Fairways & Greens - Minnesota

Saturday, July 19th, 2014 Keller Golf Course embarked on a new era in golf. The $12.5 million make over of the golf course and clubhouse put a magnifying glass on history and continues Keller’s strong golf tradition.

People do things for different reasons! Therefore it would seem that groups of people (like elected officials, park boards, city councils or mayors) do things for different reasons.

In 1915, Woodrow Wilson was our President, Babe Ruth was still a pitcher for the Boston Red Sox, and Germany dropped bombs from zeppelins on Great Britain. 1915 was also the year that the Red Wing Golf Club opened for business.

QUESTION: Should golfers in Minnesota be forced to watch golf on a big screen TV in an attempt to cure the winter blahs?
ANSWER: No they should not, Bulrush Golf Club has everything included in the Golf Doctor’s prescription: Golf! Pizza! Beer!

FREE GOLF FOR THE ENTIRE MONTH OF DECEMBER! That’s right! Minnesota Golf Academy is giving golfers unlimited use of their indoor golf facility (Mon.-Fri. 7 am – noon) through the end of December.

I was watching Christina Kim win the Lorena Ochoa Invitational in sudden death, I could not figure out what Christina was doing as she held up two fingers or sometimes three fingers to read the line of her putt.

In a recent conversation with Kevin Madden, Life Time Golf Club Manager, we discussed how best to spread the word about the facility and the various reasons people might choose to use Life Time Golf Club. Kevin told me, “The first thing we want people to know is that they DO NOT have to be a Life Time Member to use the facility.

There’s A Lot of Green Golf in Burnsville in January… all winter long to be exact. At least there used to be. Perhaps now is as good a time as any to tell you they’ve revamped and enhanced not only their facilities but their name. Allow me to introduce you formally to Burnsville Indoor Golf.

If you’ve ever made your way down to Lake Pepin in the Southeast part of the state, you’ve seen how scenic that drive is. Whether your route stays in Minnesota or crosses the border into Wisconsin doesn’t matter; it is beautiful either way.

I get asked all the time where I prefer to golf in southeastern Minnesota. The Jewel comes off my tongue before the question is finished. (No brainer.) And? Cannon Golf Club. (Still too easy.) And? The Bridges in Winona. (No question.)

There are few places in Minnesota more beautiful than the Mississippi River valley in the fall. And guess what – sad but true for golfers – fall is already right around the corner.

In the days before interstate highways, America’s rivers were the most efficient ways to travel and transport goods from producers to consumers. From the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul on the north end to the port city of New Orleans on the south end, communities, located along the Mississippi River prospered.

For years I’ve fired up locals by claiming Cannon Golf Club is one the best golf courses just south of the Metro. Thirty minutes for great golf beats five minutes to a so-so local course. But when you’re an admitted “golf snob” the options can be limited. You deserve the truth.

The name of this course says a lot about it. It tells you about the seclusion – about the sounds of silence and natural beauty you know you’re going to find in “Southern Minnesota’s Brainerd.”

There is no better course that exemplifies this month’s theme of Rolling On The River than Mississippi Dunes Golf Links. The Dunes is not just near the river, in the river valley or overlooking the river – it’s ON the river.

When you call Golden Eagle Golf Club to make your tee time reservation, chances are you will talk to Bruce. When you enter the pro shop to pay your green fee, chances are you will pay Bruce for the privilege of playing his wonderful golf course.