hole routing. Every hole is a new adventure! Our weather was not great, but I had an absolute blast around Mapleton. I hope to see it again on a warm, dry day! If you get an invite to Mapleton, drop what you're doing and go!

Mapleton. Didn’t catch it on a great day but greens were still quick and course was a blast. U of Iowa will be a force once it’s done. Haven’t had that much fun hitting irons since Meadow Club. @HoffmanSl Keep building em.

Nothing is better than a morning round at @LostRailGolf

Mapleton Golf Club Scott Hoffman - 2025 Private After years designing some of Tom Fazio’s best golf courses, Scott Hoffman now has the limelight to himself…and he is making it count. Scott wasn’t in a hurry to build a follow up to Lost Rail, but when he saw this site in Sioux Falls, SD and saw the vision of Founder Danny Amundson, he knew it was right. A rollicking site with mountains of sand right near town, it’s perfect for golf. Mapleton, like Lost Rail, is a pure Golf Club. No tennis or pools, it’s about the golf. The golfer IQ is high, which means play is fast and there are some sticks here. We finished in just over 3 hours on a busy afternoon. The land is made for golf. Sandy soil that drains great and is made to be firm and bouncy. The ground movement is excellent and central to the design strategy. Speed slots and sideboards can be played to gain advantage, you can take on the fairway bunkers or add yardage to stay safe. Slip Up Creek runs through the course and adds strategy and challenge. The greens are wild. Big greens with many pin positions, the golf course will play so different day to day. The internal contours are no joke, they affect your putts but also can create great options for your chips and pitches. I was saved by them and also punished by them. A cool Hoffman signature is the clubhouse par 3. At both here and Lost Rail, a gorgeous par 3 tee box sits right in front of the clubhouse. If it’s a busy day on the porch, you may have some hecklers there ready for your tee shot. The hole variety is excellent. Big holes that demand a good drive and a hybrid for normal players, to a very realistic drivable par 4. You will use every club in the bag. The fairways being wide and the green being large, you won’t lose many balls…but that doesn’t mean your score will be low. It challenges without punishing, the best kind of challenge. The course still needs grow in time and the rough fescue will need a couple years to really get where it needs to be, but it’s already clear that this place is a huge win. The course is awesome, the clubhouse is amazing, the restaurant is already packing in the members. A 6 hole lit par 3 course will join the fray next year along with 12 single suite rooms in the cottage. Mapleton is the place to be.

Scott Hoffman hit a home run with his first solo design, Lost Rail. But can his second outing live up to that standard? Lost Rail has met with unanimous praise and is in the top 100 convo. Blessed to play his recently opened Mapleton today. Full review tomorrow, but spoiler: Mapleton is AWESOME.

Please PRAY for Charlie Kirk and his family.🙏

A New Era Begins 💛 Finkbine Golf Course, home of @iowahawkeyegolf and @iowawomensgolf, is preparing for a major renovation. Construction is set to begin at the conclusion of the 2025 golf season and will continue throughout 2026.

Opening Weekend.

No. 18 is the perfect exclamation point. A bold tee shot challenges the right side and reduces yardage into the green. The view from the fairway is amazing, but beware the bunkers. Make birdie in front of the clubhouse patio and the post-round drink will be extra satisfying.

The old grain silo draws all the attention at No. 8, but don’t let the scenery distract you. This approach shot, influenced by two knobs (short-left and center-back), is one of Mapleton’s most intriguing and strategic. Birdies are available on this one-of-a-kind par 4.

The golden hour is still undefeated.

The par-4 opener offers a sneak peek at some key Mapletøn themes: wide fairways, dramatic contours, long views and — of course — spectacular sand. Challenge the right side with a big drive and you can attack a horizon-line green, the largest on the course (9,300 sq ft).

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