Cragun’s Resort in Brainerd Unveils The Dutch Red Nine

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”

“U.S. Open Challenge”: SentryWorld Hosts 2023 U.S. Senior Open

As I milled around the interview room at the 2023 US Senior Open, which just wrapped up at SentryWorld in Stevens Point, Wisconsin, I heard the same refrain from nearly every player: “This is a U.S. Open challenge. We’re just putting ‘Senior’ in front of it.” Brett Quigley, whose final round 66 (-5) vaulted himContinue reading ““U.S. Open Challenge”: SentryWorld Hosts 2023 U.S. Senior Open”