| Like many Minnesota golfers do each
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| | massive 10,000-acre golf and housing
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| winter I traveled to the sun to get in
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| | development just across the river from
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| some golf during the long, snowy
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| | Laughlin, NV. This is also a par 72
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| Minnesota winter. I traveled with three
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| | course that we played from 6,091 yards
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| golf buddies from my hometown on a snowy
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| | with a course rating of 68.9 and a slope
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| February morning from Twin Cities
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| | of 128. Keeping the ball in the fairway
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| International Airport to the sun and
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| | is an absolute must on this golf course
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| flashing lights of the Laughlin, Nevada /
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| | as there is no playing from the rough,
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| Bullhead City, Arizona area. I guess we
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| | which is very rugged desert terrain. The
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| could call these two cities separated by
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| | pin placements on many of the greens
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| the Colorado River and a time zone the
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| | bordered on sadistic. The course layout
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| "Twin Cites of the Southwest". Some forty
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| | and the scenery were very beautiful. If
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| years ago Minnesota native Don Laughlin
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| | you travel to the desert and plan to play
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| staked his claim to a piece of the desert
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| | Laughlin Ranch don't plan on posting your
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| with a dream and determination. As they
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| | career best score. Also, remember to
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| say, the rest is history.
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| | check your pride and ego at the door! We
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| The first stop for this group of
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| | played Laughlin Ranch in winds of 25MPH
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| Minnesota golfer's tour of four area golf
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| | with gusts up to 35 MPH, which
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| courses in four days was the Mojave
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| | contributed to the difficulty. I would
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| Resort Golf Club in Laughlin, NV. This is
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| | venture to say that even on a calm day
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| a par 72 18-hole course that we played
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| | this golf course wins more times than
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| from 5,959 yards with a course rating of
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| | not.
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| 68.5 and a slope rating of 115. The
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| | Our final stop on the journey brought
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| strategic bunkering does not make this
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| | this group of Minnesota golfers to The
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| course as simple and straightforward as
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| | Refuge Golf Club near Lake Havasu, AZ.
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| the numbers on the scorecard indicate.
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| | This Arnold Palmer designed course plays
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| The undulating greens make this course
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| | to a par of 72, which we played from
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| even more challenging. The 20 MPH winds
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| | 6,059 yards with a course rating of 68.3
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| would be the calmest that we encountered
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| | with a slope of 119. The fairways are
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| during our trip, as storm systems were
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| | generous but the rough is quite
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| moving across several areas of the
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| | unforgiving desert terrain. The greens
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| country during our visit to the desert.
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| | were excellent! The greens putted true
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| The next stop for our Minnesota golfer's
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| | and were quite large, yet well bunkered.
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| adventure was El Rio Country Club in
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| | The greens at the Refuge were hands down
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| Mohave Valley, AZ. This is a par 72
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| | the best we played on this trip. The wind
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| course that we played at 6,019 yards with
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| | again was a factor blowing at a steady 25
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| a course rating of 67.7 and a slope
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| | mph with occasional gusts over 30 MPH.
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| rating of 113. With tough undulating
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| | All things considered the Refuge was the
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| greens along with strategic water hazards
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| | best golf course we played on our trip to
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| combined with 25 MPH winds made this a
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| | the desert.
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| fun and challenging course to play.
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| | If you are looking for a place to play
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| Day 3 brought this group of Minnesota
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| | that has plenty of entertainment, yet not
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| golfers to Laughlin Ranch Golf Club in
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| | the over crowding of Las Vegas why not
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| Bullhead City, AZ. This is the first of
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| | make your next trip to the desert a trip
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| several golf courses planned on the
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| | to Laughlin, Nevada.
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