Minn-Iowa Course

Minn-Iowa Golf Course

Elmore, MN, USA
Public
9 holesPar 353,111 yds36.1/115

About this course

Minn-Iowa Golf Course sits in Elmore, a small town in southern Minnesota near the Iowa border in Fairmount County. The course serves this rural agricultural region where the landscape is characterized by flat to gently rolling farmland typical of the transition zone between southern Minnesota and northern Iowa. Courses in this area generally occupy former agricultural land and reflect the modest scale and practical design approach common to small-town Midwestern golf facilities established to serve local communities. The layout likely features straightforward holes routed across relatively level terrain with minimal elevation change. Trees, when present, tend to be mature specimens that have grown along property boundaries or were preserved from the original farmland. Water hazards, if incorporated, typically consist of farm ponds or drainage features adapted into the design. The course serves as a recreational amenity for Elmore and surrounding communities, providing accessible golf in a region where courses are spaced widely due to low population density. Facilities at courses of this type and location are generally functional rather than elaborate, centered on the golf experience itself. The clubhouse typically offers basic amenities—pro shop, restrooms, and perhaps simple food service. Minn-Iowa represents the kind of community golf resource that has long been central to the game's grassroots presence in rural America, where golf remains a social activity connecting neighbors and providing outdoor recreation across generations of local families.

Quick facts

Location
Elmore, MN, USA
Access
Public
Year built
1971
Holes
9
Par
35
Length
3,111 yards
Difficulty
36.1/115

Getting there

The journey to Minn-Iowa Golf Course begins at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP), roughly ninety minutes north, though many visitors also route through Des Moines International (DSM) to the south. From either hub, the drive unfolds across the flat, open farmland of southern Minnesota, where cornfields stretch to the horizon and grain elevators punctuate small-town skylines. As you approach Elmore along quiet state highways, the landscape remains resolutely agricultural, and the course itself emerges as a modest, unpretentious retreat tucked into this working rural heartland - a reminder that great golf exists far beyond the resort corridors.

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Common questions about Minn-Iowa

Ratings, design, and course details pulled from Course Vaults.

Yes. Minn-Iowa is listed as welcoming public or guest play on Course Vaults.

Par at Minn-Iowa is 35.

Minn-Iowa plays 3,111 yards from the back tees on Course Vaults.

The slope rating at Minn-Iowa is 115.

Minn-Iowa is a 9-hole course.

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