Golf in Brainerd

Brainerd anchors the eponymous lakes region that defines recreational Minnesota for much of the state's population. Pine Beach East Golf Course, operated by the legendary Madden's On Gull Lake, sits on the edge of a resort campus that has earned national recognition. Brainerd's identity as a summer destination is reinforced by its position at the geographic center of Minnesota's lake country, and the golf infrastructure — at Madden's, at Cragun's, at Breezy Point — is among the most impressive of any resort region in the upper Midwest. Minnesota's compressed but intensely enjoyed golf season creates an enthusiastic local community that values the course as a gathering point and an outdoor escape during the state's warmest and most social months.