Brainerd Lakes Area Golf Guide

2011 BRAINERD LAKES AREA

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Friday, April 22, 2011 The Brainerd Dispatch

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Friday, April 22, 2011 The Brainerd Dispatch

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Achieving Pure Perfection Golf enthusiasts know that all it can take is one missed stroke to lose a game. While skill on the course is one factor in a great game, the equipment used is another major contributor to performance.

It is essential for golf clubs to perform consistently and correctly, which is why many avid players and professionals look to technological advancements in their quest for perfection.

Every golf club created is unique to itself. Regardless of material manufacture and output, the shaft cannot be perfectly round, straight or stiff throughout its length. SST PURE Shaft Alignment is a technology that analyzes golf shafts after manufacture and locates the most stable orientation of any golf shaft to minimize off-line bending and twisting. The system places all of the shafts in a set of clubs into the same orientation for a more consistent game.

The technology behind the system is simple but revolutionary to the golf game. The shaft is first removed from the head and placed in a computer-driven machine. This machine checks for irregularities in straightness, roundness and stiffness that are inherent to the manufacturing process. Then the shaft is corrected, or PUREd as the company calls it.

Independent testing on players of all skill levels has established that SST PURE improves impact repeatability on the center of the clubface by up to 51 percent. Clubs that have been PUREd have a softer feel than randomly installed shafts.

This technology is frequently relied upon by PGA tour players, some of whom will not even hit a ball until their clubs have gone through the analysis.

The process can be performed on existing clubs, new clubs or new shafts -- steel or graphite -- from all major manufacturers.

Apart from using technology to improve your golf game, here are some other strategies you can employ.

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Invest in a good set of golf shoes that will provide the right level of traction and comfort.

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Improvements in your golf game will come from plenty of practice on the course and at the driving range. Frequent practice is valuable in lowering your handicap and taking strokes off of your game.

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Improved attitude can also go a long way toward a better golf game. Learn from setbacks and don’t get discouraged.

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Friday, April 22, 2011 The Brainerd Dispatch

Play It Safe.

Protect Your Skin During Your Golf Outing!

The Brainerd Dispatch Friday, April 22, 2011

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Sunscreen Effective in Reducing Cancer Risk or decrease in the production or distribution of skin pigment, is often a greater concern among dark-skinned people than sunburn. Regular sunscreen use can minimize the risk for dyspigmentation.

With summer upon us once again, the importance of protecting skin from the sun is a top priority. Anyone spending time in the sun needs to protect themselves with sunscreen. SCF answers the following questions concerning the importance of sunscreen and protecting skin from the sun.

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Q: Why is sunscreen so important?

A: The U.S. government lists ultraviolet radiation from the sun and tanning machines on its list of known human carcinogens, or substances capable of causing cancer in living human tissue. UVR can produce DNA damage that leads to mutations in genes and the development of skin cancer.

Sunscreens, however, can absorb UVR, acting as a protective barrier from the sun, particularly during the summer, when UV rays are typically at their strongest.

Q: Does the sun cause skin cancer?

A: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency estimates the sun has caused 90 percent of nonmelanoma skin cancers and 65 percent of melanomas.

Q: Should everyone use sunscreen?

A: Those with darker skin often feel as if they don’t need to wear sunscreen. While darker-skinned people are not as riskprone as those with light skin, they develop skin cancer as well. Dyspigmentation, which includes any abnormal increase

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Q: Is sunscreen necessary on overcast days?

A: Roughly 70 to 80 percent of the sun’s rays go through clouds and fog, meaning overcast days can be nearly as dangerous to the skin as days when there is not a cloud in the sky.

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Q: Have sunscreens ever been proven to be effective?

A: Research studying the efficacy of sunscreens has been conducted across the globe, and strong evidence exists to support the effectiveness of sunscreen. Studies conducted in both the United States and Australia have shown that regular sunscreen use significantly decreases the development of a precancerous skin condition known as actinic keratosis.

For more information, visit the Skin Cancer Foundation Web site at www.skincancer.org.

Friday, April 22, 2011 The Brainerd Dispatch

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Courses Featured in this 2011 Brainerd Lakes Area Golf Guide

1. Cuyuna Country Club/ Deerwood 2. Black Bear Golf Complex 3. Wild Wedge Family Golf 4. The Garden Course/ Grand View 5. The Pines/Grand View 6. Deacon’s Lodge/Grand View 7. The Preserve/Grand View 8. Birch Bay/Gull Lake 9. The Lakes at Ruttger’s 10. Alex’s Nine at Ruttger’s 11. Whitefish Golf Course 12. The Vintage/Staples 13. Crosswoods/Crosslake 14. Eagle’s Landing Golf Club/ Camp Ripley 15. Emily Greens 16. Golden Eagle Golf Club 17. Legacy Courses at Cragun’s Reversible 9 18. Legacy Courses at Cragun’s Dutch Legacy 19. Legacy Courses at Cragun’s Bobby’s Legacy

The Brainerd Dispatch Friday, April 22, 2011

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2011 GOLF GUIDE TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE April April 29: Dutch’s Duffers Open — Cragun’s Legacy April 30: Bob Mohr/Commander scramble — Breezy Point Resort

May May 3: Women’s Outing kickoff — The Pines at Grand View Lodge May 10: Coed Outing — The Preserve at Gand View Lodge May 13: The Traditional tournament — Breezy Point Resort May 14-15: Golf Galaxy Golf Tour — Cragun’s Legacy May 15: Whitefish Bloody Open 3-man scramble — Whitefish Golf Club May 17: MGA Senior Tour — The Classic May 17: Women’s Outing — The Preserve at Gand View Lodge May 22: Spring 3-person scramble — Golden Eagle Golf Club May 23: MGA Senior Tour — Breezy Point Resort May 24: Women’s Outing — Deacon’s Lodge May 29: 10th Legacy Challenge — Cragun’s Legacy May 29: 5th Madden’s Parent/child tournament — Madden’s Resort May 30-31: Fred-Mark tournament — Grand View Lodge May 30-31: USGA Amateur Public Links Sectional Qualifying — The Classic at Madden’s May 31: MGA Senior Tour — Grand View Lodge May 31: Women’s Outing — The Pines at Gand View Lodge

June June 1: MGA Senior Tour — Grand View Lodge June 3: Staples Lions Par 3 — The Vintage at Staples June 4: Little Falls Golf Extravaganza — Little Falls Country Club June 6: Women’s Outing — The Preserve at Gand View Lodge June 7: Charlie’s Scramble — Breezy Point Resort June 10: C-I Sports Boosters — Cuyuna Country Club June 11: Red Bull Prostate Cancer tournament — Little Falls Country Club June 12: Relay for Life — Ruttger’s Bay Lake Lodge June 13: All Season Match Play Tourney deadline — Grand View Lodge June 14: Coed Outing — The Pines at Gand View Lodge June 16: Staples-Motley Chamber tournament — The Vintage at Staples June 17: ESPN Best Ball Challenge — The Pines at Grand View Lodge June 18: Twisted Sisters — The Vintage at Staples June 19: Jr. Optomist Tri-State District Qualifier — Cragun’s Legacy June 19: Father’s Day Tournament — The Vintage at Staples June 20-22: 33rd MGA Players’ Championship — Deacon’s Lodge June 21: ACS Pink Ribbon tournament — Grand View Lodge June 24: Brainerd Sports Boosters tournament — The Preserve June 26-27: Grand View Challenge 2-day Pro-Am — Grand View Lodge June 28: Women’s Outing — The Pines at Gand View Lodge

July July 4-10: Take Your Kids to the Course Week — Cragun’s Legacy July 5: Charlie’s Scramble — Breezy Point Resort July 5: Women’s Outing — The Pines at Gand View Lodge July 8: U of M Scholarship tournament — Cragun’s Legacy July 10: Hospice fundraiser — Ruttger’s Bay Lake Lodge July 12: Coed Outing — The Preserve at Gand View Lodge July 12: MGA Senior Tour — The Vintage at Staples July 12: Cuyuna Chamber — Ruttger’s Bay Lake Lodge July 15: Full Moon Night Golf scramble — The Garden Course at Grand View Lodge July 15: Morrison County Chaplaincy tournament Little Falls Country Club July 17: Emily Days 9-hole “Go Low” scramble — Emily Greens July 18: Bay Lake Lions tournament — Cuyuna Country Club July 19: Women’s Outing — Deacon’s Lodge July 19: Mid-Minn Builders Association — Whitefish Golf Club July 21: Mielke Oil tournament — Little Falls Country Club

July 24: Summer 3-person scramble — Golden Eagle Golf Club July 26: Women’s Outing — The Preserve at Gand View Lodge July 26: MGA Senior Tour — Ruttger’s Bay Lake Lodge July 28: Breezy Point Ladies Invitational — Breezy Point Resort July 30: Minnesota State putting championship — The Pines at Grand View Lodge July 31: Best Ball Beach Party — Member/Guest tourney — The Pines at Grand View Lodge July 31-Aug. 1: MGA Associates Day — Golden Eagle

August Aug. 1: Little Falls Area Chamber tournament — Little Falls Country Club Aug. 2: Charlie’s Scramble — Breezy Point Resort Aug. 2: Women’s Outing — The Pines at Gand View Lodge Aug. 4: MREA Burn Center scramble — Breezy Point Resort Aug. 6: Seandia Valley Lions tournament — The Vintage at Staples Aug. 7: The 7th Battle of the Bars — Emily Greens Aug. 9: Coed Outing — Deacon’s Lodge Aug. 11: Nisswa Ladies Soiree — The Pines at Grand View Lodge Aug. 11-12: MN PGA Jr. Tour of Champions — Cragun’s Legacy Aug. 12: Deerwood Open — Cuyuna Country Club Aug. 13: Swanson’s Melanoma Cancer scramble — Breezy Point Resort Aug. 13: F.A.B. tournament — Little Falls Country Club Aug. 14: Club Championship — Emily Greens Aug. 14-15: Fish and Golf Pro-AM — Grand View Lodge Aug. 16: Women’s Outing — The Pines at Gand View Lodge Aug. 20: Day Night Doubleheader — Emily Greens Aug. 20-21: Club tournament — Little Falls Country Club Aug. 21: 3rd Emily/Outing Food Shelf scramble — Emily Greens Aug. 21: Lakes Area Par 3 championship — The Preserve at Grand View Lodge Aug. 23: Women’s Outing — The Preserve at Gand View Lodge Aug. 24: Brainerd Lakes Area Chamber — Cragun’s Legacy Aug. 26: Membership Club Championship — The Pines at Grand View Lodge Aug. 27: Wolfhound Cup — Emily Greens Aug. 27: Expect Grand — Cuyuna Country Club Aug. 27-29: Legacy Club Championship — Cragun’s Legacy Aug. 29-30: Minnesota Women’s Senior State Amatuer Championship — Whitefish Golf Club Aug. 30: Women’s Outing — The Pines at Gand View Lodge

September Sept. 6: Charlie’s Scramble — Breezy Point Resort Sept. 6: Women’s Outing — The Pines at Gand View Lodge Sept. 6-7: 19th MGA Amateur Net Team Championship — Grand View Lodge Sept. 7: Women’s Invitational — Cuyuna Country Club Sept. 12: Boys and Girls club tournament — Little Falls Country Club Sept. 13: Coed Outing — The Pines at Gand View Lodge Sept. 17: Twisted Sisters — The Vintage at Staples Sept. 18: Aitkin Chamber — Ruttger’s Bay Lake Lodge Sept. 19-20: 10th MGA Team Championships — Golden Eagle Sept. 24: 8th Gary Stiner Ironman Classic — Emily Greens Sept. 24-25: Greater Whitefish Scramble — Whitefish Golf Club

October Oct. 2: Legacy Challenge — Cragun’s Legacy Oct. 2-3: Great Northern Couples Shootout — Grand View Lodge Oct. 15-16: Ironman — Grand View Lodge

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Friday, April 22, 2011 The Brainerd Dispatch