Peter Wong/Courtesy of Spring Hill GC
Peter Wong/Courtesy of Spring Hill GC
Peter Wong/Courtesy of Spring Hill GC
Peter Wong/Courtesy of Spring Hill GC
Overview
While Tom Fazio is best known for creating massive landscapes for his designs, Spring Hill required little manipulation of earth. Fazio utilized the existing rolling topography to form what is one of his most natural designs. Holes are isolated from one another by thick forests of evergreens and, in one section of the property, acres of maple trees that provide a brilliant color display each fall. With several tight fairways, marshland along some edges, many uphill approach shots into elevated greens and subtle movements in the putting surfaces, Spring Hill is also one of Fazio’s most challenging designs.
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Awards
Ranking history:
100 Greatest: Ranked since 2017.
Current ranking: 100th (and previous).
Highest ranking: 69th, 2017-2018.
Best in State: Ranked second 2011-'24. Ranked inside the top 5 since 2001.
2023-'24 ranking: 2nd.
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Ratings from our panel of 1,900 course-ranking panelists
100 GREATEST/BEST IN STATE SCORES
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Reviews
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“Located in Wayzata, Minnesota, 20 mins west of Minneapolis, the private Tom Fazio course opened in 1999. This beautiful, tree lined course is hilly with a lot of variety. Course conditions are supreme. Very scenic with plenty of elevation changes."
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“if you ever get the invite jump at the opportunity to play here. Excellent course design and really great conditioning."
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“Another Fazio masterpiece that has some really great elevation change and marsh areas that provide great variety in design."
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“Not your normal Fazio, no frills....just solid golf start to finish. The design uses the up and down contours of the site, in particular the 15th and 16th holes that use dramatic elevation changes. Good variety in terms of what side of the fairways and greens to favor from hole to hole. Seemed to use a lot of the same clubs over and over throughout the round. Wonderful firm & fast conditioning."
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“Best conditioned course and golfing experience in Minnesota."
Read More2023
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“Spectacular views and quiet. Great elevation changes with perfect greens and fairways."
Read More2022
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“One should jump at any opportunity to play this private course! Minnesota golf at it's finest. If you're a weekend warrior you'll struggle, but if you're a single digit, you'll never want the round to end. Michael Jordan and several Minnesota Vikings are members. The 15th and 16th holes (pictured) are a sample of what you'll find - Immaculate fairways and greens, Up/down, Left/right. You'll constantly be making risk/reward decisions. Spring Hill oozes golf but in a subtle way. After your round you'll know you played a special course."
Read More2022
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“A wonderful Tom Fazio layout taking you up/down and left/right through the property. Fantastic collection of par 5's, especially 13 and 16. Good mix of length offering some tantalizing risk/reward shots. No houses on the course and the cart paths are well hidden from most of your views. I could play Spring Hill Golf Club every day. Could possibly use some thinning out of trees."
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“Beautiful surroundings. Every hole is framed. Some holes repetitive but all in all a fantastic course."
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“Tom Fazio does it again. Part marshland "
Read More2021
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