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See Hazeltine's rerouted Ryder Cup
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Driving
Minnesota
FEATURES
14 | DRIVING MINNESOTA:
HEADWATERS TOUR
By Chuck Lennon
Golf at the source of the Mississippi
is great summer fun.
20 | SWING STATE
Compiled by Dan Sachau
A by-the-numbers survey of golf
rounds, participation, economic
impact and health benefi ts of
the game.
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posted as well! Send us selfi es as you golf and updates about where you've been and
what you're doing. Check mngolf.org to see who's hitting holes-in-one, along with lots of
other useful information about amateur golf in Minnesota.
22 | READY FOR RYDER CUP
By Joseph Oberle
A sneak peek at Hazeltine's prep
for golf's biggest event.
Summer 2015
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Ready for Ryder Cup
12
Patrick
Hunt
DEPARTMENTS
4 | EDITOR'S LETTER
5 | MEMBER LINKS
Handicaps, stats and more
6 | GREAT DRIVES
Westfi eld Golf Club's No. 9
8 | TIPS FROM THE PROS
Perfect your angle of approach
9 | RULES PRIMER
What to do when in doubt
10 | ASK THE EXPERT
Golf photographer Peter Wong
12 | MGA PROFILE
Ryder Cup general chairman
Patrick Hunt
30 | PUNCHSHOTS
MGA News + Allied
Associations
Specialty license
plate, p. 34
36 | SCORECARD
Tournament season scores
and recap
40 | BACKSPIN
Mark Craig on a rally
point at the Ryder Cup
Clayton Rask, p. 38
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