Litchfield Golf Club

The Litchfield Golf Club is a city-owned 18-hole public championship course, located on Pleasure Drive on the northern edge of Lake Ripley. The course plays just over 6,300 from the blue tees and 6,000 from the white tees.

The course is host to several tournaments during the season. The women's invitational is usually in early July, while the men's invitational is in late July. Throughout the golf season, there is couples golf each Friday evening, with a different format each week.

The golf club has a fully stocked pro shop. After the round, Peter's on Lake Ripley is open six days a week and has a full-service bar and restaurant. For more information, call (320) 693-6059.

Skating, horseshoes, tennis

Litchfield has several recreational venues. The city offers four softball fields, a horseshoe pit, two paddle tennis courts, 14 public tennis courts and an ice arena for hockey and ice skating. For bowlers, the Litchfield Bowling Center is on Highway 22 south. And for those wishing to brush up on their golf game, there is the Litchfield Driving Range at the intersection of county roads 34 and 11 in the northeast part of town.

Litchfield Blues

The Litchfield Blues provide the community with top-caliber amateur baseball every spring and summer.

The Blues are one of the top teams in the area, qualifying for the Class C state tournament from 1998 through 2002.

The Blues call Optimist Park in Litchfield home. Optimist Park is one block east of the Litchfield Civic Arena on the northern edge of town. The ball park has a grandstand and concession stand, with a restroom facility on the site.

The schedule begins in mid-April and concludes with league and region playoffs in August. Most games are played Wednesday evenings and Sunday afternoons.