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Big Gene is a 15-foot sheet-metal golfer at the entrance to the Garrison Golf Course, 3976 16th St NW, Garrison, North Dakota. Roadside America lists him as the Zombie Golf Giant; the course also runs Big Gene's Bar and Grill.
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Big Gene
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Site-level location · 47.6466° N, 101.4362° W
FIELD GUIDE
The story
A 15-foot metal golfer greets visitors at the entrance to the Garrison Golf Course in Garrison, North Dakota, according to the Garrison Convention and Visitors Bureau. Roadside America, which files him as the Zombie Golf Giant, describes a sheet-metal figure with a golf club tucked into his belt and what it calls zombie eyes; the Minot Daily News, citing Roadside America, described him in 2018 as a 15-foot sheet-metal figure.
Roadside Architecture gives a slightly different height, 16 feet, and says he was installed around 1982 and originally painted orange and blue.
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The course is a nine-hole course and lists Big Gene's Bar and Grill; check with the course for current hours.
ACCESS
At the entrance to the Garrison Golf Course, 3976 16th St NW, Garrison, ND; phone 701-337-5420.
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