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.