SOUTHWIND COUNTRY CLUB
🇺🇸 Garden City, KS, USA
Designed by Donald Sechrest


Southwind Country Club sits in Garden City, a regional hub in southwestern Kansas surrounded by vast agricultural plains. Designed by Donald Sechrest, the course reflects the architect's approach to working with the flat to gently rolling terrain characteristic of this part of the Great Plains. Sechrest, active primarily in the mid-to-late twentieth century, designed numerous courses across the central United States, often emphasizing playability and strategic variety within modest topographical settings.
The layout at Southwind takes advantage of the open landscape, with wind serving as a significant factor in club selection and shot execution throughout much of the year. The course features tree-lined fairways that provide definition and frame holes, a contrast to the surrounding prairie environment. Water hazards and bunkering create strategic interest on several holes, requiring thoughtful course management rather than relying solely on dramatic elevation changes.
Southwind serves as the primary private club facility for the Garden City area, hosting local and regional amateur competitions. The club functions as a social and recreational center for the community, with golf as the central amenity. The course offers a traditional country club experience in a region where such facilities are relatively uncommon, providing members with a well-maintained layout suited to the climate and landscape of southwestern Kansas.
Reviews
Difficult course to score on, lots of wind to navigate but fun setup! Quiet course, if you can get on MUST PLAY!
I missed the AJGA cut at buffalo dunes so I went across the street. liked this course more
FAQ
Ratings, design, and course details pulled from Course Vaults.
Southwind at Southwind Country Club has a Course Vaults score of 8.3 out of 10 based on 6 explicit golfer ratings.
Southwind was designed by Donald Sechrest.
Southwind at Southwind Country Club is listed as private on Course Vaults; guest access is typically restricted.
Par at Southwind is 71.
Southwind plays 6,935 yards from the back tees on Course Vaults.
The slope rating at Southwind is 129.