Minnesota’s Ultimate
Sports Destination
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hen it comes to sports and recreation, Blaine is ahead of the game, offering something for every professional and recreational athlete. Spectators and athletes from all over the globe gather at Blaine’s worldrenowned athletic facilities for events year-round, which strengthens the growing community. For over 35 years, Blaine has been dedicated to creating recreational opportunities and facilities for residents and visitors.
TPC Golf Course (pictured below) The 18-hole TPC Golf Course is Minnesota’s only PGA tour owned property, spanning 235 acres of countryside. Designed by Arnold Palmer and Tom Lehman, the course has been honored multiple times by Golf Digest magazine and is the site of the PGA TOUR 3M Open. The TPC Twin Cities golf course secured a seven-year deal with the PGA TOUR; the annual tournament brings some of the world’s top golfers to Minnesota.
Fogerty Arena Opened in 1982, this civic center and ice arena, known as “The Ice House,” was one of the first facilities in the Twin Cities with curling ice.
National Sports Center The National Sports Center (NSC) is the world’s largest amateur sports facility, a six-hundred-acre campus featuring: • The Super Rink, with eight sheets of ice under one roof. Yearly attendance reaches nearly 2 million. • The NSC Stadium, a multipurpose outdoor athletic stadium with a grandstand that seats up to 5,500 spectators. Home of the annual 98.5 KTIS Joyful Noise concert and the opening ceremony for the annual Target USA Cup, the largest youth soccer tournament in the Western Hemisphere.
Community Recreation The Blaine Parks and Recreation department offers: • Adult men’s, women’s, and co-rec softball • Adult football • Recreational and competitive basketball • Youth hockey, soccer, lacrosse, volleyball, baseball, basketball, and football Visit BlaineParks.com to get involved.
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