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Chip, Putt and Rough It in North Dakota
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Categories: Bodies in Motion
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Championship and unique Golf Courses in North Dakota
Circle tour of the state, starting in the southeast and working around the state. Some of the trip is on interstate highways, but much of the trip is off the beaten path.
Wahpeton Area
Bois de Sioux Golf Club
- The Bois de Sioux Golf Club is the only public golf course in the nation to have nine holes in one state and nine holes located in another state. The front side in Wahpeton, ND, and the back side is in Breckenridge, MN. The course measures approximately 6,700 yards and is challenging for the skilled and entertaining for the novice. www.thegolfcourses.net/golfcourses/ND/36472.htm
Fargo-West Fargo Area
Edgewood Golf Course
- Established in the mid 1920s, Edgewood is perhaps the most popular traditional type golf course in the Fargo metro area today. Edgewood is an 18-Hole, Par 71 championship golf course beautifully located along the Red River. With its beautiful, tree-lined fairways this golf course provides a challenge to every level of golfer. www.fargogolf.net/edgewood.html
Grand Forks Area
King’s Walk
- King's Walk is the 18-hole Arnold Palmer Signature Champion Golf Course designed and developed by the Palmer Course Design Company. The 7,230 yard, par 72 course is designed using the Palmer methods to offer an exciting experience to golfers with a variety of abilities. The links-style course is characterized with mounds, moguls, native grasses and pine trees interspersed with lakes styled in a dry southwestern arroyo landscape. The signature golf course opened in 2002 and is one of the area’s premier golf courses. The clubhouse includes a golf shop, dining room and lounge. www.kingswalk.org/
Portal
Gateway Cities Golf Club
- This course is right on the border of Canada and the United States. The big attraction for this course is that eight holes are in Canada and one is in the United States. The course also borders two different time zones. The clubhouse is located on the United States side. The course is flat and has only one dogleg fairway, but even though it looks easy, it's a rare occurrence for someone to shoot a thirty-four. The course has wide-open fairways and large greens.
Minot Area
Souris Valley
- This 18-hole course measures 6759 from the tips, and plays to a par-72. The Souris River winds through the course, and you will cross it about half a dozen times during your round. Four tee boxes give players of any ability a chance to test their golfing skills and have an enjoyable round of golf on a course that provides a challenge as well as a scenic backdrop. Snack bar, pro shop, practice range, cart rental, golf lessons and a PGA Professional are all available. www.minotparkdistrict.org/sports.shtml
Williston Area
Links of North Dakota
- Water doesn't come into play on this par-72 championship course but 71-80 sand bunkers do, and wind will almost always factor into your round at Red Mike. Players have the option of five tee boxes to choose from as the set out for 18 holes of links golf on a course with wide open fairways, but punishing native prairie grass rough. Architect Stephen Kay moved a minimal amount of dirt in placing this course on the rolling land overlooking the big lake, and you can expect some uneven lies as you navigate this world-class venue. For more information check their website at #1 Ranked Golf Course in North Dakota by Golf Week. #57 Ranked in Golf Week’s 100 Best Modern Courses. www.redmike.com
Medora
Bully Pulpit
- Course designer, Dr. Michael Hurdzan, has created a golf course in the area just south of Medora along the Little Missouri River Bottoms and up into the Badlands that will provide golfers of all levels a fantastic golfing experience. The 18-hole course will play to a par-72 and you will have the choice of 5 tee boxes from which to challenge this course. The course will give players different looks from the walkable Little Missouri bottoms to the challenging elevation changes and dramatic setting of the holes in the Badlands section of the course. The course will measure 7413 yards from the Black tees, 6897 yards from the Gold tees, 6449 yards from the Blue tees, 5834 yards from the Silver tees and 5000 yards from the Green tees. http://www.medora.com/bully-pulpit/
Bismarck-Mandan Area
Hawktree Golf Club
- Hawktree's architect Jim Engh has created a wonderful course that presents the player with a Scottish-links look but also a modern touch. Engh uses elevation changes, native prairie grasses, large greens and four tee boxes to give players of any age or ability a chance to enjoy a great golf experience. This visually beautiful layout is also about wind and water.. Another distinctive feature of Hawktree is Engh's use of black coal slag in the bunkers! Rated #68 in Best 100 Modern Courses by Golfweek 2002. Rated #2 in Golf Digest's 2000 list of The Best New Affordable Public Courses in America. Rated 4 ½ Stars out of 5 in Golf Digest Guide "Places to Play 2002-2003." www.hawktree.com
Contacts:
Bismarck-Mandan CVB
1600 Burnt Boat Drive
Bismarck ND 58503
701-222-4308
800-767-3555
Fax: 701-222-0647
http://www.discoverbismarckmandan.com/
Fargo-Moorhead CVB
2001 44th Street SW
Fargo ND 58103
701-282-3653
800-235-7654
www.fargomoorhead.org
Theodore Roosevelt Medora Foundation
PO Box 198
Medora ND 58645
701-623-4444
800-633-6721
www.medora.com
Dickinson CVB
72 E. Museum Drive
Dickinson ND 58601
701-483-4988
800-279-7391
http://www.dickinsoncvb.com
Minot CVB
1020 South Broadway
Minot ND 58702
701-857-8206
800-264-2626
http://www.visitminot.org
Wahpeton Breckenridge Chamber of Commerce
118 North 6th Street
Wahpeton ND 58075
701-642-8744
800-892-6673
http://www.wahpetonbreckenridgechamber.com
Greater Grand Forks CVB
4251 Gateway Drive
Grand Forks ND 58203
701-746-0444
800-866-4566
http://www.visitgrandforks.com
Williston Convention and Visitors Bureau
10 Main Street
Williston ND 58801
701-774-9041
800-615-9041
http://www.willistonndtourism.com
Additional contacts:
www.ndtourism.com and www.lewisandclarkgolftrail.com
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