Best Golf Courses in Minnesota (2026 Rankings)

Best public courses you can play

1The Wilderness at Fortune Bay🏆 Ranked #8 in MNAurora, MN8.3 2Long Prairie Country ClubLong Prairie, MN8.2 3Indian Hills Golf ClubStillwater, MN8.2 4Wedgewood Cove Golf ClubAlbert Lea, MN8.1 5Thumper PondPerham, MN8.1 6Mendakota Country ClubMendota Heights, MN8.1 7Mount Frontenac Golf CourseFrontenac, MN8.1 8Ely Golf ClubEly, MN8.1 9Rush Creek Golf ClubCorcoran, MN8.1 10Southern Hills Golf CourseFarmington, MN8 11Marshall Golf ClubMarshall, MN8 12Eagle Creek Golf ClubWillmar, MN8 13Whispering Pines Golf CourseAnnandale, MN8 14Tianna Country ClubWalker, MN7.9 15Cannon Golf ClubCannon Falls, MN7.9 16Perham Lakeside Golf ClubPerham, MN7.9 17StoneRidge Golf ClubStillwater, MN7.9 18Bellwood Oaks Golf CourseHastings, MN7.9 19Geneva Golf ClubAlexandria, MN7.9 20The WildsPrior Lake, MN7.8 21Maple Valley Golf & Country ClubRochester, MN7.8 22Legacy Golf CourseFaribault, MN7.5 23Kimball Golf ClubAnnandale, MN7.5 24Stillwater Country ClubStillwater, MN7.3 25Pebble Lake Golf CourseFergus Falls, MN7.3 26Red Wing Golf ClubRed Wing, MN7.2 27Loggers Trail Golf CourseStillwater, MN7.1 28Pine Island Golf CoursePine Island, MN6.7 29Chomonix Golf CourseLino Lakes, MN6.7 30Applewood Hills Golf CourseStillwater, MN6.7 31Pheasant Acres Golf CourseCorcoran, MN6.7 32Buffalo Heights Golf CourseBuffalo, MN6.7 33Highland 9 Hole Golf CourseMendota Heights, MN6.6 34Zumbrota Golf ClubZumbrota, MN6.6 35Enger Park Golf CourseDuluth, MN6.5 36New Hope Village Golf CourseNew Hope, MN6.5 37The Refuge Golf CourseOak Grove, MN6.5 38Meadowbrook Golf CourseSaint Louis Park, MN6.4 39Stones Throw Golf CourseMilaca, MN6.4 40Highland National Golf CourseMendota Heights, MN6.3 41Braemar Golf CourseEdina, MN6.3 42Heritage Links Golf ClubElko New Market, MN6.3 43Brightwood Hills Golf CourseNew Birghton, MN6.3 44North Branch Golf CourseNorth Branch, MN6.3 45Birchwood Golf CoursePelican Rapids, MN6.3 46Oak Glen Golf CourseStillwater, MN6.2 47Oak Marsh Golf CourseOakdale, MN6.2 48Daytona Golf CourseDayton, MN6.2 49Northern Hills Golf CourseRochester, MN6 50Sandtrap Golf CourseBemidji, MN6 51Dodge Country ClubDodge Center, MN6 52Goodrich Golf CourseNorth Saint Paul, MN5.9 53Faribault Golf ClubFaribault, MN5.9 54Eastwood Golf ClubRochester, MN5.9 55Mendota Heights Par 3 Golf CourseMendota Heights, MN5.9 56Blooming Prairie Country ClubBlooming Prairie, MN5.8 57Stonebrooke Golf CourseShakopee, MN5.7 58Jackson Golf ClubJackson, MN5.7 59Oakdale Golf CourseHector, MN5.7 60Willow Creek Country ClubRochester, MN5.6 61Straight River Golf CourseFaribault, MN5.6 62Blueberry Pines Golf ClubMenahga, MN5.6 63Elk River Golf ClubElk River, MN5.5 64Soldiers Field Golf CourseRochester, MN5.5 65Whitebirch Golf CourseBreezy Point, MN5.4 66Bluff Creek Golf CourseShakopee, MN5.4 67Shoreland Country ClubSaint Peter, MN5.3 68Brookland Golf ParkBrooklyn Park, MN5.2 69Majestic Oaks Golf ClubHam Lake, MN5 70Creeksbend Golf CourseNew Prague, MN5 71Shamrock Golf CourseCorcoran, MN4.8 72Pioneer CreekIndependence, MN4.6 73Glencoe Country ClubGlencoe, MN4.6 74Black Bear Golf CourseCloquet, MN4.5 75Pinewood Golf CourseOtsego, MN4.3

Top private clubs

Members-only — ranked for completeness; you can't book these.

1Interlachen Country Club🏆 Ranked #64 in the U.S. · #1 in MNEdina, MN9.1 2Hazeltine National Golf Course🏆 Ranked #3 in MNChaska, MN8.4 3The Minikahda Club🏆 Ranked #5 in MNSaint Louis Park, MN8.4 4Spring Hill Golf Club🏆 Ranked #2 in MNLong Lake, MN8.4 5White Bear Yacht Club🏆 Ranked #4 in MNDellwood, MN8.4 6Windsong Farm Golf Club🏆 Ranked #7 in MNIndependence, MN8.3 7Somerset Country Club🏆 Ranked #9 in MNWest Saint Paul, MN8.3 8Olympic Hills Golf Club🏆 Ranked #11 in MNEden Prairie, MN8.2 9Minneapolis Golf Club🏆 Ranked #14 in MNSaint Louis Park, MN8.2 10Midland Hills Country Club🏆 Ranked #13 in MNLauderdale, MN8.2 11Golden Valley Country Club🏆 Ranked #15 in MNGolden Valley, MN8.2 12Northland Country Club🏆 Ranked #12 in MNArnold, MN8.2 13TPC Twin CitiesBlaine, MN6.2 14Rum River Hills Golf ClubRamsey, MN5.2

How we rank: ordered by the NearGolf quality score (0–10), anchored on published "best of" lists where a course appears on one and a 6-axis rubric elsewhere. Ranked within the state. See region & national rankings →