I realize that I may be the only one who cares about golf that ever visits this blog, but it's my blog, so I can write about it. I'm going to write about 2 golf courses that I played recently that, to me anyway, are awesome examples of what golf courses should be.
The first is located in Sioux Falls, SD. I know there is at least 1 reader of this blog who will be disappointed I didn't stop by when I was in Sioux Falls, but it was a golf weekend with a golfing buddy from High School, and the weekend was packed with golf...there was just no time. I'll catch you next time.
Anyway, the golf course is Prairie Green which is actually a Sioux Falls municipal course located on the south side of town. Prairie Green is ranked by Golf Digest as the #5 course in South Dakota. I've played quite a bit of golf in South Dakota, and I've never played a course in that state that is as good as Prairie Green. The entire golf course is right in front of you, and it's in great shape for a municipal track. I just loved this course. We played from the Championship tees, which were roughly 6,700 yards, with a course rating of 73.1 and a slope of 125. I played really well, for a change. I plan to play this course whenever I can get to Sioux Falls and it's not snowing.
Then, last weekend, the family was in the Twin Cities for a long weekend. On Saturday morning I made the trek to Willinger's Golf Club in Northfield, MN for a long awaited 18 holes. We lived in the Twin Cities for about 2 years, but I never got to play this golf course when we lived there. So, when the opportunity arose, I took it. Willinger's is the hardest golf course I've ever played. At 6,800 yards, it's not very long, but it's packed with danger. The slope of the golf course (which indicates how hard the course is for bogey golfers) was 150...the maximum is 155, and average difficulty is 113. Despite the difficulty, Willinger's is a beautiful track with the front 9 routed through and around several marshes and the back nine routed through the woods. Check out the slide show on the Willinger's website. I actually played ok, but the trouble got me on a few occasions.
These were really fun opportunities for me. Living in the Midwest, sometimes we think we don't have that many good golf courses, but the truth is, there are great golf courses everywhere...you just have to remember to look. Thanks for indulging a golf blog.
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You know you're not the only person who reads this blog that cares about golf.
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