Golf in Burwell

Burwell in Garfield County is a small Sandhills community on the Calamus River, home to the Nebraska's Big Rodeo — one of the oldest continuously operating rodeos in the state, held every summer since 1921. The Calamus River's spring-fed clarity and the surrounding grassland character give Burwell a more bucolic setting than most plains communities. Calamus Golf Course takes the river's name and serves a community that celebrates its western, livestock-based heritage while quietly maintaining the recreational golf that Nebraska small towns have always supported. The Calamus Reservoir northeast of Burwell extends the area's outdoor recreation options beyond the rodeo and the golf course, drawing anglers and boaters to Garfield County from across the central Sandhills. Burwell's combination of rodeo heritage, reservoir recreation, and community golf gives it more activity than most communities of its size can offer.