2026 Champion
ZEZ TAKES THE
GOLDEN GOLFER
★★ Two-Time Champion
The three-peat is denied. Zez wins it on the greens in the putting-contest playoff and joins Gypsy in the two-timers club.
Giants Ridge & The Wilderness · Northern Minnesota
Three courses, three days, nine Young Lions — and it all came down to the putter. Zez survived the bracket and claimed his second Golden Golfer.
Three Courses · Three Days · One Trophy
The Legend
ThursdayGiants Ridge, Biwabik MN
Jeff Brauer's 1997 northwoods classic carved from Superior National Forest.
The Wilderness
FridayFortune Bay, Tower MN
Dramatic granite-and-pine layout on the shores of Lake Vermilion.
The Quarry
SaturdayGiants Ridge, Biwabik MN
Built on an old iron-ore mine; ranked the #1 public course in Minnesota.
All three designed by the same architect — Jeff Brauer.