NEW LONDON, Minn. — When the glacier covering central Minnesota receded 12,000 years ago, it left a hilly terrain of clay, rocks and gravel — not great for farming, which early settlers attempted, but ideal for a golf course. And for Mark Haugejorde, not just any course.

Haugejorde has returned to his New London hometown to lead the development of Tepetonka, a “destination” golf club in northern Kandiyohi County. It’s expected to open next summer and will be a pinnacle of his lifetime in the golf industry, which began in his youth at nearby Little Crow Resort Golf Course, where his father was one of the founders in the late 1960s.

After high school and a state golf tournament co-championship, Haugejorde played at the University of Houston, a noted golf mecca, where he met professional go

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