Tradition Golf

Legends Club, Prior Lake Minnesota

Friendly to Nature – Challenging to Golfers
“Top-10 Best New Upscale Courses in America” - Golf Digest
"4½ Stars as “Best Places to Play Golf” - Golf Digest
"Maximum 5.0 Overall Rating" - Twin Cities Golf Guide

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Location: 20 miles south of Minneapolis/St. Paul. 2 miles west of Highway 35 (exit 84) Prior Lake, MN

Acreage: Total Site 360 acres Golf Course 230 acres

Architect: Gill Miller, Inc. Builder: Enebak Const. Management: Tradition Golf

Par: 72 Yardage: 6906 yds. (from back) Rating: 73.3 (from back) Slope: 143 (from back)

Key Design Features:

Good mixture of open space and tree-lined areas.
Substantial water features 21 bodies of water equaling 50 acres of lakes, ponds and creeks. Largest lake is 30 acres. Water on 13 holes.
20 acres of natural wetlands. Credit River Creek runs through course.
300 additional mature (20-30) trees planted at strategic course locations
Over million cubic yards of earth material moved.
Stadium designed into most holes. Excellent visual hole separation!
Front nine has traditional/core flavor while back nine is more links. Both nines have significant (and dramatic!) topography.
Special strategic emphasis by architect on the par-3s. ..Water, wetlands, forced carry etc. Maybe the best collection of par-3s anywhere!
Minimal residential exposure. Only 35 home sites. Home values at $1 mil +

Practice Facility:

380 yards long X 175 yards wide double-ended, with 8,000 sq.ft. practice putting greens. (one of two). Chipping area, practice sand etc. Includes target bent grass greens and target sand bunkers plus substantial peripheral burming. All practice amenities including Adirondack Chairs!
Possibly the best in the Upper Midwest!

Grasses:

Tees, Fairways, Greens Providence bentgrass and ý elite bluegrass
Greens average a massive 6,500 square feet!
Rough bluegrass/fescues . Multiple varieties.
Out-of-Play indigenous native grasses and wildflowers.
Native aquatic vegetation.

Sand:

Bunker Ohio Pro-Angle white sandbarged from Ohio Valley.
44 bunkers representing 5 acres of white sand.

Cart Paths:

6.85 miles continuous concrete. BUT NO cart path only rule. 7 wide.

Special Features

90 tee boxes 5 per hole. Teeing area per hole averages 7,500 sq. ft.
Greens average 6,500 square feet.
Fairways account for 30-acres. Generous landing areas-exacting approach shots.
ParView GPS-equipped power electric carts.
Signature Look of massive limestone boulder retaining walls emerging from fronting lakes creating elevated greens at strategic holes.
Lengthy (up to 380) wooden bridges (6) spanning water features.
900 head TORO LTV irrigation system at 1350 gallons/minute.
Geese Patrol: two Labrador Retrievers.. Kody and Vince.
Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary certification in process.

Clubhouse:

Situated high above course panoramic vistas of golf and nature.
Approximately 24,000 square feet.
7-acre clubhouse site with 220 parking stall lot.
Limestone, timber, wood shake roof, light, bright, ample windows etc.
Golf shop - Fully equipped with top-quality merchandise.
Dining/Grill/Lounge/Function rooms plus patio deck dining all with westerly golf vistas.
Outside Grill with 50 X 60 stone terrace.
Elegant locker rooms both men and womens.
Administration areas and cart storage.
Architects: Ralph Rapson, Inc Builder: Retail Construction

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