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Princeton Course

Princeton Golf Club

Princeton, MN, USA
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18 holesPar 716,381 yds71.6/128

About this course

Princeton Golf Club sits in the rolling countryside of central Minnesota, about an hour north of the Twin Cities. Designed by Joel Goldstrand and opened in the mid-1990s, the course reflects the regional approach to golf architecture common in Minnesota's smaller communities—routing that works with natural landforms while remaining accessible to a broad membership base. Goldstrand, a Minnesota-based architect, has designed or renovated numerous courses throughout the Upper Midwest, typically emphasizing playability and maintenance efficiency suited to the region's climate and growing conditions. The layout moves through a mix of open and wooded terrain characteristic of the transition zone between Minnesota's prairie and northern forest regions. Elevation changes are modest but present, and the design incorporates water features and bunkering that define playing corridors without overwhelming recreational golfers. The course serves as the primary golf facility for Princeton and the surrounding Mille Lacs County area, functioning as both a daily-fee operation and a community gathering place. Princeton Golf Club represents the kind of regional golf facility that anchors smaller Midwestern towns—a well-maintained course designed to accommodate local leagues, junior programs, and weekend play. The setting offers views across agricultural land and wooded edges typical of this part of Minnesota, and the course conditions reflect the care common to community-centered clubs where golf serves as a year-round (weather permitting) recreational and social hub.

Quick facts

Location
Princeton, MN, USA
Access
Public
Year built
1955
Holes
18
Par
71
Length
6,381 yards
Difficulty
71.6/128
Course Vaults score
6.1

Getting there

The journey to Princeton Golf Club begins at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, roughly an hour's drive north through the expanding outer ring of the Twin Cities metro. The route follows Interstate 35 as it climbs steadily away from the urban corridor, transitioning through farmland and scattered lake country that defines central Minnesota's quiet, rolling terrain. By the time you exit toward Princeton, the landscape has softened into a patchwork of fields and woodlots, and the club reveals itself as a serene retreat tucked into the rural fabric of Mille Lacs County - a world apart from the city, yet comfortably within reach.

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Common questions about Princeton

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

Princeton has a Course Vaults score of 6.1 out of 10 based on 8 logged golfers.

Princeton was designed by Joel Goldstrand.

Yes. Princeton is listed as welcoming public or guest play on Course Vaults.

Par at Princeton is 71.

Princeton plays 6,381 yards from the back tees on Course Vaults.

The slope rating at Princeton is 128.

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