golfer MINNESOTA Summer 2012 28 FEATURES 18 24 28 A REAL CHAMPIONSHIP LAYOUT By Rick Shefchik Our third excerpt from From Fields to Fairways examines how Minnesota golf courses have made history at the highest level. DRIVING MINNESOTA: MARSHALL TOUR By W.P. Ryan and Chuck Lennon There's great golf and fascinating history carved out around Marshall in southwestern Minnesota. FAIRWAY FOCUS By W.P. Ryan The game of golf has been under the microscope recently. We take a closer look as well. DEPARTMENTS EDITOR'S LETTER MEMBER LINKS GREAT DRIVES Two holes you'll love TIPS FROM THE PROS ASK THE EXPERT MGA PROFILE Hazeltine Pro Mike Schultz enjoys his fi nal season PUNCH SHOTS MGA News + Allied Associations SCORECARD BACKSPIN Summertime is tournament time in Minnesota >> Digital Magazine Minnesota Golfer is also available online as a digital magazine. To check out this member benefi t, go to mngolf.org and click on the cover on the homepage. Minnesota Golfer (USPS: #0008-0026) is published four times a year in Winter (Directory), Spring, Summer and Fall by the Minnesota Golf Association Inc. Periodicals postage paid at Minneapolis, MN and additional mailing offi ces. Vol. 40, No. 3. 18 From Fields to Fairways www.mngolf.org Summer 2012 MINNESOTAGOLFER 3 Postmaster: Send address changes to: Minnesota Golfer c/o MGA 6550 York Avenue South, Ste. 211, Edina, MN 55435-2333 12 14 17 33 37 40 5 8 10 ® Tyler Golf Club 24 PHOTO BY PAUL MARKERT PHOTO COURTESY OF THE USGAhttp://www.mngolf.org http://www.mngolf.org