Golf Awards & Recognition

For more than a decade, national golf publications have ranked The Legend and The Quarry at Giants Ridge near or at the top of the best golf destinations in the world.

Few other golf facilities in the nation can claim more than one public course in Golf Digest’s “Top 100” list. And no other Minnesota resort offers two highly-ranked courses of this caliber.

2022

• Golf Digest’s Editors’ Choice Award – “Best Golf Resorts in the Midwest” (2022)

2021

• Golf Digest’s Editors’ Choice Award – “Best Golf Resorts in the Midwest” (2021)
• The Quarry – Golfweek – #1 “Best Courses You Can Play in Minnesota” (2021)
• The Legend – Golfweek – #8 “Best Courses You Can Play in Minnesota” (2021)
• The Quarry – #68 GOLF Magazine – ” Top 100 Courses You Can Play” (2021)
• The Quarry – Golfweek – #36 “Ultimate Guide to Golf Course Living and Great Escapes” (2021)
• The Legend – Golfweek – #193 “Ultimate Guide to Golf Course Living and Great Escapes” (2021)
• The Quarry – Golfweek – #47 “Top 100 Courses You Can Play”
• The Quarry – Golfweek – #36 “Top Resort Courses”
• The Legend – Golfweek – Next 100 “Top Resort Courses”

2020

• The Quarry – GOLF magazine – #8 “Best in State: Minnesota (2020-21)
• The Quarry – Golf Digest – “America’s Best 18 Holes Since 2000” – Hole #13 (2020)
• Golf Digest’s Editors’ Choice Award – “Best Golf Resorts in the Midwest” (2020)
• The Quarry – Golfweek – #1 “Best Courses You Can Play in Minnesota” (2020)
• The Legend – Golfweek –#10 “Best Courses You Can Play in Minnesota” (2020)
• The Quarry – Golfweek – #43 “Top 100 Best Courses You Can Play in the U.S.” (2020)
• The Quarry – Golfweek – #119 “Next 100 Modern Courses, 1960 to Present” (2020)
• The Quarry – Golfweek – #46 “Ultimate Guide to Golf Course Living and Great Escapes” (2020)
• The Legend – Golfweek – #192 “Ultimate Guide to Golf Course Living and Great Escapes” (2020)

2019

• The Quarry #4 – Golf Digest’s “Best Golf Courses in Minnesota” (2019-20); (#4 overall; #1 public course)
• The Legend #16 – Golf Digest’s “Best Golf Courses in Minnesota” (2019-20)
• Golf Digest’s Editors’ Choice Award – “Best Golf Resorts in the Midwest” (2019)
• The Quarry – Golf Digest – #31 “America’s 100 Greatest Public Courses” (2019)
• The Quarry – Golfweek – #1 “Best Courses in Minnesota” (2019)
• The Legend – Golfweek – #10 “Best Courses in Minnesota” (2019)
• The Quarry – Golfweek – #171 “Next 100 Top Modern Courses in the Country” (2019)
• The Quarry – Golfweek – #63 “Top 100 Courses You Can Play” (2019)
• GOLF magazine – “Best Golf Resorts For Families” – (2019)

2018

• The Quarry, Golfweek – Best Course You Can Play in Minnesota (2018)
• The Quarry, Golf Digest – #1 Public Course in the state and #4 overall (2017-18)
• The Quarry, Golf Digest – #30 America’s 100 Greatest Public Courses (2017-18)
• The Legend, Golf Digest – #16 in Minnesota (2017-18)
• Golf Digest’s Editors’ Choice Award – Best Golf Resorts in the Americas (2018)

2017

• The Quarry ranked #1 public course in Minnesota by Golfweek magazine for 2017
• Golf Digest‘s Editor’s Choice Awards Best Golf Resorts in the Midwest
• The Quarry ranked #8, Legend Ranked #28 in Top 100 Courses in the US by MyGolfSpy
• The Quarry Named to “Top 50 Courses You Can Play” list by WorldGolf.com

2016

• The Quarry, ranked #6 in “The 10 Best Bargains in GOLF’s Top 100 Courses You Can Play”
• The Quarry, ranked #1 & The Legend #7 – “Best Courses You Can Play in Minnesota, 2016-17”
• The Quarry again named to Golf Magazine’s “Top 100 Courses You Can Play” list for 2016/2017. At #54 we’re the only course in Minnesota to be on their top 100 public list
• Golf Digest‘s Top 5 Editor’s Choice Awards Best Golf Resorts in the Midwest
• Golf Advisor‘s Top 10 Midwest Golf Destinations
• Legend Hole #17 Named in Golf Advisor’s Best Iconic Par 3s in North America

2015

• America’s 100 Greatest Public Courses
• The Quarry – #1 in Minnesota and #25 in U.S. – Golf Digest
• The Legend – #5 in Minnesota – Golf Digest
• Top 10 Best Courses Your Can Play for Under $100 – Golf.com

2014

• The Quarry – “Top 100 Courses You Can Play” – Golf Magazine
• Silver Medal Resort, “Top 100 in North America” – Golf Magazine
• More than 8,000 Golf Magazine readers voted on four criteria: experience, food and drink, lodging & service

2013

• The Quarry – # 1 Public Best in State Rankings – Golf Digest
• The Legend – #4 Public Best in State Rankings – Golf Digest
• The Quarry – #4 in Minnesota Overall – Golf Digest
• The Quarry – #20 in “America’s Greatest 100 Public Course” – Golf Digest

2012

• The Quarry – #1 Public Course in Minnesota, Golf Magazine & Golf.com
• The Legend – #7 Public Courses in Minnesota, Golf Magazine & Golf.com
• The Legend – #5 Favorite Par 3’s on Some of Minnesota’s Best Golf, Explore Minnesota
• The Quarry – #12 “Top 50 Most Fun Public Golf Courses in America,” Golf Digest
• The Quarry – “Best Bargain Courses for 2012,” Golf Magazine
• The Quarry – #16 on “America’s 100 Greatest Public Golf Courses,” Golf Digest

2011

• The Quarry – #1 Public Course in Minnesota, Golf Digest‘s “Best Places to Play, Best in State”
• The Legend – #4 Public Course in Minnesota, Golf Digest‘s “Best Places to Play, Best in State”
• The Quarry – #1 “Best Courses You Can Play” in Minnesota, Golfweek
• “#13 Hole at The Quarry – 3rd Most Fun Golf Hole In America,” Golf Digest

2010

• The Quarry – #1 Public Golf Course in Minnesota, Golf Magazine
• The Legend – #2 Golf Resort in Midwest, Golf.com
• The Legend – #10 Ranking in the “Best Courses You Can Play” in Minnesota, Golfweek
• The Legend – #3 Minnesota Public Course, Golf Digest
• The Legend – #5 Most Affordable Courses in The Country, Golf Digest
• The Legend – #72 Public Course in the Nation & #3 in Minnesota, Golf Digest
• The Quarry – #5 Most Affordable Courses in The Country, Golf Digest
• The Quarry – #2 Golf Resort in Midwest, Golf.com
• The Quarry – #2 Ranking in the “Best Courses You Can Play” in Minnesota, Golfweek
• The Quarry – #20 Public Golf Course in the Nation & #1 in Minnesota, Golf Digest

2009

• The Legend – #46 “Top 75 Best Golf Resorts in North America” – Golf Digest
• The Legend – #5 Public Course in Minnesota, #59 Public Course in the Nation, Golf Digest
• The Quarry – #2 Minnesota Public Golf Course, Golfweek
• The Quarry – #46 “Top 75 Best Golf Resorts in North America”, Golf Digest
• The Quarry – #2 Public Course in Minnesota, The Golf Channel

2008

• The Quarry – #1 Minnesota Golf Course, “Golfweek’s Best Courses You Can Play,” Golfweek
• The Quarry – #1 Public Course in Minnesota, #19 Public Course in the Nation, Golf Digest
• The Quarry – 4.5 Star Rating in Golf Digest’s “Places To Play”
• The Legend – 4.5 4.5 Star Rating in Golf Digest‘s “Places To Play”