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City of Edina 4801 W. 50th St. Edina, MN 55424
Contact: Debbie Townsend, Communications Assistant
Phone 952-826-0396 dtownsend@EdinaMN.gov EdinaMN.gov
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Braemar Golf Driving Range Named Among Nation’s Top 50
Edina, Minn., Dec. 29, 2016 – The Braemar Golf Course Driving Range was named among the top 50 public
driving ranges in the country in 2016.
The designation from the Golf Range Association of America comes a year after the association named the
Braemar Golf Dome one of the nation’s Top 50 Stand Alone Facilities.
The Braemar Golf Course Driving Range is featured in the December 2016 issue of Golf Range Magazine along
such prestigious courses as Blackwolf Run and The Greenbrier.
“It’s a nice acknowledgement of the investment the City put in to make it the premier practice facility in the
region,” said Braemar Golf Course General Manager Joe Abood. “We now have the largest grass teeing area in
the Twin Cities and will have pristine practice conditions throughout the golf season.”
The Braemar Golf Course Driving Range at 6364 John Harris Drive underwent a major renovation before
reopening in April 2016. The turf teeing area was doubled, so it now can accommodate up to 68 golfers at one
time. The range features six realistic target greens at various yardages with surrounding bunkers to give
golfers the feeling of playing off of a fairway while practicing.
“It simulates the golf experience much better than a traditional range,” Abood said.
In addition, the range offers a large grass putting green and a short-game area with multiple greens and a
practice bunker.
The range’s size and features draw golfers from well beyond Edina. An estimated 2.5 million golf balls are
dispensed annually on the range, Abood said.
The range will be open during the 2017 outdoor golfing season even while Braemar Golf Course is closed for
renovations as it transforms into a 6,941-yard, 18-hole course designed by Richard Mandell Golf Architecture.
The course is scheduled to reopen in 2018.
The separate Braemar Golf Dome, the largest and longest-hitting indoor range in the Twin Cities area with 46
tee areas on two levels and a large practice putting green, is open throughout the winter.
For more information, visit BraemarGolf.com or contact Abood at 952-903-5750 or jabood@EdinaMN.gov.
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