Olympic Hills Golf Club

Olympic Hills Golf Club sits in Eden Prairie, a southwestern suburb of Minneapolis, where residential development and preserved natural areas meet the rolling terrain characteristic of Minnesota's glacial landscape. Charles Maddox designed the course, which opened in the mid-1960s during a period of significant golf course construction in the Twin Cities metropolitan area. The layout reflects the era's emphasis on playable public golf that could accommodate a range of skill levels while working with the property's natural contours. The course occupies land with moderate elevation changes and mature tree cover, typical of the region's oak and maple woodlands. Maddox routed holes through corridors that require accuracy off the tee, with fairways that move over and around the property's hills. Water features appear on several holes, adding strategic considerations for approach shots and club selection. The design incorporates the kind of straightforward risk-reward decisions common to courses built for daily-fee play in suburban settings. Olympic Hills serves as a neighborhood course for Eden Prairie and surrounding communities, offering accessible golf in a market where public facilities have long played an important role. The club operates with a focus on recreational play and local league activity. Its location within the western Twin Cities suburbs places it among numerous courses that serve the region's active golfing population, particularly during Minnesota's concentrated playing season from late spring through early fall.