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Potential is both a blessing and a curse, carrying the possibility of sublime success and massive letdown. No Minnesota golf course better demonstrates this than Wendigo Golf Club in Grand Rapids. Our first visit two years ago left us convinced that Wendigo would become that areas version of The Classic or Giants Ridge. This course has the natural beauty and challenging layout to go toe to toe with the superheavyweights.

When we last saw this contender its clubhouse was well on its way to completion. In only its second year of operation greens and fairways had already filled in nicely. Golf Digest had it ranked as the eighth best public course in the state and we saw no reason to disagree. Wendigo certainly has its charms. Greens are superb, especially for a northern course. Many holes are visually stunning. At $ 30 per round ($25 on weekdays) it is one of the best golf values around. Our primary complaint about the course had involved the dense underbrush lining the narrow fairways (prompting our advice to bring a guide, a machete, and lots of ammo) but correspondence with the owner had informed us that this problem was corrected. Potential of this degree brings high expectations so it was with eager anticipation that we made our way up to Judy Garlandland to see what Wendigo had grown up to become.

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