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Hutchinson, KS
Prairie Dunes Country Club
Prairie Dunes began with the Carey family’s interest in golf and the rolling land around Hutchinson, Kansas. In 1935, they commissioned Perry Maxwell to design a course. The first nine holes opened on September 13, 1937.1
- Location
- Hutchinson, KS
- Course
- 18 holes · par 70
- Club website
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A Kansas landscape, two generations of Maxwell
The Club became a recurring stage for women’s championship golf. Juli Inkster won the U.S. Women’s Amateur here in 1980 and returned to win the U.S. Women’s Open in 2002. Prairie Dunes also hosted the 1986 Curtis Cup.1
The course
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Championships
Results and dates 1 edition
U.S. Women's Open
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Juli Inkster
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Sources and editorial notes3 references
Sources for this story
- History Prairie Dunes Country Club
Carey family commission; first nine September 13, 1937; Press Maxwell second nine 1957; hosted championships.
Consulted 2026-09-17
Record sources
- Club mark source
- USGA Women's Open Champions and Championship Results The official champions table records the 2002 winner and site. Recorded site text follows that table; no canonical Club or Course identity is inferred. Explicit date span: www.usga.org