Dana Buttenhoff

Planning a Successful College Football Tailgate Party

Planning a tailgate party prior to a college football game which features your favorite team can be extremely stressful or very relaxing, it's all what you make of it. A tailgate party is meant to be a gathering to celebrate friendship and good times and ... Read >

Minnesota Golf Courses: Mille Lacs Golf Resort and Marina

If you take a poll of true Minnesotans and you ask them to name areas of the state that are traditional vacation destinations, the Mille Lacs Lake area is certain to be in the top five locations for the majority of those polled. Taking a trip to Mille Lac... Read >

Pokegama Golf Course in Grand Rapids with Minnesota Rural Golf

To travel to the north country can have many different meanings to many different people in Minnesota. To me, the north country is a great place to play golf. The north country is home to many fine golf courses. Pokegama Golf Course in Grand Rapids is jus... Read >

Minnesota Rural Golf in Hutchinson at Crow River Golf Club

If you are looking for a great place to play golf that has wonderful hardwood lined fairways, excellent greens and an over all great course condition then you will want to journey west of the Twin Cities. Located a comfortable hour drive west of the 494 l... Read >

Minnesota Golf Courses- Kimball Golf Club A Great Value in Central Minnesota

Great places to play are just a short drive away when you are exploring the Minnesota rural golf landscape. Kimball Golf Club is another example of a fine golf course that is a reasonable driving distance from the Twin Cities area, especially if you are c... Read >

A Great Place to Play Golf in Minnesota is Pezhekee National

In my continuing journey to bring you the hidden gems of Minnesota golf courses I traveled to the picturesque west central Minnesota town of Glenwood. On the banks of beautiful Lake Minnewaska, home to Peters Sunset Beach Resort, is a golf course named Pe... Read >

Minnesota Rural Golf: Meadowlark Country Club

Meadowlark Country Club is located on the southern edge of the city limits of Melrose, Minnesota. Melrose is the childhood home of my wife, and I have played at Meadowlark Country Club many times over the years. In this article, I am going to cover not on... Read >

Golf Training Aids: What to Look for Before Buying One.

Every time we go into the golf store or watch the Golf Channel or page through our favorite golf publication we are subjected to countless golf training aids. How do we know the product we are purchasing will actually give us the results we are looking fo... Read >

Minnesota Golf Resorts

Minnesota is a fantastic place to play golf. The many fine Minnesota golf resorts located in various parts of the state are perfect destinations for your summer get-away. Listing all the Minnesota golf resorts and their amenities would be quite lengthy an... Read >

Minnesota Golfers Travel to Laughlin,Nevada

Like many Minnesota golfers do each winter I traveled to the sun to get in some golf during the long, snowy Minnesota winter. I traveled with three golf buddies from my hometown on a snowy February morning from Twin Cities International Airport to the sun... Read >

Where to Find the Best Golf Tips

Where do we, as struggling weekend amateurs, find the best golf tips? Of course we all have the playing partners who are never shy to lend advice when we are struggling, but we don't want to go down that road if we truly have a desire to improve our game,... Read >

Finding Putting Tips That Work

Many brilliant ball strikers never made an impact on the professional tour because they could not putt well enough to win tournaments. What's that old saying, "drive for show and putt for dough". The same can be said for us weekend amateurs. The main diff... Read >

5 Golf Tips for Beginners

So you want to take up golf, do you? You have watched on television and seen the likes of Tiger, Phil and Sergio absolutely crush the ball 300 or more yards down the middle of the fairway at will. You're thinking to yourself, "it can't be that tough can i... Read >

Golf Fitness is the Stealth Secret

Look at yourself; you're certainly not getting any younger or any thinner. We have all put on a few pounds during the holidays but if our goal is to play better golf in 2007 any beyond then having a golf specific routine is essential. Don't worry you won'... Read >

What is the Secret to Playing Better Golf in 2007?

The New Year is upon us and many of you are wondering how you can improve your golf game so you can enjoy yourself and improve your scoring in 2007. There is not one single "wrap it up with a bow" simple answer to that question. There are dozens of places... Read >