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4.7
333 Reviews (333)
5 Stars
209
4 Stars
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2 Stars
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1 Stars
7
Conditions
4.6
Value
4.7
Layout
4.7
Friendliness
4.8
Pace
4.6
Amenities
4.4
96.1%
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314 out of 333 reviews
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5.0
5 Reviews (5)
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Conditions
4.6
Value
4.6
Layout
4.8
Pace
4.2
Amenities
4.2
StaffFriendliness
5.0
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4.8
27 Reviews (27)
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Conditions
4.7
Value
4.9
Layout
4.7
Pace
4.6
Amenities
4.3
StaffFriendliness
4.8
100.0%
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27 out of 27 reviews
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Course Highlights
Whispering Pines delivers an exceptionally designed layout featuring dog-legs, elevation changes, risk-reward shots, and tiered greens that challenge every club in your bag. The owner-present atmosphere, friendly staff, GPS-equipped carts, and outstanding value make this course a consistent favorite worth the drive.

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Holes 18
Type Public
Par 71
Length 6421 yards
Slope 129
Rating 70.9
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Whispering Pines Golf Club (MN)
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Course Details

Year Built 1986
Golf Season Open: 4/01 Closed: 11/01
Architect Joel Goldstrand

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes

Policies

Metal Spikes Allowed No
Fivesomes Allowed No
Single Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes

Available Facilities

Clubhouse

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  • Golf Advisor: Top Courses in Minnesota (2023 #18) (2020 #20)
  • Golf Advisor: Top 25 Courses for Pace of Play in the U.S. (2019 #1)
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4.7
333 Reviews (333)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 7
Watching the Game 6
Course Challenges Include:
Elevation Changes 14
Undulating Greens 10
Forced Carries 9
This course/club is great for:
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 11
Locals 9
Advanced Golfers 7
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 14

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Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Best course in the area at a great value!

Whispering Pines is hands down one of the best courses in the area at an unbeatable price! This rolling wooded course will not disappoint and you will be wanting to come back again and again! It is truly a hidden gem and more than worth the trip out!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

This course has great features!!

Been golfing at Whispering PInes since the course opened up and it truly has become one of the best courses in the area. Not only is this one of the oldest courses in the area, but the golfing track speaks for itself. Whispering keeps changing every year..... yearly course improvements , newly added GPS in all the carts and remodeled clubhouse addition with a full bar and food. Keep up the great work guys.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Fun course

It's a fun course with a lot of scoring opportunities. Staff is great also.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Fun course

It's a fun course with great scoring opportunities. Staff is great also.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Great remote course!

I live in the cities and I travel out here every time I get the opportunity to travel for golf. This is a great remote course, never over packed, friendly and always a fun/good golf game. Highly recommend!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

The course is in very good condition for this time of year. The only negative was there were many dead leaves on the fairways which made it hard to find your ball.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 98
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 109
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Top 250 Contributor
Minnesota Advisor
First Time Playing
Wet weather
Used cart

Don't Judge the Course by the Clubhouse

Whispering Pines Golf Course presents an unassuming appearance upon arrival at the parking lot. The clubhouse is small and not very well stocked. A small bar and grill provides a limited menu. The golf is a totally different story- a full menu of interesting and challenging holes. The front nine is fairly wide open, with few trees and broad fairways. There are some gentle elevations changes, but nothing too dramatic. Right and left dogleg holes require accurate placement of your tee shot after studying your options. The rough is tall enough to make finding a ball challenging, but real trouble arises only if you stray quite far from the fairway into the taller grass or lateral hazards. Greens are generally sloped from back to front and surprisingly fast. The par 3 fifth hole, 174 yards from the white tees, features a large two-tiered green set at an angle to the tee shot so that the lower tier is to the left and farther from the tee. A hole cut on the extreme left will be protected by trees, making it difficult to attack the pin. Unfortunately, a putt to that location from the right side of the green will gather speed down the slope and probably go off the green. A par is a very good score on this hole. The tee shot on the dogleg right 311 yard par 4 eighth hole requires a carry over a marshy area to a fairway that angles away from the tee to the right. Going farther right will leave a shorter approach, but raises the risk of dropping in the marsh. On the other hand, a too-well struck shot farther left might go through the fairway into a bunker or tall rough. A good tee shot will leave a short iron or wedge to an elevated green protected by a bunker on the front right. The back nine is quite different, with narrower fairways, most lined with large mature oak trees. This part of the course might better be named Clattering Oaks, rather than Whispering Pines, because our foursome heard many balls hitting wood on other fairways. We hit some, too. The 405 yard par 4 twelfth requires a tee shot favoring the right side of the fairway in order to avoid trees on the left that might hamper the approach. The green slopes severely from back to front so staying below the hole is imperative in order to par this hole. The finishing hole is a 210 yard par 3 with a green that is very wide but not very deep. A bunker protects the left side of the green, and two trees set so that the farthest one is obscured by the nearest make it almost impossible to hit a pin set on the extreme right of the green. Best strategy might be to lay up short of the green, chip on, and hope for a one-putt par. This was the first time playing this course for all in our foursome, and all of us agreed that it is definitely a course we would like to play again

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Great course for the money

Fun course with many risk reward holes on the front 9, and 3 par 5s on the back are great for the long hitters.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 98
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Commented on 07/02/2018

Dear Golfer, I am sorry to hear that your experience was less than desired during your last visit. We strive to make sure everybody that leaves our Golf Facility is happy and satisfied. I would like to speak you directly to find out what happened when you visited to make things right. I can be reached at 612-385-7181

Thank You

Mark

Owner

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

The course is unique

I liked this course very much. Everyone is very friendly. I would definitely play there again.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course with character

I enjoyed Whispering Pines because the holes seem so diffrent from the usual run if the mill layout. Mark and his staff are great hosts who genuinely show their desire for you to have a great golf experience. One concern: ladies golf gloves only item for women, no clothing like for men....this is so very typical of most courses.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
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Commented on 06/07/2018

Thank you for taking the time for writing a great review. We do apologize and are working on getting more ladies attire in the clubhouse.

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 06/07/2018

Hello Dammer3, thank you for taking the time and leaving us an excellent review. We hope you can visit us again soon.

Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Walked

Great Course with a Fun Layout!

Love this course! Became a member for the first time this year and it was a great investment. The course can play as easy or as tough as you make it. I really enjoy the layout in that no two holes are similar. There are many bends and hills which make for a bit of a challenge. The greens are also in great shape. Would recommend for golfers of all skill levels.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 06/07/2018

Thanks for the great review!

Played On
Reviews 4
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great Day

i have been playing whispering Pines for many years starting back when it was only 9 holes.. the course was in great shape the greens were smooth (not shagmolious like south brook) it was refreshing to see that someone at the course is trying to control cart traffic with ropes and pegs Well Done!

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 19
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Awesome course and staff

Love the course layout. Greens in great condition.

Staff all very friendly. Must try this course if you haven’t yet.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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