Golf
July 8, 2020
The return of the Ryder Cup to Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska will also be delayed a year, to 2029.

Ryder Cup postponed; return to Hazeltine pushed to 2029

The coronavirus pandemic claims another sporting event, this one the marquee team golf event headed for Kohler, Wis.
Golf
July 8, 2020

Sorenson's second 67 gives him one-shot lead in Minnesota State Open

Jeff Sorenson of the Minikahda Club shot a second straight 5-under 67 on Wednesday to take a one-shot lead at the Minnesota State Open at Royal Golf Club in Lake Elmo.
Local
July 8, 2020
In New Ulm at the August Schell Brewery, Ted Marti is the fifth generation brewer. He is standing next to one of the modern brewing vats.] rtsong-taat

Minn. breweries, golf courses, law firms get $1M-plus in loan help

The forgivable loans from the federal Paycheck Protection Program can mean "the difference between a not-very-good year and a disastrous year," a brewery leader says.
Golf
July 7, 2020

Simley's Isabella McCauley wins second tournament in two weeks

Isabella McCauley shot a closing 3-under 69 to beat Kathryn VanArragon by two shots after the final round of the 45th Minnesota Girls' Junior PGA Championship at Rush Creek
Golf
July 3, 2020

Sarah Burnham wins Michigan PGA Women's Open by 10 shots

The former Wayzata golfer from Maple Grove had rounds of 65, 70 and 63 for an 18-under 198 total in Thompsonville, Mich.
Golf
July 1, 2020
Isabella Mccauley of Simley tees off last June in the MSHSL state golf tournament.

Isabella McCauley defeats younger sister for Junior State Championship

Isabella and Reese McCauley, who play golf at Simley High School, entered the final day tied atop the leaderboard after spending entire days together practicing.
Golf
June 29, 2020

Ex-South High golfer Bryn wins Twin Cities Golf Championship

After shooting a first-round 66 on Saturday at Theodore Wirth in north Minneapolis, Yarri Bryn wrapped up the victory at Hastings Golf Club.
Golf
June 29, 2020
October 8, 1961 Sports information director for the university, Otis J. Dypwick, keeps close tab on the play on the field in order to help furnish sta

Reusse: Otis Dypwick, golf author, to be part of 2020 Hall of Fame class

Best known for his role publicizing Gophers sports, he also produced instructional golf books.
Outdoors
June 26, 2020
Gail Buhl of The Raptor Center and Luke Herbert worked together June 16 to get two red-tailed hawk chicks back in trees at Island View Golf Course.

Birdie save: Golfers stop to rescue red-tailed hawk chick in Waconia

Luke Herbert and Noah Kandt were putting on the 12th green at Island View Golf Club when their round ended abruptly and their roles as bird rescuers commenced.
Golf
June 23, 2020
Brooks Koepka, left, and Dustin Johnson, shown during the 2017 Presidents Cup, will play in the 3M Open at Blaine next month.

Top golf stars officially commit to play 3M Open in Blaine next month

The tournament in Blaine on July 23-26, to be played without spectators, also has defending champion Matthew Wolff in the field.
Golf
June 20, 2020
Paul Martin's second hole-in-one in his life came not only on a 343-yard, par 4 on Sunday at CreeksBend golf course; that ace was longer than any ever

A 340-yard hole-in-one comes on 12 year anniversary of another ace

Vikings team operations manager Paul Martin drives a par four, finds his golf ball in the cup.
Golf
June 15, 2020

3M Open is on for next month, will be played without spectators

The PGA Tour will play next month in Minnesota, with major championship winners Brooks Koepka and Dustin Johnson expected, but without spectators admitted.
Golf
June 11, 2020
Martin Kaymer, of Germany, looks at his name on top of the leaderboard on the second hole during the second round of the U.S. Open golf tournament in

Follow the leaderboards on the pro golf tours

Here are the latest real-time scores and daily results from the major professional golf tours.
Golf
June 10, 2020
Jaycee Rhodes won the Senior Showcase with an even-par 72: "To have this opportunity was awesome," she said.

No cancellation this time: Eastview's Rhodes wins girls' golf Senior Showcase

Jaycee Rhodes missed the past two high school seasons because of a transfer and a virus.
Golf
June 10, 2020

Golf mailbag: How much have you missed watching pro golf?

The PGA Tour returns to action Thursday in Fort Worth, Tex., at the Charles Schwab Challenge. We wondered how much you missed watching the pros play.
Golf
June 10, 2020
John Henry and Butch Davis

Reusse: On Hiawatha's tees, black golfers group sees course of America changing

At Hiawatha Golf Club on Tuesday, there was a search for perspective on where we are, where we could be going, in a city and a state these older black men have made home.
Golf
June 10, 2020
High School golfers took to the driving range during the Minnesota PGA Senior Showcase boys' high school golf tournament held at Bunker Hills, Tuesday

With phones, without fans, boys' golfers play one last round

Gunnar Broin, who finished with a 5-under-par 67. was medalist in the Senior Showcase at Bunker Hills in Coon Rapids.
Golf
June 7, 2020
Tom Hoge, seen here in 2015, shows some of the loneliness rarely seen on the PGA Tour that will be in place by mandate when the tour resumes play Thur

Teeing off a new normal: PGA Tour players will need patience

The return of PGA Tour play, which kicks off this week in Texas, will include required coronavirus testing but no galleries for now.
Golf
June 6, 2020

A look at the return of the PGA Tour

A closer look at this week's Charles Schwab Challenge, and what to expect on the course.
Golf
June 6, 2020

Upcoming tournaments on the PGA Tour schedule

The PGA Tour returns this week at the Charles Schwab Challenge in Fort Worth, Texas. Here's a look at what's scheduled after that.
Golf
June 4, 2020
Pro golf agent Jim Lehman, left, talked with PGA of America Minnesota section rules official Jim Manthis before Lehman’s first round at the PGA

Precautionary golf on display at Minnesota Senior Open

New guidelines in the COVID-19 era kept contact minimal and spectators away from the first major event on the 2020 Minnesota golf calendar.
Golf
June 2, 2020
There won’t be large crowds if the 3M Open is played this summer. Last year, a group followed Charles Howell III at the TPC Twin Cities.

3M Open director says not much time to decide tournament's fate

Tournament director Hollis Cavner said a decision how — or if — the tournament will go must be made "very, very, very soon."
Golf
June 2, 2020
Tiger Woods and former NFL player Peyton Manning celebrate defeating Phil Mickelson and NFL player Tom Brady of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on the 18th g

Souhan: 'The Match' made in golf/football heaven should get a sequel

The made-for-TV charity event was gobbled up by fans craving any sort of live sports, but it was compelling enough with personalities, banter and insight to merit imitators.
Inspired
May 31, 2020
Jack Traxler is a senior at Cretin-Derham Hall. He has been on the golf team for the past 3 years despite have serious balance issues, double vision a

When a brain tumor cut short his hockey dream, Cretin-Derham Hall student took up golf

Jack Traxler sees a lot of parallels between golf and his recovery.
Golf
May 28, 2020
Matthew Wolff hits his ball out of the rough along the side of the 18th hole during the third round of the 3M Open golf tournament in Blaine, Minn., S

PGA Tour cancels John Deere Classic; 3M Open still scheduled for July

3M tournament director Hollis Cavner believes the Minnesota tournament will be played with or without spectators.
Golf
May 26, 2020
Bunker Hills Golf Course, a frequent host of the Class 3A state tournament for boys and girls, is playing host to a senior golf showcase on June 9-10,

Minnesota PGA offers prep seniors one last 18-hole tournament

A pay-to-play senior golf "showcase'' will be held June 9-10 at Bunker Hills for top prep players whose season was canceled by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Golf
May 19, 2020

Stay-at-home meant time to create disc golf course in Dellwood

Two Dellwood men created an elaborate 18-hole disc golf course for their neighborhood to help pass the time and keep active during Minnesota's stay-at-home order.
Golf
May 15, 2020
Mike Leuthner, left, and Tim Herron.

Reusse: Herron will always be Lumpy 2 among Wayzata peers

Before Tim Herron became known as Lumpy on the PGA Tour, he asked Wayzata's first Lumpy for permission.
Local
May 14, 2020
Matthew Wolff hit a shot at last year's 3M Open in Blaine. Tournament officials are working on several scenarios depending on coronavirus concerns for

Swabs, screening will greet golfers before tournament play tees off

The PGA Tour is scheduled to resume its season four weeks from Thursday in Texas, and there will be a myriad of precautions in tow. The 3M Open in Blaine is scheduled to start July 23.
Golf
May 12, 2020
Golfers practice putting at Braemar Golf Course in Edina.

Golf mailbag: Sharing your feelings about socially distanced golf

After a month of hitting the course with modified rules to prevent the spread of COVID-19, we took your temperature about what it's like playing this way.
Golf
May 4, 2020
Amy Olson, LPGA golfer from Fargo, working on her putting in her front hallway in Fargo.

Used to nomadic life, pro golfers are settling into staying put

With schedules on hold, pro golfers have defaulted into an extended taste of home life — and grown to like it.
Golf
May 1, 2020

Minnesota golfers and their 'off-season'

A look at how Minnesotans — and adopted ones — are waiting out this pandemic pause before pro golf tours are scheduled to return in June and July.
Golf
April 28, 2020
How Jeremy Savageau's ball appeared after scoring a hole-in-one on the third hole at the Refuge Golf Course in Oak Grove.

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
April 27, 2020
Minneapolis native Patty Berg was a women's golf pioneer who won 15 LPGA Tour major titles and was one of the 13 founding members of the tour in 1950.

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
April 25, 2020
Golfers at Stonebrooke Golf Club in Shakopee enjoyed Friday's spring weather but took care to practice social distancing.

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
April 22, 2020
Columnist Chip Scoggins walked the Oak Marsh course with Jake Minnig (pictured) on Monday in Oakdale. The fresh air did both of them good.

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
April 22, 2020
A weekend scene at Columbia Golf Course in Minneapolis.

Heading to the course? Take these precautions

The Minnesota Allied Golf Association provided this guide for playing golf under the current conditions.
Golf
April 22, 2020
Superintendent Brandon Gauster placed a pin flag for the 10th green, complete with an addition so the ball doesn't fall all the way in the hole, as he

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
April 21, 2020
N. Basswood Ave. in Duluth, MN is slotted to be completely redone and paved in 2020. The road is currently covered in potholes and uneven pavement. ]

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
April 18, 2020
The scene Saturday at Columbia Golf Club included social distancing circles.

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.

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