Stats for the State of Kansas Certified Signature Sanctuaries: 1 Featured Signature Courses: Colbert Hills

Colbert Hills
Colbert Hills, owned by the Kansas State University Golf Course Management and Research Foundation, is a ‘living laboratory’ for continued research on interactions of human managed landscapes and the environment.  The 18-hole main golf course and nine- hole par-three First Tee course are located on 300 acres of  prairie in the Flint Hills on the northwest side of Manhattan, Kansas.  Each green, tee, and fairway of the nine-hole course is seeded with a different type of bentgrass.  The Jim Colbert-designed golf facility will serve as an ongoing venue for research on a variety of topics, serve as an instructional venue for the first golf course management program of its kind, and be the site of the Earl Woods National Youth Golf Academy.  Kansas State’s four-year golf course management program is the first of its kind to combine the traditional turf management courses with classes in communications, business, hospitality, and human resources.  The environmental research and agricultural study began before construction and will continue as “a living laboratory” permanently through the College of Agriculture, Arts and Sciences, and Engineering.  The research team is studying the environmental impact of golf courses on natural resources and is evaluating the best turf grass management for the golf industry in the Midwest.   Learn more about research at Colbert Hills through its website at www.colberthills.com.