Golf in Manhattan

Manhattan, the Riley County seat, earns its nickname 'The Little Apple' from the improbable majesty of its setting in the northern Flint Hills, rolling limestone ridges, tall bluestem grass, and the Blue River valley creating a landscape of genuine beauty in the Kansas interior. Kansas State University, with over 20,000 students, defines the city's character: research-intensive, agriculturally engaged, and committed to Big 12 athletics. Fort Riley's presence a few miles west adds a military dimension to a city that already balances academic and agricultural identities. Colbert Hills Golf Course, designed by Jim Colbert and Jeff Brauer, provides Manhattan with one of the state's most acclaimed daily-fee layouts on terrain that lets the Flint Hills do the design work.