A golf course on a swamp? On a prison grounds? Yes and yes -- and joined by courses built by millionaires, played by champions and designed by experts. From the crazy to the classy, "Fore! Gone. Minnesota's Lost Golf Courses, 1897-1999" revives more than 80 abandoned layouts, many of them long-forgotten. Ever heard of Roadside Golf Club?
Über den Autor Joe Bissen
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Joe Bissen has covered sports from bowling to baseball to a world curling championship but has focused on golf, which he has written about for more than 35 years. He is a copy editor for the Minneapolis Star Tribune, former copy editor for the St. Paul Pioneer Press and former sports editor of the Duluth (Minn.) News-Tribune. He has researched lost golf courses and Minnesota golf history for more than a decade.
