Manchesters Golf Club Transforms Under Hughes Vision
Former Cedar Rapids parks chief Chip Hughes buys Manchester Golf Club and remakes it into an 18 hole public course with new greens and a remodeled clubhouse called Chesters. He expands land to 133 acres and mixes old and new holes into a single front and back course while aiming to attract Cedar Rapids Waterloo and Dubuque golfers.
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Hughes
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Manchester Golf Club
Chester’s
Manchester
Waterloo
Dubuque
Highway 20
Paul Otto
Manchester Golf Club adapts red tees for women players
The club explains a par-37 route for women mirrors the men’s yardage and stresses red tee alignment. Deputy Sports Editor Mike Koolbeck notes the change and invites contact at 319 398 8259 or mikek fyiowa.com for details.
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Mike Koolbeck
Mikek
A Closer Look at Manchester Golf Club
A 18 hole public course near Cedar Rapids features The Monsters No 13 and No 17 as standout holes. Yardages range from blues 6278 to reds 5170, with unique landscaping, intertwined old and new nine holes, and golf shop offerings.
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Manchester Golf Club
Area golf tourney calendar listings extensive
A lengthy schedule lists golf events across Iowa venues including Valley Oaks Clinton Monticello Tara Hills Belle Plaine Marengo Sigourney Washington Mason City and more. It details formats such as best ball scramble and shotgun starts with contact numbers for each outing and dates ranging 11 through 30.
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Monticello
Tara Hills
Dubuque Golf & Country Club
Belle Plaine
Marengo
Sigourney
Hunter's Ridge
Washington
Mason City Country Club
Little Hawks Club
Fairview
YMCA
Hunters Ridge
Golf Page previews at Manchester Club and Koolbeck tour
The Gazette previews its 12th 2001 Golf Page with two more installments before football season. Mike Koolbeck tours regional courses visiting Mount Vernon and Tipton, with Hillcrest Country Club coverage coming next Thursday. The series concludes August 23 with The Wingers 18 hole event at Tipton Golf & Country Club.
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Manchester Golf Club
Gazette
Mike Koolbeck
Mount Vernon
Hillcrest Country Club
Koolbeck
Tipton Golf & Country Club
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AYOR
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