Grand View Lodge (Deacon's Lodge course)

9348 Arnold Palmer Drive,

Breezy Point, Minnesota 56468

  • Office

    +1 (800) 432 3777 (toll free)
  • Pro shop

    +1 (218) 562 6262
  • Golf pro

    Mark Neva (PGA, Golf Professional)

About the course

  • The Course:

    18 holes. Tree-lined parkland. Gently undulating terrain - a few slopes to climb.

  • Surroundings:

    Woodland and lakeside (Lynch Lake).

  • Designer:

    An Arnold Palmer Signature Course.

Back
tees
Club
tees
Front
tees
Yards
6964
6067
4766
Par
72
72
72
SSS or slope
73.8
69.7
68.6

At the same location:

The Breezy Point Resort manages three 18-hole golf courses: DEACON'S POINT course (par-72, 6964 yds from back tees, designer Arnold Palmer, located 1.5 mi N of main resort centre); WHITEBIRCH course (par-72, 6730 yds, Landecker & Huberd, 1 mi W of resort centre); TRADITIONAL course (par-68, 5192 yds, Roscoe Fawcett, o.25 mi W of resort centre).

Location

Latitude:

46.604609

Longitude:

-94.208322

How to get there:

1 mi N of Breezy Point / 20 mi N of Brainerd.

Breezy Point Resort (Deacon's Lodge course)

4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.

Est. 1999

The Breezy Point Resort manages three 18-hole golf courses, which includes the highly-rated Deacon's Point course, the Whitebirch course and the shorter par-68 Traditional course.

The Deacon's Lodge course is a championship layout that ranks with some of the best in Minnesota. This tree-lined parkland course provides a wonderful test for your all-round game, with many attractive, skilfully crafted and challenging holes to enjoy. A must play if you are in the area. At this Stay&Play venue, the on-site accommodations are located close to the golf facilities.

List of courses: USA - Midwest (Upper)

Visitors

Who can play and when?

Visitors welcome on weekdays and weekends.

Must book in advance.

Green fees

Visitor fee, 18-holes, peak rate in high season (Deacon's Lodge): Mon-Thur $99; Fri-Sun $119. Golf cart included.

Credit cards accepted. Contact club for full details, discounts, Stay&Play packages, etc. [Last updated: 2018].

Other information

Non-metal spike facility.

Practice facilities

Good

Did you know?

The Deacon's Lodge course was named by its designer Arnold Palmer in honor of his father “Deek”. Palmer was born in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, a working-class steel mill town, where his father Milfred Jerome "Deacon" Palmer was the head professional and greenskeeper at Latrobe Country Club.

Published ranking

Deacon's Lodge course:
Minnesota: 16th best course in Minnesota (Golf Digest, 2023/24).

Where2Stay

  • Breezy Point Resort

    9252 Breezy Point Drive, Breezy Point, MN 56472.

    +1 (800) 432 3777 (toll free)

    Visit website

    Breezy Point Resort offers a variety of lodging choices with hotel style kings, double queens and jacuzzi suites, deluxe condominiums, vacation homes and unique retreats with 2 to 11 bedrooms.

    • Golf at this hotel:

      Breezy Point (Traditional)

    • Golf within 5 miles:

      Breezy Point (Whitebirch, 1 mi); Breezy Point (Deacon's Lodge, 1.5 mi).

    • Golf within 20 miles:

      Grand View Lodge (Preserve & Pines courses)

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