Oakwood Golf Course

Ottertail County sits at the heart of Minnesota's lake country, where glacial terrain has left behind more than a thousand lakes, rolling moraines, and a landscape that shifts constantly between forest and open water. Golf in this part of the state tends to be unhurried and community-rooted — courses that exist because locals wanted a place to play, not because a developer needed an amenity.

Oakwood Golf Course fits comfortably in that tradition. A 9-hole layout playing to a par of 35 suggests a routing with at least some variety in the mix — likely a longer par 5 or an extra par 3 working its way into the card — and in terrain like this, even a modest course can offer genuine visual interest, with mature oaks, natural elevation changes, and the occasional glimpse of water shaping the experience.

Playing in Ottertail means leaning into the pace of the region itself. Summers here are warm and genuinely beautiful, the kind of setting where a morning round with a cart is beside the point — you walk, you take your time, and the golf is almost secondary to just being out in it.