What is the best championship golf course in the Brainerd Lakes area?
Whitebirch, a beautiful Minnesota golf course, was the first championship golf course layout in the Brainerd Lakes Area. It features over 6700 yards of lush fairways and huge undulating greens with multiple tee boxes. Add to that trees, sand and water and you have what many consider the best championship golf value in the Brainerd Lakes Area.
Where are the best golf courses on Gull Lake?
Madden’s on Gull Lake is recognized among the top golf destinations in the United States. With four outstanding layouts including their championship courses, The Classic, the historic Pine Beach East, Scenic Pine Beach West, and the Social 9.
Why live in Brainerd/B Baxter?
The bustling community of Brainerd/Baxter is nestled among the pines and it has something for everyone. It is the retail-district, it’s where the service are, it’s where the hotels are, it’s where you’ll find great dining and events, it’s where the historic downtown is, and it’s where the public parks and beaches are.
Championship courses
Some of the best courses in the country have been built around Brainerd in the last 15 years, and at the top of our list is The Classic at Madden's on Gull Lake, just north of Brainerd .
Traditional courses
Unlike the championship courses, these do not include carts in their rates.
Bargain courses
Emily Greens is another expanded nine-hole, par 3 course that now is a 5,000-yard, par 65 course of 18 holes. Located just west of Emily on County Road 1, northeast of Crosslake, it claims to have Minnesota's largest green.
Nine-hole courses
Pine River Country Club in Pine River is the most traditional of the nine-hole courses in the area, although it's added an executive nine to the 3,400-yard, par 36 layout.
Who designed golf courses?
Robert Trent Jones Jr., Arnold Palmer, Joel Goldstrand and Dye Designs are among the famous names who have had a hand in designing these outstanding courses. Several area courses have been nationally recognized by Golf Digest, Golfweek and Golf.
When is Grand View Lodge open?
The Pines at Grand View Lodge is open May through October. Special rates in spring and fall. Discounted twilight rates at The Pines and The Preserve after 4:00 p.m. Pro shop with PGA professional on site. Golf lessons. Rentals.