Eagle Ridge Golf Course

Eagle Ridge Golf Course sits in Coleraine, a small mining town in northern Minnesota's Itasca County, part of the state's historic Iron Range. Designed by Garrett Gill and opened in the mid-1990s, the course occupies reclaimed mining land, a common feature in this region where golf development has often repurposed the dramatic topography left behind by decades of iron ore extraction. The routing takes advantage of the area's natural elevation changes and wooded corridors, characteristics typical of northern Minnesota's forested landscape. The course plays through a mix of pine and hardwood forest, with fairways that move across rolling terrain. Water features appear on several holes, and the design incorporates both open playing corridors and tighter, tree-lined passages. The property's mining heritage contributes to the varied ground movement and occasional dramatic elevation shifts that distinguish the layout from flatter agricultural sites common elsewhere in Minnesota. Eagle Ridge serves the Coleraine community and visitors to the Iron Range, a region better known for its mining history and outdoor recreation than for golf tourism. The course provides a straightforward test for regional players, with length and terrain that reflect the practical constraints and opportunities of its reclaimed industrial site. Northern Minnesota's short playing season and the course's location away from major population centers shape its role as a local amenity rather than a destination facility.