(Editor’s Note: The Pipestone Country Star will be running an eight-part series on local golf courses to promote the game from this issue through Aug. 21.) GARRETSON, S.D. — Golfers who enjoy a challenging par-5 should make River Ridge Golf Course an appointment destination. “River Ridge has one of the longest par-5’s in the Midwest,” boasts the official course guide. From the blue tee, Hole No. 4 plays 601 yards. There are three other tee-box lengths: 451 yards (red), 471 yards (gold) and 552 yards (white). What’s more, the fourth hole plays uphill and upwind most of the time —...

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