by Steve Wetzler | Nov 27, 2017 | Fairways and Greens - Minnesota
The Queen – Gross National Golf Club By R.J. Smiley The story behind Gross National Golf Club, opened in 1925, reads like a modern day soap opera. Gross was the troubled child, but like many troubled children she turned out great when she grew up. Like its two...
by Steve Wetzler | Nov 27, 2017 | Fairways and Greens - Minnesota
The King – Columbia Golf Club By R.J. Smiley With the stunning success of Glenwood Park Golf Course, Theodore Wirth convinced Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board (MPRB) members it was time to create a sibling or second golf course. In 1919, the year that...
by Steve Wetzler | Nov 27, 2017 | Fairways and Greens - Minnesota
The Ace – Wirth Golf Club By R.J. Smiley If Theodore Wirth is the father of Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board (MPRB) golf courses, then appropriately – the first-born child should be named after the father. Glenwood Golf Course, built in Glenwood Park,...
by Steve Wetzler | Nov 27, 2017 | Fairways and Greens - Minnesota
From The Architect’s Desk – Keeper Of The Green By Kevin Norby Golf courses are essentially big parks where land gets set aside as open space as opposed to being turned in to housing developments or some other more-intensive use. Some golf courses are...
by Steve Wetzler | Nov 27, 2017 | Fairways and Greens - Minnesota
Cragun’s – A 9.5 Star Resort By E. Nolan For all the acclaim their Brainerd Lakes neighbors get, it would be easy to overlook Cragun’s Resort. But that would be a significant mistake! Cragun’s provides many of the same resort amenities as the...
by Steve Wetzler | Nov 27, 2017 | Fairways and Greens - Minnesota
Deer Run Golf Club – We Know It’s Fun At The Run, But Who Has Those Great Ideas That Make Golfers Want To Return? By R.J. Smiley Those of us old enough to remember Mr. Ed, the talking horse from the TV series of the same name, will recall that Mr. Ed had a...
