Top Public Golf Courses in Brainerd, Minnesota
The top public courses around Brainerd, Minnesota, ranked by golfers who’ve actually played them — not magazine lists or marketing scores. 7 courses made this list. Anyone can book a tee time, and every course needs a handful of real ratings before it appears. Last refreshed .
8.3(Deacon's Lodge) Breezy Point Resort
Breezy Point, MN, USA
+14
8.1(Bobby's Legacy) Craguns Resort
Brainerd, MN, USA
+4
7.8(The Classic) Madden's on Gull Lake
Brainerd, MN, USA
+13
7.6(Preserve) Grand View Lodge
Nisswa, MN, USA
+3
7.4(The Pines - Woods / Marsh) Grand View Lodge
Nisswa, MN, USA
6.8(Pine Beach East) Madden's on Gull Lake
Brainerd, MN, USA
+2- 6.2
(Pine Beach West) Madden's on Gull Lake
Brainerd, MN, USA
+1
How we rank
Course Vaults ranks public 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 or guest-friendly courses. City pages include public golf courses within about 25 miles of Brainerd, 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.
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The top public golf courses in Brainerd, Minnesota on Course Vaults are led by Deacon's Lodge with a Course Vaults score of 8.3. This page ranks 7 courses, including Deacon's Lodge, Bobby's Legacy, The Classic.
Course Vaults ranks public 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 or guest-friendly courses. City pages include public golf courses within about 25 miles of Brainerd, 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 Brainerd, Minnesota list includes public golf courses within about 25 miles of Brainerd, not only courses whose city field is an exact match. Nearby suburbs can appear when they fall inside that metro radius.
Deacon's Lodge is currently #1 among public courses in and around Brainerd, Minnesota on Course Vaults at 8.3 out of 10.
This ranking was last refreshed Aug 10, 2026, 9:10 PM EDT. The page revalidates about every hour as golfers add new explicit ratings that meet the 5-rating minimum.
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