The Alliance, Neb. club’s golf course was built on top of the Alliance Army Air Base, which was built during World War II to train aircrews for transport planes and gliders, and at its peak housed almost 20,000 troops and had 775 buildings on the property. Some of the leftover installations now come into play on the course in the form of grass-covered mounds.
Hole number 13 at Sky View Golf Course in Alliance, Neb. offers one of the most unique golf course features in western Nebraska, reported the Star-Herald of Scottsbluff, Neb.
The Henry Hughes-designed course was built in 1952 on top of the Alliance Army Air Base, the Star-Herald reported, which was built in 1942 and consisted of four runways. The base was used to train aircrews for transport planes and gliders, and had 775 buildings on the property. At its peak, the air base housed almost 20,000 troops.
Ruins from the base can now be found just outside of the course in the surrounding fields, the Star-Herald reported, and some of the leftover installations come into play on hole number 13, hidden by grass-covered mounds.
The mounds mostly serve as just a neat and unique feature of the course, Jerad Palmer, Sky View’s Golf Pro, told the Star-Herald.
“For most people, it doesn’t really come into play,” Palmer said. “If you hit a drive about where the slopes are, it can affect your follow-up shot.”
The Sky View course offers just enough challenge for experienced golfers while making for a good experience for novices, Palmer added.
“It has some variety to it,” he said. “It’s got enough challenge to it. I think people feel like they can potentially score a little bit. That’s what’s fun about it. It’s got some unique holes.”
After opening as a nine-hole course in 1952, Sky View was expanded to 18 holes in the 1960s, and is now one of only a few 18-hole public courses in the Nebraska Panhandle, the Star-Herald reported.
Daily green fees are $21 for nine holes, and $30 to play all 18. For youth under 18, it is $10 for nine, and $15 for 18.
Cart rentals are also available for $10/nine holes and $16/18 holes.
The club also offers annual memberships, the Star-Herald reported.
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