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This Summer Experience a Minnesota Rural Golf Vacation

Minnesota is known as the Land of 10,000Captain Tom Lehman learned the game of golf,
Lakes, but there is so much more to discoverbut it has also hosted the Resorters Golf
in the North Star State. The golfingTournament for the past 85 years. Some other
community is alive and well in Minnesota.favorite destinations in central Minnesota
Outside of the Minneapolis-St. Paulare St. Cloud, Willmar, as well as Annandale.
metropolitan area is where the majority of
Minnesota's golf courses are located andSouthern Minnesota: This area of the state is
every region of the state has uniquevery diverse, from the bluff country of the
geographical characteristics that will makeMississippi River Valley in southeastern
your  experience  a  memorable  one.Minnesota to the rolling prairie of the
southwestern part of the state. You can visit
Northern Minnesota: The area that once wasRochester and stay for a week and never play
known for iron ore mining and timberthe same golf course twice or get a variety
harvesting has become one of the premierof elevation changes in the bluff country
vacation destinations in the nation. Campingaround Winona. As you travel farther to the
and fishing have for years attracted guestwest in search of more variety in Minnesota
from far and wide, but over the past quartergolf you can find it on the prairie at such
century the vision of a few individuals hasstops  as  Mankato,  Morton,  or  Marshall.
brought to the masses some absolute gems of
golf resorts. The Brainerd Golf Trail is aAs you can see there are many choices in
very popular destination for golfers of allMinnesota golf that include but are not
skill levels. Farther north and east is thelimited to geographic location, terrain,
Iron Range and there are some very beautifulresort golf courses or staying at a hotel or
golf resorts and courses carved out of thebed and breakfast for a week and traveling to
tall pine wilderness. The North Shore of Lakea different golf course every day. Variety
Superior is the backdrop of fantastic golfand great value are just two reasons to visit
courses  from  Duluth  north to Grand Marais.Minnesota  golf  courses  this  summer.
Central Minnesota: Although central MinnesotaFor the beginning golfer or the family with
is geographically closer to the Twin Cities,little golfers who may be looking for smaller
there are many differences such as the sizeand less crowded placed to perfect their
of the towns. As you travel farther to thecraft Minnesota has many fine 9-hole golf
west the landscape becomes more prairie like.courses that are either run as municipal
Farming is still a dominant industry in muchfacilities or by owner operators who would
of central Minnesota, with its rich soil.love you to be their guests. Many of these
There have been some very challenging golfgolf courses were built in the 1920's or
courses that have emerged from the converted1930's and have an abundance of character and
cropland of central Minnesota. Perhaps one ofcharm. Finding fun, variety, value and
the favorite vacation and golf destinationsmaking lasting memories with a Minnesota golf
is the Alexandria area of central Minnesota.vacation will have you realize once you
The Alexandria Golf Club is not only theexperience Minnesota golf you'll be coming
place PGA Tour Professional and USA Ryder Cupback again and again. .



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