| Minnesota is known as the Land of 10,000
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| | Tom Lehman learned the game of golf, but
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| Lakes, but there is so much more to
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| | it has also hosted the Resorters Golf
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| discover in the North Star State. The
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| | Tournament for the past 85 years. Some
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| golfing community is alive and well in
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| | other favorite destinations in central
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| Minnesota. Outside of the Minneapolis-St.
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| | Minnesota are St. Cloud, Willmar, as well
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| Paul metropolitan area is where the
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| | as Annandale.
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| majority of Minnesota's golf courses are
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| | Southern Minnesota: This area of the
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| located and every region of the state has
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| | state is very diverse, from the bluff
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| unique geographical characteristics that
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| | country of the Mississippi River Valley
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| will make your experience a memorable
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| | in southeastern Minnesota to the rolling
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| one.
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| | prairie of the southwestern part of the
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| Northern Minnesota: The area that once
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| | state. You can visit Rochester and stay
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| was known for iron ore mining and timber
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| | for a week and never play the same golf
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| harvesting has become one of the premier
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| | course twice or get a variety of
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| vacation destinations in the nation.
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| | elevation changes in the bluff country
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| Camping and fishing have for years
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| | around Winona. As you travel farther to
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| attracted guest from far and wide, but
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| | the west in search of more variety in
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| over the past quarter century the vision
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| | Minnesota golf you can find it on the
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| of a few individuals has brought to the
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| | prairie at such stops as Mankato, Morton,
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| masses some absolute gems of golf
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| | or Marshall.
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| resorts. The Brainerd Golf Trail is a
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| | As you can see there are many choices in
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| very popular destination for golfers of
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| | Minnesota golf that include but are not
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| all skill levels. Farther north and east
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| | limited to geographic location, terrain,
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| is the Iron Range and there are some very
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| | resort golf courses or staying at a hotel
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| beautiful golf resorts and courses carved
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| | or bed and breakfast for a week and
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| out of the tall pine wilderness. The
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| | traveling to a different golf course
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| North Shore of Lake Superior is the
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| | every day. Variety and great value are
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| backdrop of fantastic golf courses from
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| | just two reasons to visit Minnesota golf
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| Duluth north to Grand Marais.
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| | courses this summer.
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| Central Minnesota: Although central
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| | For the beginning golfer or the family
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| Minnesota is geographically closer to the
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| | with little golfers who may be looking
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| Twin Cities, there are many differences
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| | for smaller and less crowded placed to
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| such as the size of the towns. As you
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| | perfect their craft Minnesota has many
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| travel farther to the west the landscape
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| | fine 9-hole golf courses that are either
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| becomes more prairie like. Farming is
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| | run as municipal facilities or by owner
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| still a dominant industry in much of
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| | operators who would love you to be their
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| central Minnesota, with its rich soil.
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| | guests. Many of these golf courses were
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| There have been some very challenging
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| | built in the 1920's or 1930's and have an
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| golf courses that have emerged from the
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| | abundance of character and charm.
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| converted cropland of central Minnesota.
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| | Finding fun, variety, value and making
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| Perhaps one of the favorite vacation and
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| | lasting memories with a Minnesota golf
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| golf destinations is the Alexandria area
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| | vacation will have you realize once you
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| of central Minnesota. The Alexandria Golf
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| | experience Minnesota golf you'll be
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| Club is not only the place PGA Tour
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| | coming back again and again. .
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| Professional and USA Ryder Cup Captain
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