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Dismal River Club Dismal River Club: Luxury Golf & Outdoor Adventures in Nebraska's Sandhills.

10/28/2026

It’s good for the algorithm 👌

Come take a tour of our Alaskan cabin ➡️
10/26/2026

Come take a tour of our Alaskan cabin ➡️

10/23/2026

It's a different kind of disconnect

Missin' these days on the course ❤️
10/21/2026

Missin' these days on the course ❤️

10/19/2026

Why windmills made sense out here. The Sandhills sit on one of the largest aquifers in the country, close enough to the surface that a simple rod pump could reach it. Pair that with wind that rarely quits, and you've got a water system that runs itself.

But how does it work?

The blades catch the wind and spin a shaft at the top of the tower. Gearing turns that spin into a straight up-and-down motion, driving a steel rod straight down the well casing.

At the bottom, a small piston pump does the work. Every downstroke pushes water through a check valve. Every upstroke lifts that column of water a little higher. Do that a few dozen times a minute and water climbs steadily up the pipe into the stock tank for livestock or irrigation.

That's really the whole reason windmills covered this part of Nebraska for over a century. They were cheap to put up, and cheaper to keep running — no fuel, no engine, nothing you couldn't fix yourself with tools already in the barn.

Alright, one more thank you post since we're full of gratitude.Thank you to our members and guests, who chose to spend s...
10/16/2026

Alright, one more thank you post since we're full of gratitude.

Thank you to our members and guests, who chose to spend some of their best golf days in the middle of the Nebraska Sandhills. Thank you to our grounds crew, who brought the Red and the White to life every morning, and to our staff, whose care showed up in every meal, every room, and every warm welcome at the door.

Places like Dismal River are made by the people who show up for them. This year, that was all of you, and we don’t take it for granted.

From all of us here, thank you. We can’t wait to welcome you back for en even better year in 2027!

What was your favorite moment at Dismal River this season? Drop it below. 👇

10/14/2026

There's a different type of quiet now that the season is done. No tunes on the course or hootin' & hollerin'. Here's a little asmr with sounds of the summer.

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83040 Dismal River Trail
Mullen, NE
69152

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