Eagle's Landing Golf Club

Eagle's Landing Golf Club is located in Fort Ripley, a small community in central Minnesota near Brainsville and the Mississippi River headwaters region. The course sits in an area characterized by mixed hardwood forests, rolling glacial terrain, and the sandy soils typical of Minnesota's transition zone between prairie and northern woodlands. This setting provides natural elevation changes and wooded corridors that define the playing corridors. The layout reflects the regional approach to golf course design in central Minnesota, where architects work with existing topography rather than extensive earthmoving. Holes typically play through stands of oak, birch, and pine, with fairways that follow the land's natural contours. Water features, whether natural wetlands or constructed ponds, often come into play on several holes, consistent with the area's abundant lakes and streams. Eagle's Landing serves the Fort Ripley area and nearby Camp Ripley, one of the largest National Guard training facilities in the United States. The club provides a recreational outlet for both local residents and military personnel stationed at the base. The course operates within Minnesota's relatively short golf season, which runs from late April through October, and the conditioning reflects the challenges of northern climate maintenance and the sandy soil base that provides good drainage but requires careful turf management.