Golf
Coronavirus hole-in-one: 'It's in the hole!' Well, kind of
Raised cups in the hole are intended to be an aid to "no-touch golf." It also raises questions of what counts as a hole-in-one when there's no way a ball can drop into the hole.
Golf
Charismatic Berg flourished at all sports before legendary golf career
Minneapolis native Patty Berg was a champion speedskater and football teammate of Bud Wilkinson before she defined and dominated women's golf for decades.
Local
Pandemic rules: Minnesota golfers settling into no-touch vibe
Players spread out, rib each other from afar and eschew the high-fives. Metro golfers filled tee sheets from 8 a.m. to suppertime last weekend and again when it got warm during the week.
Golf
Scoggins: A good walk not spoiled: Golfer, reporter escape confinement
Overcast skies, 44 degrees, gusty wind. Folks in other states call this football weather. In Minnesota, it's golf season, and a little spring chill probably felt like Malibu.
Golf
Heading to the course? Take these precautions
The Minnesota Allied Golf Association provided this guide for playing golf under the current conditions.
Golf
Golf mailbag: Will 3M Open really happen? And how was your game?
There are a lot of variables that go into putting on a pro golf tournament. What needs to fall into place for the 3M Open to go on as planned?
Duluth
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Duluth to close a golf course, delay street projects to deal with budget shortfall
Facing up to $25 million in lost revenue, closures, cutbacks put in place.
Golf
Reusse: Sold-out tee times, big smiles and adequate pace
Tee times became available shortly after Friday's announcement golf courses could open this weekend. He or she who hesitated teed off late Saturday.
Local
Golfers enjoy the 'new normal' as Minnesota courses reopen
On a warm and sunny Saturday — the first day Minnesota golf courses were allowed to open after a statewide shutdown began in March — just walking around on the course felt pretty good.
Local
Golf courses will open today; more outdoor activities to start
With the governor's new executive order, as of Saturday, Minnesotans are allowed "to engage in a range of activities, including golfing, boating, fishing, hunting, and hiking, as long as they follow new outdoor recreation guidelines."
Golf
Heading to the course? Take these precautions
The Minnesota Allied Golf Association has made the following requests of golfers heading to courses during the coronavirus pandemic.
Duluth
Pike Lake golf course near Duluth to reopen after long hiatus
New owners hope to have the course open mid-May.
Golf
Pro golf tees up plan to return; 3M Open keeps July dates, expects fans
The PGA Tour's modified schedule, which calls for play to resume in the second week of June and fans at tournaments four weeks later, is the most detailed plan by a U.S. pro sport to restart.
Golf
Tee it up for June - and beyond: A look at the new PGA Tour schedule
The ambitiously revamped schedule includes the first four tournaments without fans, beginning June 11 in Texas.
St. Paul
Thor Nordwall, caddie at center of golf mystery, dies at 98
Nordwall, who died March 4 at age 98, was a caddie at Keller Golf Course in Maplewood when tapped in 1939 to carry the bag for Gene Sarazen at the St. Paul Open.
Golf
Missing the Masters cuts deep for Minnesota golfers who played Augusta
This would be Masters weekend at Augusta, but the course is quiet. "Just being there is a good memory,'' said Tim Herron of one of the world's prettiest courses.
Minneapolis
Minneapolis Park Board unveils preferred design for Hiawatha golf course
The plan would shrink the course to 9 holes and reduce groundwater pumping.
Golf
Souhan: Masters memories never fade for St. John's star Schmitz
In 2015, Sammy Schmitz, the former All-America from St. John's, won the U.S. Mid-Am to earn a berth in the 2016 Masters. He played two rounds at the Masters, missing the cut but gaining lifelong memories.
Golf
Still-closed golf courses take hope from state approval to mow grass
Gov. Tim Walz extended the state's stay-at-home order that keeps courses closed but modified it to allow turf maintenance during a crucial time in the growing season.
Golf
Warren Rebholz, 'Mr. Minnesota Golf,' dies at 92
The former Minnesota Golf Association president was instrumental in bringing major events to Hazeltine.
Golf
Golf mailbag: Would you play right now? And where would you play?
In this mailbag, things are a little different: You provided the answers to questions posed by golf writer Jerry Zgoda.
Local
Minnesota's 3M Open keeps spot as major golf tournaments reschedule
If the 3M Open is played as scheduled in July, PGA Tour and tournament officials intend it will be held with spectators attending at the TPC Twin Cities course in Blaine.
Golf
Put it in pencil: The new schedule for major golf championships
The revised calendar for the 2020 major golf championships — minus the British Open, which was canceled — and the Ryder Cup, which remains on its originally scheduled dates but is now a week after the U.S. Open.
Local
Minnesota golf courses seek approval to allow course maintenance
Minnesota is one of only three states with coronavirus restrictions in which employees are not being allowed to perform maintenance on their golf courses.
Local
Coping with hope: fans create diversions in a world without sports
From play-by-play of driveway P-I-G games to makeshift backyard golf courses, enthusiasts endure their new normal with inventive solutions.
Local
Playing through? Golf group wants courses open during stay-at-home order
Golfers played Thursday in Shakopee and New Prague, which remained open while others were shut down. The stay-at-home order goes into effect this weekend.
Local
Safety practices for golf in the COVID-19 era
Two metro-area golf courses deployed measures to encourage social distancing, and state golf advocates believe there are ways to make the game safe amid coronavirus concerns.
Golf
Delaying Olympics bodes well for 3M Open field if pandemic subsides
Golf tournaments with $75 million in prize money have been affected by coronavirus shutdowns. That means star players will likely enter as many remaining events as they can to earn lucrative FedEx Cup points.
Local
Playing through the virus: Minnesota pro Burnham on golf's mini-tour
Former Wayzata standout girls' golfer Sarah Burnham is finding competition in the Cactus Tour in the age of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Golf
Reusse: Cavner says PGA Tour got virus action right
3M Open CEO says tour commissioner Jay Monahan "is solid in crisis mode."
Golf
Alexandria's Grimes qualifies for Women's PGA Championship
Winning the PGA Women's Stroke Play Championship on Tuesday earned Lisa Grimes, at 59 the second-oldest player in the field, a spot in this year's KPMG Women's PGA Championship in June.
Golf
Reusse: 'Lumpy' is par for the course in his Champions Tour debut
Tim Herron, the Wayzata pro affectionately known as "Lumpy" throughout his career, will be a popular addition to the 50-and-over Champions Tour.
Golf
A $650 golf club? Elite golf store PXG opens in Southdale
High-end golf retailer PXG opens location at Southdale Center in Edina.
St. Paul
St. Paul's Highland 9 golf course could make way for soccer fields
The proposal reflects the growing interest in soccer and the waning interest in golf that has led dozens of courses to close in recent years.
Golf
Sagstrom wins Gainbridge LPGA for first LPGA Tour title
Madelene Sagstrom won the Gainbridge LPGA at Boca Rio in Boca Raton, Fla., on Sunday for her first LPGA Tour title, birdieing the par-3 17th to tie for the lead and winning with a par when Nasa Hataoka missed a 3-footer on the last.
Golf
Darkness forces extra day for extended playoff at LPGA Tour stop
The season opener has everything except a winner.
Local
Golf instructor Rodney Lidenberg dies at 69
From 2007 to 2016, Golf Magazine annually named him one of the "Top 100 Teachers in America."
Golf
Romo could miss Sunday's Vikings-Bears telecast if he makes PGA cut
Former Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo shot 2-under in the opening round of this week's PGA Tour event. Should he make the cut, he'll put his CBS announcing duties for this weekend on hold.
West Metro
Minnesota PGA may take over Bloomington's Hyland Greens for state golf headquarters
Bloomington and the Minnesota PGA are considering a partnership
Golf
Bonding sans blades: Golf is offseason sport of choice for Wild
Before getting back on the ice Tuesday for a practice at the Eagle Pool & Ice Rink outside Vail, Colo., coaches and staff members spent Monday in a four-person scramble that was treated like a tournament.
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