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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...

Survival Of The Fittest (3 Of 7 In A Series) - A Decade Long Downswing On The Upswing; Minnesota Private Clubs, It's A Good Time To Join By Steve Dowling Nearly all private golf club owners have been forced to re-examine their business models...

Survival Of The Fittest (4 Of 7 In A Series) - More Green...With Less Green. Doing More With Less, Superintendents Becoming Innovative And Creative By Steve Dowling The current vogue in the golf industry has been to express phrases such as...

Survival Of The Fittest (5 Of 7 In A Series) - There's A Debate: Is The Golf Industry Overbuilt? So Many Factors To Consider By Steve Dowling The golf industry is known to be performing poorly. "The fact is that golf appears to be at a point of...

Survival Of The Fittest (6 Of 7 In A Series) - Discounting: Course Management By Revenue Management By Steve Dowling Golf has become affordable, at least to those who haven't lost their jobs. Play golf, my friend, while the golfin's good!...

Survival Of The Fittest (7 Of 7 In A Series) - Rounding The Economic Corner, Looking Back At Golf In 2011 By Steve Dowling This is seventh article in a 7-part series - "Survival of the Fittest" - encompassing the golf industry in the state of...

Legends Club Recognized For Environmental Excellence Legends Club has achieved designation as a "Certified Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary" through the Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary Program for Golf Courses, an Audubon International program....