Pine Beach East 100th Celebration | The Evolution of Golf Clinic with Chris Foley

Event Details ⚙

Date: Saturday, 15 August 2026

Category: Open

Entry Fee: $10.00

Entry Method: Online

The Evolution of Golf Clinic with Chris Foley — an interactive golf clinic celebrating the 100th anniversary of Pine Beach East golf course. Participants will take a journey through a century of golf, discovering how advances in equipment, ball design, course conditions, and instruction have transformed the game. The clinic compares hickory-shafted clubs, wound golf balls, and swing techniques of the early 1900s with today's lightweight graphite shafts, high-tech clubheads, multilayer golf balls, and modern power-based swings. Date: Saturday, August 15, 2026, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM. Location: Madden's Airport Driving Range, 1664 Pine Beach Rd, East Gull Lake, MN 56401. Entry fee: $10 per person; children/juniors free with a paying adult. Registration is available online.

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Venue

Pine Beach East

Brainerd, MN, United States

Pine Beach East is a historic 18-hole golf course designed by renowned Scottish architect James Dalgleish in 1926. Located at Madden's on Gull Lake near Brainerd, Minnesota, the course showcases traditional Scottish charm while featuring modern enhancements including rebuilt greens, refined bunkering, and natural fescue grass. The course plays to 6,101 yards at a 69.1 rating with 118 slope from the back tees, and 5,401 yards at 70.9 rating from the forward tees. Pine Beach East is notably home to Minnesota's only Par 6, a challenging 618-yard hole that offers eagle opportunities for skilled players. The course presents moderate difficulty with strategic design elements that reward proper execution. The stretch comprising holes 14 through 16 stands out as particularly compelling, featuring two reachable par 5s and a driveable par 4 that demand both courage and precision. The venue hosts the annual Memorial Day Parent-Child Tournament, a family tradition welcoming golfers of all skill levels. The course's lakeside setting on Gull Lake provides scenic appeal alongside its well-maintained playing surfaces.

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