2013 Mesabi Daily News Medallion Hunt

Line 2, “long” — golf can be played in a long game or a short game. Line 3, “mighty” — a reference to the Mighty Mike Austin, who hit the longest drive ever on golfing record. Yes, kind of obscure, but this is only Clue One. Also Line 2, “12” refers to the 12 days of clues but also the 12-hole rounds endorsed by Jack Nicklaus, again obscure, but again, only Clue One. Line 4, the biggest hint in this clue: “approach” — a common golf term meaning a shot towards the green.

Line 1, “Range” — a reference to a golf driving range, and, of course, it’s somewhere on the Iron Range. Line 3, “big place” — a golf course is a big place. Line 4, “line” — golf reference to the “line” of the ball or the “line of flight” of the golf ball.

Line 1, “Iron” — a reference to a golf iron, and, of course, this is the Iron Range, a country of iron. Lines 1-2 — a reference to the chess piece, the “queen,” the most powerful piece in the game, capable of moving any number of squares in any direction. This is to lead you to the Queen City of Virginia. Line 3, “land” — a golf course has a lot of land. Line 4, “undercover” — the medallion is hidden out of sight between the stones and thus undercover, and perhaps will be covered by snow. Indeed, it was, after the recent snowstorm.

Line 1, “a whole” — play on words, “a hole,” as in a hole in golf. Line 2, “break” — golf term for the amount a putt will curve to the side because of the slope, grain and wind that affect the movement of the ball. Line 3, “four” — play on words for the golf warning shout of “fore!” Line 4, “up” — reference to golf term, “up and down,” in which the first stroke gets the ball “up” onto the green. Also Line 4, “north” — the medallion is hidden in northside Virginia.

Line 2, the double use of the word, “good” — in golf, a “good-good is when both players agree to concede to each others’ putts. Line 2, “pine” — there are many pine trees located on the golf course. Line 3, “all around trees” — again a reference to the many trees. Lines 3-4 — houses nearby have trees decorated for Christmas time; and “green” refers to the golf green, the grass around the hole. The trees on the golf course, unlike the decorated ones nearby, are unadorned with lights; they look very much alike, therefore, “little they vary.” Additionally, if you take the first letters of each line you get: PGAT, standing for the PGA (Professional Golf Association) Tour.

Line 1, “half” — a reference to the golf term, “half shot,” a shot played with an abbreviated swing and reduced speed. Line 2, “shoot” — variable of word “shot” as in a golf shot. Lines 2-4, a reference to watching your step on the golf course, where geese hang out and often leave behind not such pleasant stuff that can be stepped on when the weather is mild. Also, a golfer has to watch his or her step because the line of another player’s putt.

Line 1, “swing” — reference to taking a swing in golf. Line 3, “hazard” — an obstacle found on a golf course. Line 4, “turkey” — three consecutive birdies in one round of golf. All to get you once more to the golf course, if you are not already there.

The entire clue is a reference to the two water towers in Virginia; they look very different, but are “two of kind” … the one by the golf course is in view of the medallion. It is “more blue” or all blue. The other is more “royal” because it has the words, “Queen City,” written on it. Also, Line 3 — “line” again a reference to the “line” the ball takes in golf.

Line 2, “pace” — a golf term, the speed at which a putt must be struck to get in the hole. Lines 3-4 — reference to the stone wall that runs along the perimeter of the golf course along 13th Street North and Ninth Avenue West. No worry if you’ve hit a wall, you are really on course, so to speak. Also, Line 3, “hit” could be a reference to hitting the golf ball, which could, technically, hit the wall, we suppose.

Line 1 — four plus nine is 13, the medallion is hidden in the stone wall facing 13th Street. Again “four” is a play on “fore.” Also, the medallion is opposite the fourth house from the left if you are facing 13th Street. Additionally, “nine” is a reference to a golf term, as in the “front nine.” And, the stone wall runs along 13th Street and also along Ninth Avenue West. Line 4, “stone’s throw” again a reference to the stone wall, and the medallion is literally a stone’s throw from the roadway. Also Line 4, “looking up” is a golf term meaning prematurely lifting your head to follow the flight of the ball. And Line 4, “on course” — a reference to the medallion being on the golf course.

Line 1, an obvious reference to the golf course. Line 2, the medallion is across from about the fourth house; “count as usual” — in other words from left to right. Line 3, there is fencing to the left — “left” is a key word here — and you can’t go much farther along the rock wall to the left. Line 3-4, the medallion is tucked above a rock — that was covered with snow from the snowstorm — that is rectangular and dark-colored compared to the lighter-colored rocks surrounding it.