Burl Oaks Golf Club sits on the western fringe of the Twin Cities metro, in Minnetrista — a small community threaded between Lake Minnetonka's outlying bays and the rolling Hennepin County countryside. The land here is quintessential Minnesota lake country: glacially shaped terrain, mature oaks and maples, and the kind of topography that makes for natural, varied golf holes without a bulldozer having to do much heavy lifting.
As a private members' club, Burl Oaks carries the unhurried character typical of the region's best kept layouts — a place where the membership knows every slope and seasonal wind shift, and where conditions tend to reflect genuine investment and care. The tree-lined corridors and elevation changes that define this part of Minnesota create a course that rewards local knowledge and thoughtful shot-making over raw distance.
The Twin Cities metro supports one of the most golf-dense populations in the country relative to its size, and Minnetrista sits comfortably within that orbit — close enough to draw serious golfers from the suburbs, far enough to feel removed from the bustle.
