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THE QUARRY AT GIANTS RIDGE

The Quarry has redefined golf in the Midwest

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BEGINNING MONDAY, NOVEMBER 17, MAKE YOUR TEE TIMES TODAY FOR 2009, AND LOCK INTO 2008 RATES.  The Quarry is closed for the season and will re-open spring 2009. The Golf Shop is now taking tee times for the 2009 golf season.  Please call 800-688-7669, ext. 3400 to make your tee time today.  Sculpted in equal parts from the north woods and reclaimed minelands, The Quarry at Giants Ridge is a Minnesota resort course with a style all its own. Dramatically raised tees and deep hazards forged from mine lands, wetlands, forests and a former sand quarry challenge players to dig deeper, see farther and risk more.

In brief, this 18-hole championship course has redefined golf in the Midwest.

A par 72 and walkable 7,000 yards from the back tees, The Quarry honors the region's industrial past in a unique and culturally significant way. Each hole is named for area mines, past and current--from hole four, which commemorates the giant Mahoning mines that produced more than 130 million tons of iron, to hole 18, named for the Embarrass mine, which today, is a 550-foot deep mine-pit lake, the deepest on the Mesabi Iron Range.

Golf Digest critic Ron Whitten cited The Quarry as "The Best Golf of the 21st Century," and went on to say, "....hands down the finest course in Minnesota. He also added, "...this Quarry will swallow up all Quarries before it, from Florida to California. It's a combination of Pebble Beach, Pine Valley, Merion and Tabacco Road, with a bit of architectural Tobasco sauce sprinkled in for the occasional jolt."

Serenity and magnificence have earned The Quarry acclaim.

  • #1 Public Course in Minnesota, #19 Public Course in the Nation, Golf Digest (Best in State and America’s 100 Greatest Courses, 2007-2008)
  • #1 in Minnesota – Golfweek’s Best Courses You Can Play, Golfweek (2008)
  • 4.5 Star Rating in Golf Digest’s “Places To Play” (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007)
  • #1 Public Course in Minnesota, Golfweek (2006)
  • Ranked #56 – Top 100 Courses You Can Play, Golf Magazine (2006)
  • #1 Public Course in Minnesota, #16 Public Course in the Nation, Golf Digest ( Best In State and America’s 100 Greatest Courses, 2005-2006)
  • Best New Upscale Public Course in America, Golf Digest (2004)
  • Best Recent Golf Course, Polo.com Magazine (2004)
  • Best New Resort Course, Golf Minnesota (2004)
  • Development of the Year, Golf Inc. Magazine (2004)
  • Top Ten Best New Courses in the Midwest, Golf Chicago! (2003)
  • One of the Best New Courses of 2003, American Airlines Celebrated Living magazine (2003)
  • Best Golf Course of the 21st Century, Golf Digest’s Course Critic Ron Whitten (2003)
  • America’s Best Courses for $100 or Less, Travel & Leisure Golf magazine (2003)
  • #6 America’s Best Courses, State by State, Golfweek magazine (2003)