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Deacon's Lodge Golf Course

9348 Arnold Palmer Dr, Brainerd, MN
218-562-6262
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Ranked #3 of 18 attractions in Brainerd
Description: Designed by Arnold Palmer and ranked as one of the top ten new public courses by Golf Magazine.
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Crosslake
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24 reviews 24 reviews
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3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 April 2013

One of the most beautiful, but oh, so challenging course in the Brainerd Lakes Area. You have to either bring your absolute best game and their still may be blood on the cart or just have fun and enjoy the beautiful surroundings. The restaurant/pro shop is equally as beautiful.

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Winnipeg, Canada
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11 reviews 11 reviews
3 attraction reviews
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2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 September 2012

This course is absolutely beautiful, but, if you are not a good golfer, it will eat you alive! The fairways are immaculate and could pass for greens on many courses, the greens are fast and undulating and, in many cases, very hard to hit and stay on. Every hole has elevation changes and most have waste areas to carry. Once... More

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Winnipeg, Manitoba
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34 reviews 34 reviews
6 attraction reviews
Reviews in 15 cities Reviews in 15 cities
36 helpful votes 36 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 2 June 2012

Our foursome have played this course for the last six years, very challenging, we like it however there is quite a bit of walking required with some elevation, could be difficult if not in shape. We love it.

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Minneapolis, Minnesota
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26 reviews 26 reviews
9 attraction reviews
Reviews in 7 cities Reviews in 7 cities
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 May 2012

Tough course for a hacker. Better players like it a lot, especially iron players that hit approach shots high.

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Rochester, MN
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22 reviews 22 reviews
9 attraction reviews
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6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 April 2012

This course if absolutely beautiful and fun to play. It is expensive but you definitely get what you pay for. This course can be extremely difficult if you choose to play from the further back tees or you can make it a very playable course by playing from the white tees - the fairways are large which also helps. The... More

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