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3.7
121 Reviews (121)
5 Stars
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4 Stars
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3 Stars
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2 Stars
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1 Stars
5
Conditions
3.5
Value
3.7
Layout
3.9
Friendliness
4.1
Pace
3.5
Amenities
3.6
76.0%
Recommend this course
100 out of 121 reviews
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4.0
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Conditions
3.0
Value
4.0
Layout
5.0
Pace
4.0
Amenities
5.0
StaffFriendliness
4.0
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3.5
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Conditions
3.3
Value
3.7
Layout
3.8
Pace
3.3
Amenities
3.5
StaffFriendliness
4.1
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 73
Length 7163 yards
Slope 134
Rating 74.2
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Emerald Greens - Silver
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Course Details

Year Built 2000
Architect Tom Furlong (2004) Williams, Gill & Associates (2000)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes
Pull-carts Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Caddies No
Golf School Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Practice Hole Yes

Policies

Metal Spikes Allowed No
Fivesomes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Proper golf attire

Food & Beverage

Bar, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities

Accolades

  • Golf Advisor: Top Courses in Minnesota (2019 #22)

Reviews

3.7
121 Reviews (121)
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Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Top 250 Contributor
Minnesota Advisor
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Nice, Wide Open Course

Emerald Greens Golf Course comprises two 18-hole tracks named Silver and Gold. This review covers only the Gold course. The first impression one gets when driving into the course property is that the terrain is as flat and uninteresting as the surrounding corn and bean fields. This turns out to be only partly true, as the driveway serves as a sort of dividing point between the flat fairways on the north and a few more gently rolling fairways on the south. The north fairways are sparsely lined with trees that are not yet very tall, as the course is only 17 years old. The rough is cut fairly low so losing a ball is not likely except in a few areas left as more “natural” prairie grass, but reaching these would require being quite a bit off the fairway. The greens are very well kept and very smooth, with no severe contours, and moderately fast. Most of the front nine is flat and boring, except for the 5th hole, a par 3 with a peninsula-type green surrounded by water on the left, and the 6th hole, a 210 yard par 3 with a pond to the left of the green ready to catch shots are pulled. The back nine provides a great deal more interest, especially the 15th, a slight dogleg left 413 yard par 4. Your drive from an elevated tee box must be long and right in order to have a good view of the elevated green. A tree guards the left side of the green, so a drive on the left side of the fairway will require a long high draw to reach the green. The 17th is a dogleg left 429 yard par 4. A bunker protects the inside corner of the dogleg and another fairway bunker on the opposite side of the fairway will catch a drive that goes straight instead of drawing into the fairway. Reaching the severely elevated green will probably require taking two more clubs than the straight line yardage. The course is not overly long, only 6,585 yards from the tips and with three additional set of tees going down to 5,004 yards. This, along with the wide open and mostly flat layout, makes the course a good choice for beginners, seniors, and walkers. No frills, but a decent course for the money.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 19
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

If you liked the silver course before, you'll love it now.

Hole number 10 is now number 1.
The back nine is now the front none.
Changing hole 3 (formerly 12) to a 437 yard par 4 is terrific, and it makes the course a par 72 without effecting the course rating.
The new tee boxes will be great once the grass is able to be cut to proper tee box length.
And hole number 9 (formerly 18) is better as a turn hole than the last hole. Takes the sting out of making a bogey, and makes the new 18th hole a par 5.
If you liked the silver course before, you'll love it now.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Pace of play was painful

It took two and a half hours to play the front nine on the silver course. There was no starter, and the threesome in front of us had two bags one one cart, and none on the other. Thankfully, the pro shop let us switch over to the gold course for our second nine.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Terribly Slow Play

Fun course with challenging hole layouts. But our round took 5 hours and 30 minutes. Not sure if the course is over booking, but the starter wasn't on the first teebox, and we tee'd off 15 minutes later than when we were supposed to.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
1.0
First Time Playing

Trash

Terrible course for a number of reasons;
- didn’t give me the price I paid for on the app
- overcrowded golf course had to wait 20 minutes every hole
- confusing layout without any maps or course layout, no direction of holes
- clubhouse workers were rude and dismissive
- course under construction so dust flying everywhere and at one point I had to climb a dirt mound to get to the tee box
- got through 8 holes in 3.5 hrs with two people

Wouldn’t recommend, looks nothing like pictures, would give zero stars but can't.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Normal course

There is quite a bit of construction. They don't have a pro shop. You check in aside of the bar.... the food selection is way below average. All of the roads and cart paths are gravel. It's an average country type course. That said, the course was fun and the people, nice. You wont be disappointed.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 50
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Really well run course

Great layout and very good service, good place to play

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

Nice round of golf

Greens were a bit slow, but very good condition. Tee boxes a little beat up, but usable. Fairways and rough cut as expected, good condition

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 5
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 46
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Silver

Very dust in dirt parking lot. Play was extremely slow - 5 hour round.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 46
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Construction

Should let people know this is under construction, especially when they have a different 18 hole course to play , I feel like it should cost less than the other 18, and should come with a simple heads up. I feel like when all the construction is complete this whole course is gonna be beautiful.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played

Poor course conditions across the board

Overall, not worth the money for what we paid, plays like a municipal 9 hole

1. No definition in tee boxes
2. Tee boxes all were littered with divots
3. Fairways in decent condition
4. Rough was rock hard, could get an extra 30 yards onto the next hole on a sliced drive
5. Approach areas were rock hard, shot 30 yards short could roll on the green
6. Greens were extremely inconsistent, some slow and soft, some hard and very fast

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Great course

It's a great course, currently under construction so I'm sure it will look better. Did feel slightly rushed and when I checked in the lady was slightly rude

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Under construction

Like every course in the metro, they took down alot of trees. On the plus side they added new electric carts, soon to be beautiful wedding venue and an already great staff and bar. They are currently finishing up construction and re arranged holes. Silver has a temporary pin in untill the green and the grass around it is playable. Near the clubhouse is a few adjustments around the construction. Overall it's a great place, the course needs this year to get finished up.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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