Geneva Golf Club's Island Course sits in the heart of Minnesota's lake country near Alexandria, a region known for its rolling glacial terrain and abundant water features. Designed by Joel Goldstrand, a Minnesota-based architect who has worked extensively throughout the Upper Midwest, the course takes its name from its distinctive setting among the area's natural lakes and wetlands. The routing incorporates the topographic variety characteristic of this part of central Minnesota, where ice age formations created a landscape of ridges, depressions, and shoreline edges.
The course reflects Goldstrand's regional design approach, which typically emphasizes playability while working with existing landforms and water features rather than imposing dramatic manufactured elements. Players encounter holes that move through wooded corridors and open lakeside stretches, with elevation changes that provide both strategic interest and scenic variety. The conditioning and presentation follow the standards common to daily-fee and semi-private facilities in Minnesota's competitive golf market.
Geneva Golf Club serves both members and public play, functioning as a community golf amenity in the Alexandria area. The region's golf season runs from late spring through fall, with the course drawing both local players and visitors to the lakes region. The club offers the dining and practice facilities typical of Midwestern golf operations of this scale, supporting regular recreational play and local tournament activity throughout the season.
FAQ
Ratings, design, and course details pulled from Course Vaults.
Island was designed by Joel Goldstrand.
Yes. Island at Geneva Golf Club is listed as welcoming public or guest play on Course Vaults.
Par at Island is 35.
Island plays 3,335 yards from the back tees on Course Vaults.
The slope rating at Island is 135.
Island is a 9-hole course.