This Is The Best Golf Course In MN, Golf Digest Says

Interlachen Country Club is the best golf course Minnesota has to offer, according to a new ranking developed by golfers themselves.

Golf Digest deploys 1,700 professionally trained low-handicap golfers to continually assess the golf courses. The rankings are based on more than 80,000 evaluations over 10 years looking at criteria such as short options, challenge, design variety, conditioning, aesthetics, and character.

Here’s what makes Interlachen stand out:

• Bobby Jones won the 1930 U.S. Open here, completing the second leg of his Grand Slam.
  
• Originally remodeled by Donald Ross in 1922.
• Restored in 2023 by Andrew Green to revive Ross’s vision, with larger greens and strategic bunkering.
• Dramatic terrain and land movement are now revealed after clearing overgrowth.
• Par-5 12th ends on an elevated green known as "the fortress."
• Expanded greens and bunkering offer more creative shot options.

There are plenty of other courses in Minnesota that prioritize the aesthetics of their fairways and greens and test the golfers who play on them with a variety of challenges.

Ten Ten Minnesota Golf Courses (Golf Digest):

1. Interlachen Country Club – Edina (Private)
2. Spring Hill Golf Club – Wayzata (Private)
3. Hazeltine National Golf Club – Chaska (Private)
4. White Bear Yacht Club – White Bear Lake (Private)
5. The Minikahda Club – Minneapolis (Private)
6. The Quarry at Giants Ridge – Biwabik (Public)
7. Windsong Farm Golf Club – Maple Plain (Private)
8. The Wilderness At Fortune Bay – Tower (Public)
9. Somerset Country Club – Mendota Heights (Private)
10. Madden's on Gull Lake: The Classic – Brainerd (Public)

This is the 25th edition of Golf Digest’s Best in State ranking.