The best private courses in St. Paul, 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 23 highest-rated private clubs within about 25 miles of St. Paul, Minnesota, ranked by those community scores.
White Bear Yacht Club
Dellwood, MN, USAPrivateDonald Ross & Willie Watson
- 4.3Conditions
- 4.6Layout
- 4.2Scenery
- 4.0Facilities
Land movement is insane, and the work they’ve done recently to 14, 17, and 18 has helped a lot. 12 may be the best hole in the state. No shot is the same.
Written by
@Kirkeide1
- Must play
- Driving range
- Locker rooms
Interlachen Country Club
Edina, MN, USAPrivateDonald Ross & Robert Trent Jones Sr.
- 5.0Conditions
- 4.5Layout
- 3.5Scenery
- 5.0Facilities
Andrew Greens recent renovation is exceptional. Increased variety of pin placements, green contouring is more interesting, improved weaker holes. Always had incredible land movement and it now shows it even better
Written by
@Kirkeide1
- Pristine
- Fast greens
- Walkable
Somerset Country Club
Mendota Heights, MN, USAPrivateSeth Raynor & Robert Moote
- 5.0Conditions
- 5.0Layout
- 4.0Scenery
- 4.1Facilities
Improvements to the 3rd, 4th and 5th holes has helped, specifically restoring the Short template 5th on top of the hill with a view of downtown Minneapolis. A complete restoration would do it wonders, but still plenty of highlights here.
Written by
@Kirkeide1
- Driving range
- Grass range
- Putting area
Spring Hill Golf Club
Wayzata, MN, USAPrivateTom Fazio
- 5.0Conditions
- 5.0Layout
- 5.0Scenery
- 4.8Facilities
Firm conditions, but not crazy. Feels like all the par 5s (except 6) ask the same question, which is "dare to climb this impossible hill to a green you can't hold?" and the answer is so obvious that it dumbs down the hole.
Written by
@Lazstradamus
- Challenging
- Driving range
- Must play
The Minikahda Club
Minneapolis, MN, USAPrivateDonald Ross & Robert Foulis
- 4.8Conditions
- 4.2Layout
- 4.1Scenery
- 4.6Facilities
One of the best pieces of land in the midwest also happens to have an excellent golf couse. The greens, collars, and appraoches were immaculate last visit. The attention to detail on the grounds is impressive to say the least.
Written by
@Lazstradamus
- Must play
- Pristine
- Walkable
Golden Valley Country Club
Golden Valley, MN, USAPrivateA .W. Tillinghast & Ron Forse
- 3.0Conditions
- 4.7Layout
- 4.0Scenery
- 4.3Facilities
- Pristine
- Driving range
- Underrated
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
Minneapolis Golf Club
St. Louis Park, MN, USAPrivateWillie Park Jr.
- 4.0Conditions
- 4.8Layout
- 3.2Scenery
- 4.0Facilities
Probaly played here 50 times over 40 years and it still holds up as a treat I look forward to every time. The re-sod and tree removal was a game changer. I adore the front 9. The 10th hole, however, is the electric chair and a stout Par 3. 18 is a gift of a finisher, imo.
Written by
@Lazstradamus
- Underrated
- Must play
- Pristine
Hazeltine National Golf Club
Chaska, MN, USAPrivateRees Jones & Robert Trent Jones Sr.
- 4.7Conditions
- 3.8Layout
- 3.8Scenery
- 4.1Facilities
- Challenging
- Pristine
- Driving range
Oak Ridge Country Club
Hopkins, MN, USAPrivateWilliam D. Clark & Garrett Gill
- 4.5Conditions
- 3.0Layout
- 2.5Scenery
- 3.8Facilities
No place to hide at ORCC. This course will tell you exactly where your game is via a battery of the same repetitive questions which are: can you hit this fairway? Can you control your approach to be on the right side of the pin? Can you remain patient throughout the round?
Written by
@Lazstradamus
- Underrated
- Challenging
- Driving range
North Oaks Golf Club
North Oaks, MN, USAPrivateStanley Thompson.
- 4.5Conditions
- 4.5Layout
- 4.0Scenery
- 4.3Facilities
Fun routing with a lot of variety on holes, and some really cool shots. Consistently in good shape and keeps getting better with some tree removal and green expansions
Written by
@hred
- Underrated
- Challenging
- Pristine
Town & Country Club
St. Paul, MN, USAPrivateGeorge McRee & Willie Watson
- 5.0Conditions
- 5.0Layout
- 3.0Scenery
- 3.1Facilities
A friend recently told me that T&C is his litmus test. If someone hates it (many do) then they’re just not on his intellectual level. And I agree!
Written by
@Lazstradamus
- Driving range
- Fast greens
- Restaurant
Midland Hills Country Club
St. Paul, MN, USAPrivateSeth Raynor
- 5.0Conditions
- 4.8Layout
- 4.0Scenery
- 4.4Facilities
Template greens make for interesting pins and fun approaches. The Short 4th, Eden 7th, Cape 8th, Biarritz 12th, and Alps 14th are the highlights, but the rest are no slouches either
Written by
@Kirkeide1
- Must play
- Underrated
- Pristine
Woodhill Country Club
Wayzata, MN, USAPrivateDonald Ross
- 4.0Conditions
- 4.0Layout
- 4.0Scenery
- 4.5Facilities
Maybe the worst Ross in MN? I’m gonna hopefully change this after the renovation, but the land here could be amazing. They obviously have some greens to fix. The tree removal was mostly smart although I really liked some of the trees surround tee boxes and around the 15th/16th.
Written by
@Dawgattheturn
- Challenging
- Driving range
- Restaurant
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
Edina Country Club
Edina, MN, USAPrivateAlex Findlay & Robert Trent Jones Sr.
- 4.0Conditions
- 3.0Layout
- 2.7Scenery
- 3.8Facilities
- Driving range
- Restaurant
- Bar
TPC of The Twin Cities
Blaine, MN, USAPrivateArnold Palmer & Tom Lehman
- 5.0Conditions
- 4.5Layout
- 3.5Scenery
- 4.8Facilities
Yes, this is a bottom tier PGA tour event because of this golf course. It’s in a bit of suburban hell, lots of uninspired looks and holes throughout. However, there’s a few holes that are good to great and I think it’s a little underrated.
Written by
@Kirkeide1
- Driving range
- Pristine
- Restaurant
Lafayette Club
Minnetonka Beach, MN, USAPrivateTom Bendelow
- Driving range
- Restaurant
- Bar
Indian Hills Golf Course
Stillwater, MN, USAPrivateDon Herfort
- Challenging
- Driving range
- Hidden gem
Bracketts Crossing Country Club
Lakeville, MN, USAPrivateDon Herfort
- Driving range
- Restaurant
- Bar
Bent Creek Golf Club
Eden Prairie, MN, USAPrivateDon Herfort
- 4.0Conditions
- 4.0Layout
- 3.0Scenery
- NRFacilities
- Driving range
- Restaurant
- Bar
Bearpath Golf & Country Club
Eden Prairie, MN, USAPrivateJack Nicklaus
- 4.0Conditions
- 1.5Layout
- 2.0Scenery
- 3.9Facilities
Nicklaus certainly likes his left to right holes. Built on a swamp with houses on both sides of every hole, this is truly about as bad as it gets. Like TPC Twin Cities but in a deeper level of hell. Conditions are great tho
Written by
@Kirkeide1
- Driving range
- Pristine
- Restaurant
Dellwood Hills Golf Club
Dellwood, MN, USAPrivateDon Herfort
- 4.0Conditions
- 3.5Layout
- 3.0Scenery
- 4.0Facilities
- Driving range
- Restaurant
- Bar
How we rank
Course Vaults ranks private 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 private courses (not guest-friendly). City pages include private golf courses within about 25 miles of St. Paul, 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 private course rankings in St. Paul, Minnesota.
The top private golf courses in St. Paul, Minnesota on Course Vaults are led by White Bear Yacht Club with a Course Vaults score of 8.7. This page ranks 23 courses, including White Bear Yacht Club, Interlachen Country Club, Somerset Country Club.
Course Vaults ranks private 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 private courses (not guest-friendly). City pages include private golf courses within about 25 miles of St. Paul, 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 St. Paul, Minnesota list includes private golf courses within about 25 miles of St. Paul, not only courses whose city field is an exact match. Nearby suburbs can appear when they fall inside that metro radius.
White Bear Yacht Club is currently #1 among private courses in and around St. Paul, Minnesota on Course Vaults at 8.7 out of 10.
This ranking was last refreshed Nov 12, 2026, 3:51 AM EST. The page revalidates about every hour as golfers add new explicit ratings that meet the 5-rating minimum.
