ASHLAND COUNTRY CLUB
🇺🇸 Ashland, NE, USA
Designed by Dick Watson, Henry Hughes



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.
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FAQ
Ratings, design, and course details pulled from Course Vaults.
Ashland at Ashland Country Club has a Course Vaults score of 6.6 out of 10 based on 6 explicit golfer ratings.
Ashland was designed by Dick Watson and Henry Hughes.
Yes. Ashland at Ashland Country Club is listed as welcoming public or guest play on Course Vaults.
Par at Ashland is 71.
Ashland plays 6,242 yards from the back tees on Course Vaults.
The slope rating at Ashland is 113.