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rand View Lodge holds a truly special place in
Minnesota tourism and the golf resort business.
The resort has won recognition from Wine
Spectator, Condé Nast Traveler, Golfweek and
numerous regional publications. The 100-year-old resort
also features two challenging championship golf courses,
the 27-hole Pines and the 18-hole Preserve, as well as the
par-35 Garden course, suited to juniors and the game's
shorter hitters.
In 1916, Marvin and Harriet Baker began selling lots
along the Gull Lake shoreline. To accommodate prospective
buyers, Baker built the main lodge from Norway pine felled
on the property. After the stock market crash in 1929 (and
the ensuing depression years), Baker sold the main lodge
and property to Brownie Cote for the tidy sum of $85,000.
In 1980, the main lodge was selected for the National
Register of Historic Places as an example of early resort log
construction.
Not long after, Fred Boos, Grand View Lodge's general
manager, revisited his plans to create a championship
golf course. He persuaded the board of directors that the
time was ripe for Grand View to enter the golf resort business.
The Pines at Grand View Lodge opened in 1990-an
18-hole championship course designed by Joel Goldstrand.
Eventually The Pines would add nine additional holes,
and Grand View Lodge would acquire The Preserve, an
18-hole golf course in nearby Pequot Lakes. As the game's
popularity blossomed in the 1990s, Brainerd would become
a nationally recognized golf tourism destination. Madden's,
Cragun's, Breezy Point and Ruttger's would follow Grand
View Lodge's lead in adding championship golf to their
resort amenities.
Grand View Lodge has hosted the MGA Net Team
Championship since its inaugural year (1992), as well as
other MGA championships including the Four-Ball, Senior
Players' and Players' (match plays), the Women's Senior
Amateur, the State Junior Boys', and several USGA and
MGA qualifiers.
For these reasons and more, the MGA recognized Grand
View Lodge with its 2017 MGA Member Club of the Year
award.
Along with the staff at the MGA, I hope you find the 2018
Golf Course Directory a valuable tool throughout this golf
season. Inside the following pages you'll find helpful golf
facility information such as names, phone numbers, green
and guest fees, directions, policies, and of course, official
USGA Handicap System Course and Slope ratings. You will
also find entertaining and informative news items highlighting
Grand View Lodge's club history and championships.
I know you'll find the directory a trusted resource for
your golf library. The listings are subject to change-calling
ahead is always advisable.
-W.P. Ryan, editor
LET US HELP YOU FIND A COURSE:
You can search by region, city, zip code and more at mngolf.org/courses.
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