If you don’t like water hazards, the 500 golf courses in the “Land of 10,000 Lakes” that is Minnesota might put a damper on your game.

But if you’ve got the will to take on the unending challenge of amazing courses with a limited season, Minnesota should be on your golf destination list. For top notch barrier installation services, check out what Ace can do for you.

Golf The Wilderness of Northern Minnesota

You may as well head north to start your Minnesota golf trip. Golf options are seemingly limitless with breathtaking wilderness scenery at every turn.

Three award-winning courses are The Wilderness At Fortune Bay course in Tower and the Legend and Quarry courses at Giant Ridge Golf & Ski Resort in Biwabik. These courses are surrounded by three national forests. Mind your game, watch out for wildlife and enjoy the view.

Just south in Duluth you’ll catch a watery breeze off Lake Superior at three 9-hole layouts of Enger Park Golf Course. There is another trio of 9-hole designs at Lester Park Golf Course.

Step over to Superior and launch into double dose of 18 holes at Nemadji Golf Clourse where hills, water, woods and open spaces challenge your every shot.

If you want to brave the northwest stretches of the state near the Canadian border, gas up and pack a lunch for this trip. Two River Golf Club in Hallock and Lancaster Riverside Golf Course in Lancaster will test your travel and golf mettle.

Head south back into the heart of Minnesota for 9 holes at Granite Run Golf Course in Granite Falls and The Crossings at Montevideo in the town of the same name. Both are country golfing with a local flare.

Twin Cities Offer Amazing Golf

Outside the wilderness, there is a modern metropolitan area in Minneapolis-Saint Paul. The largest populated city and the state capital, respectively, provide an opportunity to come out from the wilds.

Hiawatha Golf Course in Minneapolis delivers a testy layout along the lake for even seasoned golfers.

Highland National Golf Course in Saint Paul is rated nationally as one of the top 100 public courses. The course play long with rolling greens that test your patience and judgment.

Other fantastic courses in the Twin Cities area include Dwan Golf Club in Bloomington where affordability and playability are blended in this municipal course. Meadowbrook Golf Course in Hopkins will prove a test of endurance with all the hills.

The Meadows At Mystic Lake in Prior Lake provides open fairways and a chance to lose your golf winnings at the casino following your round. You can follow the wild times with a stop at Legends Club in Prior Lake. This award-winning course plays atop the field in public courses at affordable prices.

Crystal Lake Golf Course in Lakeville is a well-maintained “fun” course with fast greens and significant elevation changes throughout the layout. Rich Valley Golf Club in Rosemount has three 9-hole tests for all golfers.

Stonebrooke Golf Club in Shakopee offers beautiful landscaping, slippery greens and a water hazard requiring a ferry to get to the flag stick. You’ll need the biggest stick in your bag to keep your golf ball from getting wet.

Como Golf Course in Saint Paul is a drive, pitch and pray layout where great approaches are fouled by tricky greens. Goodrich Golf Course in Saint Paul is a traditional layout with mature trees to sooth the soul of casual golfers.

Southern Hills Golf Course in Farmington rounds out the metropolitan courses with a modern links design that pays homage to golf’s European heritage.

Round Out Minnesota With Great Courses

Heading south in Minnesota may not warm up much in the winter but it does provide a hotbed of public golf in Rochester.

You’ll discover courses such as Soldiers Memorial Field Golf Course with its packed course design allows purists to walk their next round. Willow Creek Golf Course is an affordable links-style design.

Finish your Minnesota golf trek with a round at Northern Hills Golf Course, Oak Summit Golf Course or Eastwood Golf Course. You’ll have your choice of these courses sporting hills, scenery and the chance to meld with local golfers.

Ace Golf Netting hopes you’ll plan a destination to Minnesota and enjoy every round of golf possible.

Selecting a starting point for a golf trek through Massachusetts is a daunting feat. Before you ever slip on the golf shoes and grab your bag, you need to pinpoint what interests you on the links as well as off-course culture.

The Bay State has much to offer golfers of all inclinations. Ace Golf Netting recommends mixing a bit of history to guide you in choosing course destinations. The lesser known western region can compete with popular destinations such as Boston or the ocean-view courses.

Wherever you start, just get going in Massachusetts.

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Western Massachusetts Offers Golf Challenges

Pittsfield on the western border of the state boasts great courses such as Pontoosuc Lake Golf Course and Skyline Golf Course in nearby Lanesborough. The hills, trees and streams offer challenges for errant shots and the views of nearby mountain ranges are serene.

Travelling east into central Massachusetts, Franconia Golf Course and Veteran’s Memorial Golf Course in Springfield offer forgiving fairways and affordable prices. Don’t be fooled by its openness to aspiring golfers because the water hazards here can sink your scorecard tally in a hurry.

Before taking on the big city and coastal tourism, Worcester is a great stop for more outlying golf. Lead off with Green Hill Golf Course with hills and slopes lined with trees in all directions. Follow this with the award-winning, highly-rated Blackstone National Golf Course in nearby Sutton.

You’ll also want to stray toward West Boylston and Wachusett Country Club. Wildlife, scenery and a demanding 18 holes atop an elevated location will cause you to remember this course for a lifetime.

Boston Is The Hub For Eastern Golf

Golf in Boston is a misnomer because the best rated courses are located in the suburbs.

Get started at George Wright Golf Course in Hyde Park and bring your thinking cap as this course demands strategy and accuracy. Follow this with Ponkapoag Golf Course (two courses) in Canton with open fairways and the prices are easy on the wallet.

Don’t pass up a shot at Shaker Hills Golf Club in Harvard. You’ll learn plenty about your game as you face difficult lies and taunting layouts. Your love-hate relationship with this course will drive you to play it again as soon as you can.

Presidents Golf Course in North Quincy offers exhilarating views of Boston and a challenge to your skills for this short course. Jump over to Melrose and Mount Hood Golf Course another short course but a bugger of a challenge for all golfers.

Headed south of Boston presents new challenges for demanding duffers.

William Devine Golf Course at Franklin Park in Dorchester provides big hitters with wide fairways and little to no forgiveness for stray shots into the tall grass in the rough. Lost Brook Golf Club in Norwood offers small elevated greens to challenge your chip-and-putt skills.

Make A Run For The Massachusetts Coast

Start your coastal Massachusetts golf excursion with the triple 9-hole courses at The Crosswinds Golf Club in Plymouth. Stroll on over to Squirrel Run Golf Course and don’t be fooled by the par 57 over 18 holes of this course.

You’ll need to stay on your game at award-winning Waverly Oaks Golf Club in Plymouth. It’s a wide-open course where you must be mindful of the Atlantic winds.

Close out your Plymouth trip with two courses at Pinehills Golf Club. With two award-winning courses named after Jones and Nicklaus you’ll be hard-pressed to find more rewarding golf experience. You’ll pay a day rate and be treated like a long-standing member of the club.

It wouldn’t be a true coastal trip unless you hit the points of the peninsula.

Falmouth Country Club in East Falmouth starts this turn of the trip with two courses that will dig into your game’s strength if you want a respectable score. The Osprey course has earned a reputation for difficulty while the Talon course won’t allow you to let your guard down.

Famed Cape Cod doesn’t sport its own courses so bounce over to Hyannis Golf Course or Twin Brooks Golf Course in Hyannis. Yardage markers at these two can be misleading so be sure to bring a full bag of clubs.

Cross to the north side of the peninsula to Brewster and take on Cape Cod National Golf Club or the dual courses at Captains Golf Course in Brewster. Mind your game with the narrow fairways and obvious bunkers.

Bag your clubs and close out the trip to the end of Highway 6 and enjoy the beach and the lighthouse.

Ace Golf Netting loves the links as much as any golfer, but sometimes the beauty that surrounds the course is worth a little break.