One of the oldest and most storied private clubs in the Upper Midwest, Minneapolis Golf Club traces its roots to the early 1900s and carries the quiet prestige of a club that has never needed to announce itself. The course occupies a mature, tree-lined property in the western Minneapolis suburbs, where the fairways move through stands of hardwoods that turn spectacular in autumn — arguably the best time of year to play anywhere in Minnesota. Donald Ross left his mark here, shaping a layout that rewards thoughtful shotmaking over raw power, with crowned and contoured greens that have humbled members for generations.
The Twin Cities golf scene runs deep, and Minneapolis Golf Club sits near the top of its hierarchy. It's the kind of place where the membership's institutional knowledge of individual holes borders on folklore — certain approaches, certain pin positions talked about the way other sports towns talk about championship moments.
This is private golf done the traditional way: unhurried, unpretentious in the social sense, and seriously good.
