Golden Valley Country Club
Golden Valley, MN
Golden Valley Country Club is an 18-hole, par-73 golf course in Golden Valley, Minnesota, playing 7,004 yards with a course rating of 74.6 and slope of 144. It is ranked #15 on Golf Digest's Best in Minnesota (2025-26).
🏛 Designed by A.W. Tillinghast (1926); Tom Bendelow (1916)
Golden Valley Country Club was founded in 1916 as Minneapolis Golf Club with a nine-hole course by Tom Bendelow, and was reorganized under its current name that December. Tillinghast was retained in 1926 for a three-year renovation completed in 1929, adding deep, grass-faced bunkers set tight to the greens. The club has hosted the Minnesota State Amateur six times, the Minnesota State Open three times, the 1931 Trans-Mississippi Amateur, and the 1988 US Girls Junior Championship.
Accolades
- Ranked #15, Best in Minnesota (Golf Digest, 2025-26)
📍 7001 Golden Valley Road, Golden Valley, MN 55427
Course layout
Hole lines and layout © OpenStreetMap contributors. Tap a hole line for par and yardage.
Scorecard, hole by hole
- Par 73 over 18 holes: 5 par 3s, 7 par 4s, 6 par 5s
- Longest hole: No. 18, 574 yards, par 5
- Shortest hole: No. 5, 168 yards, par 3
- Hardest hole by handicap: No. 7 (par 4, 445 yards)
- Biggest elevation change: No. 6, about 25 ft downhill from tee to green
- Doglegs: 1 left, 3 right
| Hole | Par | Yards | Hcp | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 511 | 17 | 6 bunkers |
| 2 | 5 | 556 | 3 | 10 bunkers, plays about 15 ft uphill |
| 3 | 4 | 426 | 7 | 5 bunkers, plays about 20 ft downhill |
| 4 | 4 | 339 | 11 | dogleg right, 8 bunkers |
| 5 | 3 | 168 | 15 | 3 bunkers |
| 6 | 5 | 491 | 9 | 4 bunkers, plays about 25 ft downhill |
| 7 | 4 | 445 | 1 | dogleg right, 2 bunkers, plays about 25 ft downhill |
| 8 | 3 | 209 | 13 | 3 bunkers |
| 9 | 4 | 432 | 5 | 8 bunkers |
| Out | 37 | 3,577 | ||
| 10 | 5 | 536 | 6 | dogleg left, 3 bunkers, plays about 10 ft downhill |
| 11 | 3 | 173 | 16 | 3 bunkers |
| 12 | 4 | 408 | 8 | 7 bunkers |
| 13 | 5 | 491 | 18 | 4 bunkers |
| 14 | 3 | 180 | 10 | 2 bunkers |
| 15 | 4 | 432 | 4 | 4 bunkers, plays about 20 ft downhill |
| 16 | 4 | 448 | 2 | dogleg right, 3 bunkers |
| 17 | 3 | 185 | 14 | 6 bunkers, plays about 15 ft downhill |
| 18 | 5 | 574 | 12 | 16 bunkers |
| In | 36 | 3,427 | ||
| Total | 73 | 7,004 |
Scorecard from the Blue tees. Doglegs, water and bunkers are read from the OpenStreetMap hole lines and mapped hazards © OpenStreetMap contributors. Elevation: Open-Meteo / Copernicus DEM, approximate.
Nearby golf courses
| Course | Miles | Holes | Par | Rating / slope | Access |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brookview Golf CourseGolden Valley | 1.0 | 18 | 72 | 70.9 / 131 | Public |
| Minneapolis Golf ClubSaint Louis Park | 2.1 | 18 | 72 | 73.9 / 132 | Likely private |
| Theodore Wirth Golf CourseMinneapolis | 2.2 | 18 | 54 | 55 / 83 | Municipal |
| The Minikahda ClubMinneapolis | 4.1 | 18 | 72 | 73.1 / 137 | Likely private |
| Oak Ridge Country ClubHopkins | 4.1 | 18 | 70 | 72.4 / 132 | Likely private |
| Meadowbrook Golf CourseSaint Louis Park | 4.5 | 18 | 72 | 71.7 / 127 | Municipal |
| New Hope Village Golf CourseNew Hope | 4.8 | 9 | 27 | 27.4 / 85 | Municipal |
| Interlachen Country ClubEdina | 5.1 | 18 | 72 | 74.3 / 141 | Private |
| Centerbrook Golf CourseBrooklyn Center | 5.2 | 9 | 27 | 28.5 / 86 | Municipal |
| Eagle Lake - Birdie CourseMinneapolis | 5.4 | 9 | 31 | Public |
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