Why head south to get in some mid-winter golf when you can just step out onto Lake Minnetonka ?
The unusual Wayzata Chilly Open is back after a year on the shelf, celebrating its 40th annual festival on Feb. 7 and 8.
Every year, more than 2,000 golfers, many from far-flung locales, descend on Wayzata to hit tennis balls with golf clubs and hockey sticks on a pop-up nine-hole course installed onto the lake’s frozen surface.
In 2024, the fundraiser for the Greater Wayzata Chamber of Commerce had to be called off as the state experienced one of the warmest winters on record…