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GOLF COURSE
MGA Members Guide to Minnesota Golf
2023
52
MINNESOTAGOLFER Directory 2023
iThe annual directory
s one of the many benefi ts of your MGA membership. It is also
a handy reference for golfers who want to learn more about
the golf course down the road, across town, or along one of
Minnesota's scenic byways and beyond.
Th e Burl Oaks Golf Club has its origins in 1970 when Russ
Wenkstern, a Tonka Toys executive with a passion for golf began
construction of a nine-hole semi-private golf course on a 200acre
parcel of wetlands and forest in Minnetrista. Wenkstern
added an additional nine holes in 1973, and six years later the
course changed ownership when it was purchased as a memberowned
private golf club.
In 1991, the members built a new $1.2 million clubhouse on
a rise overlooking the layout. Less than a decade later, a master
plan was developed which called for a redesign of nine holes,
major bunker, greens and tee renovations, better drainage
and a more-challenging routing that brought additional water
obstacles into play. In 2006, the practice facilities were expanded
and improved, and a major bunker renovation was completed
in 2015.
Since the early 1980s, Burl Oaks has hosted numerous amateur
championships and qualifi ers including a dozen MGA
Senior Tour and Member Days, fi ve USGA qualifi ers, three
MGA Senior Amateurs, the Minnesota State Junior Boys' and
Junior Girls' Championships, and most recently, the 2022 MGA
Women's Match Play and Players' championships (men's match
play). In the former, Taylor Ledwein defeated Leah Skaar, 1 up,
and in the latter, Cecil Belisle defeated Ryan Conn, 5 and 4.
Currently, Burl Oak's actively supports the MGA's non-profi t
mission through its MGA Associate Member program (470
active members) using the GHIN service. Th e club received a
plaque and will be featured herein the 2023 Directory issue of
Minnesota Golfer, the offi cial publication of the MGA.
Th e courses listed herein are member clubs of the MGA. Th eir
support through club and associate (individual) membership is
vital to the MGA mission to uphold and promote the game of
golf and its values for all golfers in Minnesota.
Along with the staff at the MGA, I hope you fi nd the 2023
Golf Course Directory a valuable tool this golf season. Inside
the following pages you fi nd helpful golf facility information
such as names, phone numbers, green and guest fees, directions,
policies and of course, offi cial USGA Handicap System Course
and Slope ratings. You will also fi nd entertaining and informative
news items highlighting Burl Oaks Golf Club's history and
championships.
I know you'll fi nd the directory a trusted resource for your
golf library. Th e listings are subject to change-calling ahead is
always advisable.
-W.P. Ryan, editor.
This annual directory is one of the many benefits of your MGA membership. It is also an indispensable tool for golfers who
want to learn more about the golf course down the street, across town or along one of Minnesota's scenic byways and beyond.
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