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City of Edina • 4801 W. 50th St. • Edina, MN 55424
Contact: Michael McGivern, Communications Intern
Phone 952-833-9522 • CommIntern@EdinaMN.gov • www.EdinaMN.gov
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Braemar Golf Dome To Celebrate Grand Opening
Edina, Minn., Nov. 12, 2013 – The City of Edina will celebrate the grand opening of the new
Braemar Golf Dome with a weekend full of festivities Friday, Nov. 15 through Sunday Nov. 17.
Celebrations will start bright and early Friday morning at the Golf Dome, 7420 Braemar Blvd., with
KARE 11 Sunrise’s Bryan Piatt reporting from the Dome at 5:45 and 6:45 a.m. The dome is scheduled
to open to the public at 8 a.m. and closes at 8 p.m. each day.
From 3 to 5 p.m. Friday, local author Roger Harrold will sign copies of his book, Braemar: Celebrating a
Forty-Year History of Braemar Golf Course. On Saturday from noon to 2 p.m., there will be a special meet-
and-greet appearance by the “Official Unofficial Ambassador to Minnesota Golf,” KFAN’s own
“Common Man” Dan Cole. Sunday’s guest appearances will be from the University of Minnesota’s
Goldy the Gopher and Edina High School’s Eddie the Hornet from 1 to 2 p.m.
Besides personal appearances, the Golf Dome will hold free 10-minute “mini” private lessons with
Braemar Golf Professionals 1 to 3 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to noon and 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday and 1 to 3
p.m. Sunday, as well as Hole-in-One contests 1 to 3 p.m. Friday, 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday and 2 to 4 p.m.
Sunday.
There will be giveaways, holiday gift card promotions, and complimentary coffee (while supplies last)
each day.
The Braemar Golf Dome is a new facility built on the site of the old Golf Dome, which was destroyed
by a fire in February 2012. The new facility includes a new fire suppression system to prevent another
fire from sparking. A brighter dome and improved insulation will bring heat up to the driving deck and
to the top of the dome to help melt snow. The insulation will significantly improve energy savings. The
facility has a separate lobby that is not directly connected to the dome. The City also worked with the
local watershed district to upgrade drainage on the property, with storm water being stored in
containers under the parking lot.
For more information about the Braemar Golf Dome, visit EdinaMN.gov, keyword search Braemar Golf
Dome.
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