Play-ability key feature
at Pacific Springs

The greens never settle, they slip and slide and slope every which way. The speed is quick but fair. It makes sense the greens at Pacific Springs Golf Club are top notch in playability.

The golf course in west Omaha also has an all-natural 18-hole putt-putt course. It’s not a gimmick. Play that putt-putt course and maybe, just maybe you’ll have a feel for how the long course plays.

The challenge of the greens at Pacific Springs starts at No. 1, a three-tiered green where each platform is higher than the previous one. If the pin is on top and you land on the front edge, it takes all the focus you have just to get it close and keep it on the top tier. (Heaven forbid you land on the top tier while the pin sits on the front third.)

At 6,012 yards from the tips, Pacific Springs centers around your play within 50 yards and in. With holes like 324 (No. 1) and 296 (No. 7), it’s easy to see that length doesn’t matter as much.

And yes, you could say that about a lot of golf courses, but Pacific Springs doesn’t sell out for length or super-narrow fairways. It has only three par 5s, and its high-rise greens on some holes offer a big reward/risk scenario.

A closer look

The first hole at Pacific Springs in Omaha allows you to ease into your round. For the first swing or two that is. Remember, this is the home of the three-tiered green, but the hole plays 324 from the blues, and water sits at about 100-yards out, so a 7 or 8 iron works off the tee.

Two of the better holes showcase doglegs. No. 10 twists to the left, and No. 4 (the hardest rated hole on the course) moves to the right, but both allow shots to land short and carry onto the front center of the greens. Bunkers are in perfect places to keep people honest.

No. 9 bends well back to the left around a hill, creating a blind tee shot. You can see the fairway, but carrying some of the natural grass rough is a must.

The par 3s are challenging with lengths like 175, 200, and 165 on the front side. Some of the most severely sloped areas border the par 3s, such as No. 12, where drop-offs may measure 30 feet from the top of the green to the bottom of the grass bunker.