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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. 11, 2013 – The City of Edina will celebrate the grand opening of the new
Braemar Golf Dome with a weekend full of festivities from 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.
On Friday local Author Roger Harrold will be signing copies of his book, Braemar from 3-5 p.m. for the
public. Saturday from 1-3 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.
Besides personal appearances the Golf Dome will hold free 10-minute “mini” lessons with Braemar
Golf Professionals; Friday 1-3 p.m.; Saturday 10 a.m.-noon and 1-3 p.m.; and Sunday 1-3 p.m. as well as
Hole-in-One contests: Friday 1-3 p.m.; Saturday 5-7 p.m.; and Sunday 2-4 p.m.
There will be free giveaways, holiday gift card promotions, and complimentary coffee (while supplies
last) each day.
The Braemar Golf Dome is a new, expanded facility built on the old Golf Dome site 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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