{"id":206,"date":"2022-05-03T13:22:07","date_gmt":"2022-05-03T13:22:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bestpublicgolfcourses.com\/blog\/?p=206"},"modified":"2022-05-03T13:22:08","modified_gmt":"2022-05-03T13:22:08","slug":"gravel-pit-golf-course","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bestpublicgolfcourses.com\/blog\/gravel-pit-golf-course\/","title":{"rendered":"The Gravel Pit Golf Course"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"275\" height=\"183\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bestpublicgolfcourses.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/hh-5.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-211 size-full\"\/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>Complimenting the heavy concentration of high end golf courses in central Minnesota, this new offering, arising from a former stone mining operation, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bestpublicgolfcourses.com\/course\/gravel_pit_golf_course_brainerd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Gravel Pit Golf Course<\/a> promises to add a new, entertaining element to golf in the Brainerd area.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The course features a 13 hole, par 3 layout with yardages measuring from 60 to 200 yards. There&#8217;s also a 13 hole, lighted, Himalayas type putting challenge, bocce ball court, and a patio\/bar overlooking the entire facility. It joins the nearby <a href=\"https:\/\/www.craguns.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cragun&#8217;s<\/a> and 63 holes of golf at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.maddens.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Madden&#8217;s<\/a> to round out an extensive golf trip to the area. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Complimenting the heavy concentration of high end golf courses in central Minnesota, this new offering, arising from a former stone mining operation, The Gravel Pit Golf Course promises to add a new, entertaining element to golf in the Brainerd area. 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