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Explore Minnesota Golf Heading to Chicago and Milwaukee
We're getting ready to hit the road for a pair of golf shows on back to back weekends. First up, is our annual trip to the Chicago Golf Show at the convention center in Rosemont. We'll be there February 26-28 and then the very next weekend we'll be at the State Fairgrounds in Milwaukee for their golf show as well.If you're heading to the show, stop by and see us! Our visitors will have a chance to register and win a play and stay package in Minnesota this summer. We'll also be taking video of our visitors and get the pulse of the golf industry. Hope to see you soon!
The Quarry and The Legend Make Golf Digest Top 5 List
Posted by Giants Ridge Golf & Ski Resort
One week after The Classic at Madden's cracked Matt Ginella's Top 10 Most Affordable Courses in the country, the courses at Giants Ridge checked in at number 5 of that same list. In his column, Ginella (aka. "Matty G."), who prefers The Legend to The Quarry, wrote: Read MoreThe Classic at Madden's in Golf Digest Top 10 Most Affordable Courses in America
Posted by Madden’s on Gull Lake
The Classic at Madden's is ranked 8th in Senior Travel Editor, Matt Ginella's list of Top 10 Most Affordable Courses in America. Ginella's sixth through 10th picks were released on Wednesday, February 3rd. Read MoreTom Lehman Minnesota Golf's Best Pitch Man
Tom Lehman is very happy living in Arizona. He and his family live on the golf course at D.C. Ranch, an exclusive private course north of Scottsdale. Yet, Lehman is a native Minnesotan and he'll tell you that with great pride. Read MoreRidges at Sand Creek is MWGCOA's Course of the Year
Posted by Ridges at Sand Creek
When the Midwest Golf Course Owners Association holds it's 13th annual conference and trade show on October 27th, it will recognize Ridges at Sand Creek as it's 2009 Course of the Year. Owned and operated privately by Mike Malone, Ridges is located in Jordan, MN in the southwest Twin Cities vicinity.Each year MWGCOA's Course of the Year also qualifies for the national Golf Course Owners Association's prestigious Course of the Year award during the Golf Industry Show. The show is the world's largest gathering of golf course owners and will be held February 8-12, 2010 at the Convention Center and Omni Hotel in San Diego, CA.
Congratulations to Mike and the staff at Ridges at Sand Creek on a job well done!
Grand View Lodge and Giant's Ridge in Golf Digest Top 75
Posted by Grand View Lodge
Golf Digest magazine released its list of the 75 Best Golf Resorts in North America and we're thrilled to announce that both Grand View Lodge and Giant's Ridge are included. Giant's Ridge checked in at 46th with Grand View Lodge making its debut on the list for the first time ever at 52. According to the list of prestigious facilities they are both among the top 5 golf resorts in the upper midwest.By the way, if they think the courses are spectacular in the summer months, they should see Minnesota golf in the fall!
Hats off to Grand View and Giant's Ridge - both are deserving of this great recognition.
April Play and Stay Golf Package Winner
Linda McKegney from Madison, WI is the April winner of the Explore Minnesota Golf Play & Stay Package. Linda wins a trip for two to Giants Ridge in Biwabik, MN. Congratulations Linda!If you're interested in entering for a chance to win a Play & Stay package in Minnesota this summer, register on this website and we'll announce a new winner each month.






