Ashland at Ashland Country Club

Ashland Country Club sits in the small town of Ashland, Nebraska, roughly midway between Omaha and Lincoln along the Platte River valley. The course was designed by Dick Watson and Henry Hughes, both regional architects who worked primarily in the Great Plains states during the mid-to-late twentieth century. Their collaboration here reflects a practical approach to golf course design suited to the Nebraska landscape and climate.

The routing takes advantage of the gently rolling terrain characteristic of eastern Nebraska, with fairways that move across modest elevation changes and incorporate the native grasses and tree lines common to the region. The design emphasizes playability for a membership-focused country club while still presenting strategic interest through green complexes and hazard placement. Water features and bunkers are distributed throughout the layout in a manner typical of courses built to serve smaller communities in the Midwest.

Ashland Country Club functions as a traditional community gathering place, serving local golfers and families in a town of fewer than three thousand residents. The club reflects the role that many rural and small-town country clubs play across Nebraska and similar states—providing recreational golf in a relaxed setting while anchoring social life for members. The course remains a straightforward test of golf suited to its setting and purpose.