The Refuge Golf Club

Not worth $90+ and it took almost 6 hours to get through 18

Everything about this course was beautiful. Tee to green, cart could use new seats but had GPS and plenty of storage and USB power port.

Greens were punched early in my opinion but not horrible to play on. The course offered nice technical shots but the rough... Oh the rough. I've never seen green side rough that was 12 inches long before. I could understand if they had a 1st cut but to lose your ball 3 inches off the green... That's a bit extreme. Otherwise a great course to play.

All that aside, play once for the bucket list, but if you don't want to lose a ball or 4 to the rough; it might not be a repeat experience. Overall 4.5/5 stars.

Speed of play was atrocious - 5 1/2 hours; course, especially greens was very poor and staff was non-existent. Will NEVER play the course again.

Pace of Play was horrible! Recommendation need Ranger out on course to keep groups moving! Lastly if you’re going to aerate greens need to top dress putting surface was unacceptable for the Price we pay!

Overcharged for greens that were punched 5 days prior. Needed way more sand topping.

Should have to inform on their golf now about course conditions before we book so we know what were paying for.

The course also played 5 1/2 hours long.

unacceptable.

I played for about half the usual price due to the greens being aerated earlier in the week. The booking clearly stated this was the case and even though the greens weren't perfect, the rest of the course was well maintained! The Refuge has always been up front about the greens during these aeration periods for which I am grateful

The course staff is useless. They don’t manage pace of play, and they over book tee times. 4 hour pace for 9 holes. $90 round just to sit around with 3 other groups at each tee box.

The pace of play was terrible. Let multiple groups go out before us that were playing multiple balls per golfer and taking there sweet time. When brought up it wasn't addressed. Had 5 other people get paired with us that all gave up because they were playing so slow.

Course in excellent condition. They paired my wife and I with a great guy and we had a great round of golf.

The refuge continues to be one of the better values in the Twin Cities. For under $50 w cart, the course delivers more than expected.

The course is currently wet and properly marked. Due to its location, that’s the way it’s gunna be, swampy area. This last rd, the greens showed some wear from spikes in the wet soil. Tht will get cleaned up. When comparing public courses, I rank the refuge above most of the north metro and STP city courses. It’s like if Goodrich and Eagle Valley had a baby.

Staff js amazjng EVERY time I go there! Every time I leave, there’s a challenge and reason for me to come back. Probably see you next week!

Also… I holed out my longest shot ever! 🤙

Hole 1 | 2nd Shot | 134yds | Eagle | PW

Great course to play. In good condition and offers a challenge. Played here on Twilight round. Had no problem with pace of play. Was able to get all 18 in 2 hr 15 mins. Will be back soon.

We had a good time with the Refuge. Fairways were excellent but the Par 3 tee boxes were rough and the greens were full of ball marks. People, if you stick a tee in the ground you can repair ball marks!

There is a lot of slope on the greens so stay below the pin.

The refuge is a nice course and the staff are cool people's. The problem here is the problem in many places and I'm challenging The Refuge to find a solution. The problem is the golfers who do not repair their pitch marks and the greens become damaged as a result. I had the second tee time of the day and on every green there was fresh pitch marks, and the guys were decent golfers so they know the etiquette. I expect this type of behavior from a cheap municipal course, not a $70 round at the refuge. I would recommend hiring a ranger to do constant rounds and kick people off who cannot adhere to this simple etiquette.