In 1955, Dutch Cragun graduated from the University of Minnesota. He called his father and asked if he could make a living running the family’s small fishing resort on the shores of Gull Lake in the heart of the Brainerd lakes region. His dad said, “Hell no.” Nevertheless, Dutch headed north and began a legendaryContinue reading “Cragun’s Resort in Brainerd Unveils The Dutch Red Nine”
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Golf in the Midnight Sun at Iceland’s Brautarholt Golf Course
It was 9:30 p.m., June 21—Summer Solstice, 2019—when Gunnar Pálsson picked me up at Hotel Frón in Reykjavik. Soon joining us in the Brautarholt Golf Course shuttle were four test pilots from Phoenix and a couple from outside Toronto. We were all heading to the course to play a round of golf under Iceland’s never-settingContinue reading “Golf in the Midnight Sun at Iceland’s Brautarholt Golf Course”
Bunker Hill Farms: Your Own Course for the Day (or Week)
What’s your golf fantasy? Ask most golfers this question, and the list will probably be predictable: A membership at Augusta National? A round with Tiger? Your very own private golf course? I can’t help you with the first two, but I do have advice about attaining the third, at least for a day or twoContinue reading “Bunker Hill Farms: Your Own Course for the Day (or Week)”
Cragun’s Legacy Courses add The Lehman 18
In 1955, Dutch Cragun graduated from the University of Minnesota. He called his father and asked if he could make a living running the family’s small fishing resort on the shores of Gull Lake in the heart of the Brainerd lakes region. His dad said, “Hell no.” Nevertheless, Dutch headed north and began a legendaryContinue reading “Cragun’s Legacy Courses add The Lehman 18”
Forest Dunes, The Loop, and more! Destination golf in Roscommon, MI
Every once in a while, you pass through the entrance to a golf course or resort, and something suddenly changes. You feel the buzz and hum of the world die out behind you, and the destination envelops you in peacefulness. Erin Hills in Wisconsin is one of those places. I imagine Bandon Dunes in OregonContinue reading “Forest Dunes, The Loop, and more! Destination golf in Roscommon, MI”
Pfau rhymes with “Wow!” Indiana University’s new home course dazzles
Big-league universities should have big-league golf courses – at least they should if they dream of competing at the top level of college golf. Indiana University in Bloomington is a stalwart of the Big 10 Conference in many sports, but their men’s and women’s golf programs have historically lagged behind many of the conference peers.Continue reading “Pfau rhymes with “Wow!” Indiana University’s new home course dazzles”
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