Executive at Bunker Hills Golf Club

The Executive Course at Bunker Hills Golf Club in Coon Rapids, Minnesota, was designed by Joel Goldstrand as a shorter complement to the facility's championship layout. This par-3 course serves as both a practice ground for golfers working on their short game and an accessible option for beginners, juniors, and players with limited time. The routing takes advantage of the property's natural rolling terrain characteristic of the northern Minneapolis suburbs, where glacial topography creates modest elevation changes and the landscape transitions between open meadow and wooded areas.

Bunker Hills Golf Club operates as a public facility managed by Anoka County, making both its courses available to a broad range of golfers in the Twin Cities metropolitan area. The Executive Course typically features holes ranging from short wedge distances to longer iron shots, allowing players to work through most of their scoring clubs in a single round. The design incorporates strategic bunkering and green complexes that mirror the challenges found on regulation courses, providing genuine practice value beyond simple target golf.

The course fits within the broader tradition of executive and par-3 layouts that emerged across American public golf facilities in the mid-to-late twentieth century, designed to accommodate growing participation and provide affordable, time-efficient golf. At Bunker Hills, the Executive Course functions alongside the full-length course to serve the recreational needs of Anoka County residents and visitors seeking golf in the northern suburbs.