Peter Wong
Peter Wong
Peter Wong
Peter Wong
Minneapolis Golf Club
Minneapolis Golf Club
2001 Flag Ave S
Saint Louis Park, MN 55426-2300
United States
Overview
In 1920, Donald Ross was invited to remodel this 1916 Willie Park Jr. design. For some unknown reason, Ross did not include Minneapolis GC in his resume. His work here wasn’t insignificant: Ross moved the clubhouse and reconfigured the routing, making it mostly his own, and the course was deemed strong enough to host the 1959 PGA Championship, won by Bob Rosburg. A recent renovation by Jeff Mingay altered the bunkering and recaptured many original green contours. It is well known in the Twin Cities as the “Player’s Club” because of the number of single-digit handicappers.
About
Awards
RANKING HISTORY:
100 Greatest: The course was part of Golf Digest's original 200 Toughest Courses list from 1966-'68.
Best in State: Ranked inside the top 5, 1977, 1987-'89. Ranked inside the top 10, 1991, 2003. Ranked 12th, 2017-'20. Ranked 13th, 2013-'16, 2021-'24. Ranked 14th, 2011-'12, 2025-'26. Ranked inside the top 15, 1995-2001, 2005. Ranked inside the top 20, 2007.
Previous ranking: 13th.
2025-'26 ranking: 14th.
Panelists
Ratings from our panel of 1,900 course-ranking panelists
100 GREATEST/BEST IN STATE SCORES
Shot Options
Character
Challenge
Layout Variety
Fun
Aesthetics
Conditioning
Reviews
Review
“Course I could comfortably play every day without beating me up."
Read More2025
Review
“enjoyable walk through a park, although can play tough from longer tees. Greens are in great condition."
Read More2023
Review
“Shot options: The fairway bunkering is improved, as it makes you think off the tee more, and in many holes, gives you options of direction and club. ; Hole by Hole comments:Hole #1: Need to miss bunkers off the tee. Green contours are lower, but bunkers in front are deeper. ; Hole #2: This hole got worse, or at least more ordinary than before, with bunkering around green. ; Hole #3: Bunkering and green contours nicely improved around green; Hole #4: This used to be the worst hole on the course by far, and now is greatly improved. Bunkers are quite deep, so have to hit the green. ; Hole #5: Changed fairway bunker spacing a bit, even better than it was before. Challenge is not being short, as it rolls 30 yards away and about 25 feet below green. This is one the best holes on the course, along with 8 and 13. ; Hole #6: Deeper bunkers in front now, different look than before, but plays about the same, as a long hard par 3.; Hole #7: Fairway bunker staggered is great, improved from before. Not sure I like the green redesign as much, somewhat ordinary. ; Hole #8: Plays the same off the tee, bunker right side of green is deeper than before. ; Hole #9: New back tee that makes this a beast of a hole, esp with new bunkers in front of green that are really deep. ; Hole #10: Green contours flattened out a bit, plays a bit more fairly than it used to. ; Hole #11: Not a lot of visual changes to this hole, but green contours improved. ; Hole #12: Improved fairways bunkering, good staggers. Green slightly less ordinary than before, front left greenside bunker no joke. ; Hole #13: Made fairway bunkering a lot harder, but in position an depth of bunker, not sure I would have done this, as the green is the great feature of this hole. Green contours are retained, which is great, because this is the most fun green on the course. ; Hole #14: Greenside bunkers made this almost-drivable hole (at least for me) a much harder decision, as they are quite deep, and don't want to be short-sided. ; Hole #15: Green complex greatly improved, as it was ordinary before. ; Hole #16: Not much changed in overall challenge or playability, but bunkers are in much better shape. ; Hole #17: Right fairway bunker well placed, have to think about this tee shot much more. However, think the gree entrance could have been a bit more challenging. ; Hole #18: Improved bunkering, both in placement and in condition/depth makes this hole remain a very good finisher. ; : Challenge: ; Layout variety: The only major issue that I see are mostly straight holes. ; Aesthetics: Improved aesthetics with improved bunkering frames nearly all the holes better; Conditioning: MN had a very wet summer, so greens werent as fast I have seen in the past. But I reserve the right to change this rating when I play it in the future (which I will since I have a good friend playing there); Character: Like many courses in the area built around the same time, it has the limitations of ; Fun: I don't think this course is that fun for the lesser player and women, as its fairly hard, especially with the deeper bunkers around the greens. For the better player, this is definitely a fun course. Since I think the spirit of this category is to judge it based on all players, I have to take it down a bit."
Read More2023
Review
“Really well respected course in MN but I found myself underwhelmed by the holes. The same lovely rolling hills as other Mpls courses but I found the holes and shots started to become repetitive and I think the bunker placement has a lot to do with it."
Read More2022
Review
“Nice routing in a confined space. Had about 4 really good hole and lots of mediocre ones. Conditioning was good."
Read More2021
Review
“Solid challenging holes"
Read More2021
Review
“A truely wonderful course. Has two water hazards, and only one really comes into play. They re-bunkerd it several years ago with great results. Anyone playing the correct set of tees, will find these bunkers are well placed without making the course too difficult. Great variety of holes and it really fits the eye. A must to play when in the Twin Cities and if you have the right connections to score a tee time."
Read More2019
Review
“Old-style parkland course that is both walkable and playable. Unspectacular, but an experience that most should enjoy."
Read More2018
