Interlachen Country Club

Edina, MN Private

Overview

When Bobby Jones won the 1930 U.S. Open at Interlachen (completing the second leg of what would become the game’s first Grand Slam), fellow competitor Gene Sarazen insisted the course was tougher than everything but Oakmont. These days, the hilly, tree-lined design with small greens and plenty of bunkers has been the showcase of women’s professional golf, hosting the 2002 Solheim Cup, won by the American team, and the 2008 U.S. Women’s Open, won by Inbee Park. In 2023, Andrew Green will begin a major restoration of the Willie Watson design that Donald Ross revamped in 1922, possibly giving the course a similar ranking jolt that similar work at Inverness and Congressioinal delivered.

About

Holes 18
Length 6981
Slope 141
Facility Type Private
Year Opened 1911
Designer William Watson/(R) Donald J. Ross, ASGCA/(R) Garrett D. Gill, ASGCA/Andrew Green (2023)

Awards

100 Greatest
Best Courses in Every State

Ranking history:

100 Greatest: Ranked since 1971.
2023-'24 ranking: 84th.
Previous ranking: 59th.
Highest ranking:
No. 36, 2003-'04.

Best in State: Ranked first, 1985-'89, 1997-2024. Ranked inside the top 5 since 1977.
2023-'24 ranking: 1st.

Panelists

Ratings from our panel of 1,900 course-ranking panelists

4.6

100 GREATEST/BEST IN STATE SCORES

Shot Options
7.51
Character
7.8438
Challenge
7.3988
Layout Variety
7.5577
Fun
7.4441
Aesthetics
7.4435
Conditioning
7.6515

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