The best courses you can play in Buffalo, 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 10 highest-rated public courses within about 25 miles of Buffalo, Minnesota, ranked by those community scores.
Rush Creek Golf Club
Maple Grove, MN, USAPublicBob Cupp & John Fought
- 3.5Conditions
- NRLayout
- NRValue
- NRScenery
- 2.6Facilities
Insane amount of play, greens get beat to a pulp because of this and the price is way too damn high for it to not get better conditions, yet I love the layout. Will play once a year, get disappointed by the worst driving range ever and watch my ball fly over a bunch of pitch marks on every putt…
Written by
@Dawgattheturn
- Challenging
- Underrated
- Walkable
18 Hole
Baker National Golf Club
Medina, MN, USAPublicDr. Michael Hurdzan
- 4.0Conditions
- 3.7Layout
- 4.7Value
- 4.2Scenery
- 3.0Facilities
Owned by Three Rivers Park District, always in great shape. Back nine is very penal which decreases some of the enjoyment and causes pace issues.
Written by
@Kirkeide1
- Great value
- Challenging
- Must play
Fox Hollow Golf Club
St. Michael, MN, USAPublicJoel Goldstrand
One of the best Goldstrand designs in the state. Generally in great condition, and tends to use the land very well with a lot of variety in yardage and difficulty. Just forget about 7, and this place is extremely underrated.
Written by
@Kirkeide1
- Hidden gem
- Must play
- Underrated
The Links at Northfork
Ramsey, MN, USAPublicJoel Goldstrand
- 2.5Conditions
- 3.5Layout
- 4.0Value
- 3.5Scenery
- 3.0Facilities
Easy to walk, very windy so plays firm and fast. Pace is very slow, most likely due to looking for balls in the long grass.
Written by
@GulferPuttski
- Links
- Pristine
- Fast greens
Wild Marsh Golf Club
Buffalo, MN, USAPublicGraham Marsh
Really hard golf course. Lots of forced carries, marsh everywhere. Not a lot of fun if you aren’t on your game. 11-13 is terrible, but the closing stretch is fun otherwise.
Written by
@Kirkeide1
- Challenging
- Pristine
- Great value
Pioneer Creek Golf Course
Maple Plain, MN, USAPublicJoel Goldstrand
- 5.0Conditions
- 5.0Layout
- 5.0Value
- 4.0Scenery
- 5.0Facilities
Bunker renovations and green expansion have upped the thoughtfulness and variability. Lots of runoffs and interesting green complexes. Can often play firm and fast which is a rarity around the cities. Probably the most underrated public in the metro area…
Written by
@Kirkeide1
- Hidden gem
- Underrated
- Great value
Championship
Pebble Creek Golf Club
Becker, MN, USAPublicDon Herfort
Nice little town course outside MSP. Good value, good conditions, good variety. Really nothing to dislike other than its location 45 minutes away from the cities
Written by
@Kirkeide1
- Challenging
- Hidden gem
- Walkable
Elk River Country Club
Elk River, MN, USAPublicBill Kit
- 4.0Conditions
- 4.0Layout
- NRValue
- 4.0Scenery
- NRFacilities
- Hidden gem
- Underrated
- Walkable
Deer Run Golf Club
Victoria, MN, USAPublicBill Maple
- 4.0Conditions
- NRLayout
- NRValue
- NRScenery
- 1.5Facilities
Appreciate how militant they are about pace for a public course. Decent course overall. Lots of different clubs required off the tee.
Written by
@Powerfade
- Hidden gem
- Great value
- Walkable
Shamrock Golf Club
Corcoran, MN, USAPublic
- 3.0Conditions
- 2.0Layout
- 4.0Value
- 2.0Scenery
- 2.7Facilities
- Walkable
- Must play
- Pristine
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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 Buffalo, 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 public course rankings in Buffalo, Minnesota.
The top public golf courses in Buffalo, Minnesota on Course Vaults are led by Rush Creek Golf Club with a Course Vaults score of 7.8. This page ranks 10 courses, including Rush Creek Golf Club, Baker National Golf Club, Fox Hollow Golf Club.
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 Buffalo, 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 Buffalo, Minnesota list includes public golf courses within about 25 miles of Buffalo, not only courses whose city field is an exact match. Nearby suburbs can appear when they fall inside that metro radius.
Rush Creek Golf Club is currently #1 among public courses in and around Buffalo, Minnesota on Course Vaults at 7.8 out of 10.
This ranking was last refreshed Nov 12, 2026, 3:52 AM EST. The page revalidates about every hour as golfers add new explicit ratings that meet the 5-rating minimum.
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