Local Golf Minnesota

The question is, junior camps, junior clinics or junior individual lessons? With so many choices, how do you know which one is best suited for your children.

The fact that Tom Lehman will join the Champions Tour in March makes us all feel like seniors. We all remember when he was just a kid winning the Big 10 Championship.

James “J.B.” Ball thinks the Kevin Bacon trivia game has got it all wrong. Ball, the President of Tee it up for the Troops, believes six degrees of separation is a stretch.

Les Layton is a homegrown storyteller. From his on-course anecdotes to his golf novel “Country Club Secrets,” he will keep you captivated.

What is The First Tee? The First Tee is an extremely well organized, well funded, international youth development organization supported by the leading organizations in golf.

Referring to baseball, Yogi Berra once said, “90% of this game is half-mental.” Despite his fuzzy arithmetic, his idea can also

When it comes to environmental stewardship, golf courses sometimes get a bad rap. Critics complain that they use too much water and pour on too

Private clubs have long been the playground of the testosterone gender. Men have traditionally had the privilege to govern, dine and tee it up when, where and how they wanted.

Private clubs have long been the playground of the testosterone gender. Men have traditionally had the privilege to govern, dine and tee it up when, where and how they wanted.

Jim Manthis has done more for golf in Minnesota than anyone else in recent memory. Mentored by former Midland Hills PGA Head Professional

Eleven years ago Dutch jumped into the golf industry with both feet. He hired world renowned golf course architect Robert Trent Jones, Jr. to design his Legacy Courses. Following his philosophy of using the land as it is with minimal disturbance

I have been playing golf for 64 years. I changed clubs every few years buying the latest in technology. My brand loyalty shifted several times, but I’ve stayed with mostly traditional equipment. About 20 years ago I was fitted for irons at PING in Phoenix. Since that time (my only fitting), I have been playing PING irons, 2° upright.

Madden's Launches Caddie Service For The 2013 Season By Keegan Shoutz The Classic at Madden's is the first public course in Minnesota to offer professional caddie expertise. Madden's an award-winning resort and vacation destination located on...

Bunker Hills And GolfTEC: A Perfect Fit By Steve Manthis The PGA TOUR has finished the two Hawaii tournaments and has moved on to its west coast swing. Pitchers and catchers report to baseball's Spring Training in just about a week. The winter...

Survival Of The Fittest (1 Of 7 In A Series) - Golf Courses Strive To Deliver The "Experience" By Steve Dowling The 2011 golf season is upon us. The last few years of escalating expenses and price wars have put a number of golf courses in a...

Survival Of The Fittest (2 Of 7 In A Series) - Minnesota Resort Golf 2011, Don't Wait Until The Last Minute! By Steve Dowling In the April edition of Tee Times we introduced the first in a series of articles about the state of golf in Minnesota...