Minnesota Golfer - Directory 2016 - 55

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alleywood Golf Course's origins
date back to July 19, 1972, when
ORY
This annual directory is one of
the many benefi ts of your MGA
membership. It is also an
indispensable tool for
golfers who want to learn
more about the golf
course down the street,
across town or along
one of Minnesota's
scenic byways
and beyond.
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VALLEYWOOD GC
MGA CLUB OF THE YEAR
Internet: valleywoodgolf.net
Email: jzinck@ci.apple-valley.mn.us
Address: 4851 McAndrews Rd, Apple Valley, MN 55124
Holes: 18 Par: 71
Type: Public
Golf Shop: 952-953-2324
Tee: 952-953-2323
Fax: 952-953-2319
Superintendent: Scott Lockling
Manager: Jim Zinck
Architect: Don Ripple
Pro: John Anderson
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the Paris Peace Talks had resumed
between Washington and Hanoi, the
movie Deliverance was playing in theaters,
and Donny Osmond's " Puppy Love "
was heard on the airwaves. That day, recalls Loren
Hegland, a member of the site selection committee
which submitted the golf feasibility study, the
city council of Apple Valley approved the Lebanon Hills
golf course project. Four years and one $1.47 million bond
issue later, Lebanon Hills Golf Course opened under the
direction of Jerry Bell, park and rec director, Rusty Rosland,
manager, and Scott Lockling, grounds maintenance.
In its early years, the Lebanon Hills clubhouse was a park
shelter and warming house. In 1982, Rick Dodge took over
for Rosland, and the Dakota County Vo-Tech built a clubhouse,
which was assembled and moved to the Valleywood
site. A year later, the golf course was renamed Valleywood
Golf Course.
Hegland, a longtime club member and competitive
golfer, recalls the Don Ripple-designed layout was especially
penal in its early years. During an inter-club match
between Valleywood and Majestic Oaks, then-MGA executive
director Warren Rebholz advised players that nowhere
in the Rules of Golf did it state that players must always tee
off with a driver.
The course has evolved signifi cantly since, and Lockling,
Valleywood's longtime superintendent, has had a hand in
all of the course improvements. Meanwhile, the club has
benefi tted from a reputation for attracting fi ne players
such as Sammy Schmitz, Trent Peterson, Leif Carlson and
John Sexton.
Jim Zinck, the current manager, took over for Dodge in
2007, and was on hand fi ve years later, when Valleywood
opened a new, larger clubhouse. Today, the course is one
of the Twin Cities' premier public golf venues-home to
several imaginative, innovative junior and adult player development
programs, under the supervision of John Anderson,
head golf professional-and enjoys the patronage
of a large group of active MGA Associate Members.
For these reasons and more, the MGA recognized Valleywood
Golf Course with its 2015 MGA Member Club of
the Year award.
Along with the staff at the MGA, I hope you fi nd the
2016 Golf Course Directory a valuable tool this golf season.
Inside the following pages you'll fi nd helpful golf facility
information such as names, phone numbers, green and
guest fees, directions, policies and, of course, offi cial USGA
Handicap System Course and Slope ratings. You will also
fi nd entertaining and informative news items highlighting
Valleywood Golf Course's history and championships.
I know you'll fi nd the directory a trusted resource for
your golf library. The listings are subject to change-calling
ahead is always advisable. -W.P. Ryan, Editor
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VALLEYWOOD PHOTOS BY PETER WONG
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