Golfers' Choice 2020: Best of Minnesota golf courses

The best public courses from the Twin Cities to Iron Range based on your reviews.
The Quarry golf course at Giants Ridge opens with a par 4 that features a well guarded, elevated green.

Editor's Note: To view the latest Minnesota Golfers' Choice lists for 2021, click here.

The annual Golf Advisor state Golfers' Choice lists are compiled by analyzing the ratings and reviews submitted by members of our review community throughout the year. We use our Golf Advisor Index logic that weights newer reviews and combine it with a course's weighted subcategory averages.

Reviews from trusted and active reviewers are weighted heavier than inactive members. Courses must offer public access and have received at least one review in 2019 to be eligible for this year's list.

Want to get involved? Click here to review a golf course, whether it’s your first or your 100th.

Minnesota golf courses reviewed in 2019: 146
Reviews of Minnesota golf courses in 2019: 821

  1. Jewel Golf Club
    The Jewel GC: #2
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    The Jewel Golf Club
    Lake City, Minnesota
    Semi-Private
    4.7212705882
    143
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  2. The Wilderness at Fortune Bay
    Wilderness At Fortune Bay: #9
    The Wilderness At Fortune Bay
    Tower, Minnesota
    Resort
    4.2857142857
    17
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  3. Stoneridge Golf Club
    StoneRidge GC: #3
    StoneRidge Golf Club
    Stillwater, Minnesota
    Semi-Private
    4.3790823529
    20
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  4. Red Wing Golf Club
    Red Wing GC
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    Red Wing Golf Course
    Red Wing, Minnesota
    Semi-Private
    4.5906
    128
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  5. Forest Hills RV & Golf Resort
    Forest Hills RV & Golf Resort
    Forest Hills RV & Golf Resort
    Detroit Lakes, Minnesota
    Resort
    4.697
    33
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  6. Tipsinah Mounds Golf Course
    Tipsinah Mounds GC: #13
    Tipsinah Mounds Golf Course
    Elbow Lake, Minnesota
    Semi-Private
    4.72
    25
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  7. Breezy Point Resort - Deacon's Lodge
    Breezy Point Resort - Deacon's Lodge
    Breezy Point Resort - Deacon's Lodge
    Breezy Point, Minnesota
    Resort
    4.3333428571
    20
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  8. The Classic at Madden's on Gull Lake
    The Classic at Madden's on Gull Lake: #17
    The Classic at Madden's on Gull Lake
    Brainerd, Minnesota
    Resort
    4.6429
    14
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  9. Forest Hills Golf Club
    Forest Hills GC: #6
    Forest Hills Golf Club
    Forest Lake, Minnesota
    Private
    4.1047666667
    36
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  10. Quarry Course at Giants Ridge Golf & Ski Resort
    Giants Ridge Golf & Ski Resort - Quarry: #2
    Giants Ridge Golf & Ski Resort - Quarry Course
    Biwabik, Minnesota
    Resort
    4.9183714286
    8
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  11. The Meadows at Mystic Lake
    The Meadows at Mystic Lake
    The Meadows at Mystic Lake
    Prior Lake, Minnesota
    Public
    4.5146764706
    87
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  12. Eagle Valley Golf Course
    Eagle Valley GC: #12
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    Eagle Valley Golf Course
    Woodbury, Minnesota
    Public
    4.2502529412
    216
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  13. Albion Ridges Golf Course
    Albion Ridges GC
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    Albion Ridges Golf Course - The Rock Nine
    Annandale, Minnesota
    Public
    4.4678058824
    262
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  14. Headwaters Golf Club
    Headwaters GC
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    Headwaters Golf Club
    Park Rapids, Minnesota
    Semi-Private
    4.8550647059
    191
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  15. Tianna Country Club
    Tianna CC: #18
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    Tianna Country Club
    Walker, Minnesota
    Semi-Private
    4.4745764706
    97
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  16. Wedgewood Cove Golf Club
    Wedgewood Cove GC
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    Wedgewood Cove Golf Club
    Albert Lea, Minnesota
    Public
    4.6603176471
    32
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  17. Kimball Golf Club
    Kimball GC: #11
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    Kimball Golf Club
    Kimball, Minnesota
    Semi-Private
    4.2490588235
    124
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  18. Hidden Haven Country Club
    Hidden Haven CC: #3
    Hidden Haven Country Club
    Cedar, Minnesota
    Semi-Private
    4.6667
    12
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  19. Golf at the Legacy
    Golf at the Legacy
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    Golf at the Legacy
    Faribault, Minnesota
    Public
    4.4447
    165
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  20. Cannon Golf Club
    Cannon GC
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    Cannon Golf Club
    Cannon Falls, Minnesota
    Semi-Private
    4.7095411765
    292
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  21. Greystone Golf Club
    Greystone GC
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    Greystone Golf Club
    Sauk Centre, Minnesota
    Public
    4.7264941176
    99
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  22. Emerald Greens Golf Club - Silver Course
    Emerald Greens GC - Silver: #6
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    Emerald Greens Golf Club - Silver Course
    Hastings, Minnesota
    Public
    3.6571647059
    121
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  23. Bulrush Golf Club
    Bulrush GC
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    Bulrush Golf Club
    Rush City, Minnesota
    Public
    4.5860352941
    152
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  24. The Refuge Golf Club
    The Refuge GC: #7
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    The Refuge Golf Club
    Oak Grove, Minnesota
    Public
    4.3516529412
    285
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  25. Wild Marsh Golf Club
    Wild Marsh GC
    Wild Marsh Golf Club
    Buffalo, Minnesota
    Public
    4.3158285714
    100
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