| Great places to play are just a short drive away | | | | are many challenging holes with dramatic elevation |
| when you are exploring the Minnesota rural golf | | | | changes as well as blind shots into greens, which |
| landscape. Kimball Golf Club is another example of | | | | make the golfer really trust their swing and play |
| a fine golf course that is a reasonable driving | | | | the shot by the yardage provided. Two great |
| distance from the Twin Cities area, especially if | | | | examples of this are holes 9 and 18. Hole number |
| you are coming from the northwestern suburbs. | | | | 9 is a 540-yard par-5 that requires three |
| A quick journey west on Interstate 94 and then | | | | well-struck shots into a sloped green. Hole number |
| south on state highway 15 brings you to Kimball in | | | | 18 is a 426-yard par 4 that hides the green until |
| just a few minutes. | | | | you are approximately 150 yards out. If you can |
| Another fantastic feature of this Joel Goldstrand | | | | place your tee shot from 150 to 130 yards from |
| designed golf course is the reasonable fee that is | | | | the green, you have a nice look at the green. If |
| charged to play at Kimball Golf Club. The fee to | | | | you hit the tee shot farther than that you risk |
| play 18-holes on the weekend is just $29.00 and | | | | dropping down into a ravine. I elected to play to |
| power cart rental is also available for an additional | | | | the green in three shots and making a one-putt |
| charge, see clubhouse for details. Kimball Golf Club | | | | for a par. Using ones imagination can go a long |
| has available a fantastic Internet coupon that can | | | | way on this golf course in helping you to post a |
| be found on their website this coupon allows you | | | | lower score. Remembering that every par 4 |
| to play 18-holes of golf with power cart rental for | | | | doesn't automatically mean that you play your |
| one person for only $28.00 if you tee off after | | | | driver from the tee box and also to take |
| 1:00PM on weekends or anytime on weekdays. In | | | | advantage of birdie putts when the opportunities |
| the heart of the summer season the sun does | | | | present themselves. |
| not set until after 8:30PM in central Minnesota, this | | | | A great example of this is the signature hole, |
| allows plenty of time to take advantage of this | | | | number 15. Hole 15 is a 321-yard par 4. In typical |
| fantastic rate. Make sure to visit their website and | | | | Joel Goldstrand fashion this hole plays to an island |
| print off the coupon to take advantage of this | | | | green. All that is required of the golfer is to hit a |
| special rate. | | | | 200-yard tee shot and then an easy wedge shot |
| Kimball Golf Club was started in 1967 with play | | | | is all that remains. Execution of these two shots is |
| beginning in 1968. The back nine was opened in | | | | what separates the golfer from a birdie attempt |
| 1997 with an intermixing of some holes from the | | | | and a double-bogey or much worse. |
| new and original sections of the golf course. There | | | | |