Golfers have the choice of challenging courses as diverse as the landscape of the state. Play along riverbanks, in the heart of the badlands and over rolling hills. North Dakotan and Actor Josh Duhamel at Bully Pulpit, Medora North Dakota has more courses per capita than any other state. Three of these are acclaimed by GOLF , Golf Digest and Golf Week and make up the Triple Challenge at one great rate. THE LINKS OF NORTH DAKOTA, EAST OF WILLISTON True links-style golf overlooking shores of Lake Sakakawea. BULLY PULPIT GOLF COURSE, MEDORA One-of-a-kind course, set in rugged Badlands landscapes. HAWKTREE GOLF CLUB, BISMARCK Championship course on the rolling hillsides of the Missouri River Valley. PAINTED WOODS GOLF COURSE, WASHBURN Unique design, stunning scenery and challenging play with rolling, multi-tiered greens. VARDON GOLF CLUB, MINOT Designed in the early 1900s by Tom Vardon, brother of six-time British Open winner Harry Vardon. Hawktree Golf Club, Bismarck KING’S WALK GOLF COURSE, GRAND FORKS Designed by the late Arnold Palmer — one of his favorites, in fact. BOIS DE SIOUX PUBLIC GOLF COURSE, WAHPETON The only course in the U.S. with the front and back nine in two different states. DAKOTA WINDS GOLF COURSE, HANKINSON Unique 27-hole links-style course made for players who want a full day of golf. NDtourism.com 41
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