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

RT @HoffmanSl: Finkbine coming 2027…@IowaHawkeyeGolf @IowaWomensGolf @Troon

Patchy fog has developed across low-lying areas along the Missouri River. Visibility reductions may be as low as 1/2 mile in spots. If traveling this morning, be prepared for rapidly changing visibility due to fog. Most of the fog should dissipated by around 9am. #newx #iawx

Dramatic change from when we started clearing trees to an awesome new short game area at Salina CC ⁦@omajohnc⁩ ⁦@ce_golf⁩ ⁦@turfmaterials⁩ ⁦@Billy_Bunker⁩

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.

Not even 8 hours into the new @RainBirdGolf irrigation system @BriarwoodAnkeny and we already have a big section of 6" mainline in. Safe to say the guys at @PearsonGolf don't mess around. @turfwerksinc

Opening Weekend.

@snyder210 @DraftKings My mane squeeze.

@omajohnc @DraftKings Hopefully have a sweat late. You playing any races today?

Little Pick 5 for fun for the @DraftKings Travers Saratoga. #Dkpartner

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.

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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.

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One of the biggest & boldest greens opens the back 9 with a bang. The contouring is pure art.  Enhancing the drama, the tees are right off the clubhouse patio. Hit a good one and you can tip your hat to spectators. Hit a bad one and…well…you might hang your head in shame.

A lot of progress taking place on the new driving range and practice facility at Wolf Creek. Finally some dry weather. @omajohnc

One of Mapleton’s signature natural features is Slip Up Creek, wiggling through the valley like a toddler’s pencil line. The rippling water is the star of the show at the par-5 7th, where its strategic value matches its beauty. 1/2

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Beautiful evening at Lost Rail!

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