Best Golf Resort in Minnesota

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.

2022

• Golf Digest’s Editors’ Choice Award – “Best Golf Resorts in the Midwest” (2022)
• Golfweek – Top 200 Resort Courses: The Quarry, no. 36, and The Legend, no. T-130
• Golfweek – Top 200 Modern Courses: The Quarry, no. T-135
• Golfweek – Top Public Courses, State-by-State: The Quarry, no. 1 in MN and The Legend, no. 6 in MN

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”