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Hi guys!

 

I’ll be making the road trip depicted at the end of April, maybe early May. I will have about 13 - 15 days to do it and I’d love to play as much golf as I can muster during the trip.

 

I’d love your suggestions as far as classic courses to play along the route, from Minnesota all the way to Maine. I’m very willing to make detours for legendary courses and hidden gems.

 

Right now I’m definitely looking at Erin Hills and Whistling Straits for starters but as I said I’d love to use all the local knowledge from this site to help me plan this out!

 

Cheers!

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At the beginning of your trip, as you work your way towards the Twin Cities, I'd check out The Classic at Madden's and Deacon's Lodge in north central Minnesota. The former offers caddie service.

 

Then, sticking close to Interstate 94, on the east side of the Twin Cities you could play Keller, a renovated classic, StoneRidge, a links-style course, or Troy Burne, a big burly modern course with 100+ bunkers just over the border in Wisconsin.

 

At the end of your trip I'd look into Sugarloaf Golf Club in Maine. A few publications routinely call this course the best in the state.

 

Given your estimated timeframe, I'd call all of these courses in advance just to make sure they are open and fit with your schedule. Sounds like a great trip!

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> @BirdieRoll said:

> At the beginning of your trip, as you work your way towards the Twin Cities, I'd check out The Classic at Madden's and Deacon's Lodge in north central Minnesota. The former offers caddie service.

>

> Then, sticking close to Interstate 94, on the east side of the Twin Cities you could play Keller, a renovated classic, StoneRidge, a links-style course, or Troy Burne, a big burly modern course with 100+ bunkers just over the border in Wisconsin.

>

> At the end of your trip I'd look into Sugarloaf Golf Club in Maine. A few publications routinely call this course the best in the state.

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> Given your estimated timeframe, I'd call all of these courses in advance just to make sure they are open and fit with your schedule. Sounds like a great trip!

 

Awesome thanks!

 

It’s an undesired work move so I intend to painstakingly make my way to my new place of work as slowly as possible haha

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Based on timing and perhaps weather .. maybe go south before going east?

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Too bad you can't do Bethpage Black and Montauk on Long Island ... is there a car ferry off the eastern tip ?

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There's a course called Sleepy Hollow in the Cleveland MetroParks system that I considered in the "hidden gem" category - as a non-local I'd never heard of it but it gets a good amount of praise on "best courses you can play in Ohio" type lists. Stanley Thompson designed, and regarded by some as his best design in the US.

 

Also, tons of great (largely private) golf in the Northeast, but if you're into golden-age designs, try to get on to Yale Golf Club. One of my favorite courses I've played. A couple Western Mass options - The Ranch, Crumpin Fox, The Orchards (Ross design, hosted a Women's US Open) would be worth looking into.

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Umm, are you serious? The northern part of the country has had a fairly brutal winter. If courses are even open in early May, they'll be in sh*t shape. Erin Hills is projected to open May 6th.

 

If I had 15 days in early May, I'd head south, and travel from the Carolinas to San Diego.

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> @Argonne69 said:

> Umm, are you serious? The northern part of the country has had a fairly brutal winter. If courses are even open in early May, they'll be in sh*t shape. Erin Hills is projected to open May 6th.

>

> If I had 15 days in early May, I'd head south, and travel from the Carolinas to San Diego.

I'm going west to east. and unfortunately I don't have too much in the form of leeway with the itinerary. This trip is to relocate me to a new place of work and luckily for me is subsidised. I can stray off course but unfortunately going down to California and across is not in the cards. I'm just looking to see if I can get to anything on the route that I have to follow :)

 

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I was going to say the same thing as @Argonne69 .

The later you can make the trip the better but conditions that time of year will be sketchy at best along the route you've shown

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Some other suggestions beyond those given:

 

Near Madison, WI: the University of Wisconsin course

 

In NE Indiana: Glendarin Hills

 

If you divert up I-94 into Michigan rather than I-80/90: Angels Crossing in Vicksburg and/or Harbor Shores near Benton Harbor

 

Near Buffalo/Niagara Falls: Seneca Hickory Stick

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Erin Hills, Whistling and Sand Valley are the "go to" Wisconsin destinations. Worthy contenders along your route through the state are Lawsonia (The Links) and Sentry World. If you care to venture off the interstate and see the true north woods of Wisconsin Turtleback (Rice Lake) is another very good track. When you approach the Wisconsin/Minnesota border Troy Brune (Hudson, WI) is an excellent course. Fingers crossed for you weather wise. You are on the thin side of the margin.

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In NW Indiana (just off I-80), hit 3Floyds brewery in Munster for a meal and a pint of Gumballhead (and a case to go).

 

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