The best golf courses in Northfield, Minnesota
Course Vaults is a golf course logging app where members have logged 4,412 rounds in Minnesota and rate what they played. These are the 13 highest-rated public and private courses within about 25 miles of Northfield, Minnesota, ranked by those community scores.

Olympic Hills Golf Club
Eden Prairie, MN, USAPrivateCharles Maddox
- 5.0Conditions
- 4.8Layout
- 3.0Scenery
- 4.1Facilities
Every club in your bag, most of the shots you can imagine, and all of the fun you hope to have on a course.
Written by
@Lazstradamus
- Pristine
- Challenging
- Driving range

Minnesota Valley Country Club
Bloomington, MN, USAPrivateArnold Palmer & Ed Seay
- 4.5Conditions
- 3.7Layout
- 3.0Scenery
- 3.9Facilities
This was the first golf course that made me think about architecture. Prior to playing MVCC, all I knew were some non-descript minis and a few private clubs that left a lot to be desired. Very unique club, a ton of fun. Not hard but not easy.
Written by
@Lazstradamus
- Challenging
- Driving range
- Must play

The Meadows at Mystic Lake
Prior Lake, MN, USAPublicGarrett Gill & Paul Miller
- 3.5Conditions
- NRLayout
- NRValue
- NRScenery
- NRFacilities
Fun Course Some great Holes Great routing Rolling Hills Had some water to carry Great 3 finishing holes 16 Short Par 4 with water that comes in play with big drive or on your approach 17 neat Par 3 on a Peninsula 18 Par 5 the Moose kinda into an island green…
Written by
@rboltgolf
- Challenging
- Driving range
- Parkland

Legends Golf Club
Prior Lake, MN, USAPublic
- 3.8Conditions
- 3.5Layout
- 2.5Value
- 3.5Scenery
- 3.8Facilities
Condition and pace are the only knocks on this course. Greens get beat to crap because they host 2 corporate events a week. It does seem like they are starting to fill ball marks with sand which could be a big development.
Written by
@omick
- Challenging
- Driving range
- Views

The Wilds Golf Club
Prior Lake, MN, USAPublicTom Weiskopf & Jay Morrish
- 4.3Conditions
- 4.3Layout
- 3.3Value
- 4.8Scenery
- 3.3Facilities
- Pristine
- Challenging
- Driving range

The Ridges at Sand Creek
Jordan, MN, USAPublicJoel Goldstrand
- 3.5Conditions
- 4.0Layout
- 4.0Value
- 4.0Scenery
- 3.8Facilities
- Hidden gem
- Underrated

Willingers Golf Club
Northfield, MN, USAPublicGarrett Gill & George B. Williams
- 4.0Conditions
- 4.0Layout
- 4.3Value
- 4.0Scenery
- 3.9Facilities
Target golf. Not in a bad way. I really enjoy this track. Definitely a place you want to play a couple times before knowing exactly what each shot calls for. Always some of the best greens in the state. You’ll need a fairway finder out here.
Written by
@omick
- Challenging
- Must play
- Great value

Bracketts Crossing Country Club
Lakeville, MN, USAPrivateDon Herfort
- Driving range
- Restaurant
- Bar

Stonebrooke Golf Club
Shakopee, MN, USAPublicTom Haugen
- 3.0Conditions
- 3.8Layout
- 2.8Value
- 3.5Scenery
- 2.9Facilities
- Parkland
- Putting area
- Restaurant

Southern Hills Golf Course
Farmington, MN, USAPublicJoel Goldstrand
- 3.0Conditions
- 3.3Layout
- 2.8Value
- 2.5Scenery
- 2.5Facilities
Really solid layout/design. Fun variations, uphill/downhill, long/short. Underrated metro track for sure. Conditions (at least this May) were not good. If this course had better fairways and faster greens it would be much higher
Written by
@gmknapp
- Hidden gem
- Parkland
- Strategic

Gold
Emerald Greens Golf Club
Hastings, MN, USAPublicGeorge B. Williams & Garrett Gill
- 2.5Conditions
- NRLayout
- NRValue
- NRScenery
- NRFacilities

Dwan Golf Club
Bloomington, MN, USAPublicDavid Gill
- 3.5Conditions
- 3.0Layout
- 4.0Value
- 2.0Scenery
- 2.0Facilities
Fairly benign muni. Short, yes, but that keeps pace rolling. #2, #13 and #17 are horrible golf holes. The rest are fun.
Written by
@Lazstradamus
- Great value
- Walkable
- Hidden gem

Silver
Emerald Greens Golf Club
Hastings, MN, USAPublicGeorge B. Williams & Garrett Gill
- 2.5Conditions
- NRLayout
- NRValue
- NRScenery
- NRFacilities
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How we rank
Course Vaults ranks golf courses by Course Vaults Score (CV score), a community rating from golfers who have played and rated each course. Only open courses with at least 5 explicit ratings qualify, and this list is limited to public and private courses. City pages include golf courses within about 25 miles of Northfield, so nearby suburbs can appear on the same list. Rankings refresh about hourly as new ratings come in; each page shows when it was last generated.
FAQ
Common questions about course rankings in Northfield, Minnesota.
The top golf courses in Northfield, Minnesota on Course Vaults are led by Olympic Hills Golf Club with a Course Vaults score of 8.5. This page ranks 13 courses, including Olympic Hills Golf Club, Minnesota Valley Country Club, The Meadows at Mystic Lake.
Course Vaults ranks golf courses by Course Vaults Score (CV score), a community rating from golfers who have played and rated each course. Only open courses with at least 5 explicit ratings qualify, and this list is limited to public and private courses. City pages include golf courses within about 25 miles of Northfield, so nearby suburbs can appear on the same list. Rankings refresh about hourly as new ratings come in; each page shows when it was last generated.
Yes. The Northfield, Minnesota list includes golf courses within about 25 miles of Northfield, not only courses whose city field is an exact match. Nearby suburbs can appear when they fall inside that metro radius.
Olympic Hills Golf Club is currently #1 among courses in and around Northfield, Minnesota on Course Vaults at 8.5 out of 10.
This ranking was last refreshed Nov 12, 2026, 3:48 AM EST. The page revalidates about every hour as golfers add new explicit ratings that meet the 5-rating minimum.
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