Prior Lake, MN – The Meadows at Mystic Lake has been selected as the eleventh Best Casino Golf Course in the country by Golfweek magazine. The results will appear in the December 10, 2010, issue. The Meadows at Mystic Lake was ranked as number eleven in the top 50 casino layouts in the United States as selected by the magazine’s ranking system.

The Meadows at Mystic Lake is adjacent to Mystic Lake Casino Hotel. Both of these enterprises are owned and operated by the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community, a federally recognized Indian Tribe in Minnesota.

"We are thrilled that Golfweek has judged our course as one of the best in the country," said Director of Golf Greg McKush. "We are very proud of our course and the amenities and challenge it offers to golfers. Our goal is to keep improving the golfing experience for golfers of all skill levels."

“We have put a lot of work into The Meadows to create a golf course that is challenging, beautiful, and fun to play,” said SMSC Chairman Stanley R. Crooks. “We’re proud of the course we have created and are always looking for ways to improve the experience of the golfers who play our course.”

Golfweek reaches more than 1.2 million readers per issue. For more than 35 years Golfweek magazine has written about every elite level of golf: junior, college, amateur, and professional both domestic and international; in-depth information on golf companies, equipment, and trends; and reports on the latest in golf travel, real estate, luxury goods, and accessories.

The Meadows at Mystic Lake was named to the Golfweek top casino courses list in 2010.  It has  also won Reader’s Choice Awards for best Casino Golf Course from Midwest Gaming & Travel magazine for the past several years. Golf Digest also ranked The Meadows at Mystic Lake as one of the top new golf courses in the country out of several hundred courses in their January 2007 issue.

For more information about golfing at The Meadows at Mystic Lake call 952-233-5533 or go to www.mysticlakegolf.com. Golfers can also follow The Meadows on Facebook.

Note to Editors:

A photo gallery containing high resolution downloadable images is available at http://www.shakopeedakota.org/newsroom/image-galleries/meadows-mystic-lake-0

A fact sheet about The Meadows at Mystic Lake is available at

http://www.shakopeedakota.org/newsroom/fact-sheets/meadows-mystic-lake-fact-sheet