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Jack Nicklaus designed Bearpath Golf & Country Club, which opened in 1993 as one of his Signature designs — a distinction reserved for courses where Nicklaus took a hands-on creative role rather than simply lending his name. The result is a layout that rewards strategic thinking over raw power, with generous landing areas that funnel into precisely positioned hazards, forcing golfers to commit to a plan rather than just swing away. Water comes into play on a majority of holes, a recurring Nicklaus motif executed here with particular conviction.
Eden Prairie sits in the southwestern Twin Cities metro, a prosperous suburb where Bearpath operates as a gated residential community built around the golf course. The landscape is classic upper Midwest: glacially sculpted terrain with natural wetlands, mature hardwoods, and the kind of seasonal drama — blazing fall color, firm summer turf — that makes Minnesota golf worth the short window it offers.
As a private club, Bearpath carries a quiet exclusivity. It doesn't chase rankings or host marquee professional events, but among serious Twin Cities golfers it holds a well-earned reputation as one of the region's most refined and carefully maintained private experiences.
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | Par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicklaus · men | 7,047 | 74.5 | 144 | 72 |
| Championship · men | 6,610 | 72.6 | 140 | 72 |
| Champ/Member · men | 6,407 | 71.6 | 139 | 72 |
| Member · men | 6,274 | 71.1 | 138 | 72 |
| Member · women | 6,274 | 76.4 | 138 | 72 |
| Intermediate · men | 5,722 | 68.5 | 132 | 72 |
| Intermediate · women | 5,722 | 73.3 | 131 | 72 |
| Intermediate/Fwd · women | 5,451 | 71.6 | 134 | 72 |
| Forward · men | 4,965 | 64.7 | 126 | 72 |
| Forward · women | 4,965 | 69.2 | 122 | 72 |
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