Emerald Greens Golf Club - Silver Course
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Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
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Blue | 73 | 7163 yards | 74.2 | 134 |
White | 73 | 6792 yards | 72.6 | 130 |
Gold | 73 | 5953 yards | 68.7 | 124 |
Red (W) | 73 | 5184 yards | 69.8 | 123 |
Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
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Blue M: 73.6/132 | 400 | 169 | 437 | 389 | 361 | 182 | 632 | 518 | 418 | 3506 | 382 | 468 | 420 | 195 | 546 | 139 | 399 | 454 | 554 | 3557 | 7063 |
White M: 71.9/129 W: 77.5/136 | 380 | 157 | 422 | 373 | 347 | 168 | 576 | 503 | 404 | 3330 | 358 | 437 | 404 | 185 | 530 | 120 | 368 | 435 | 532 | 3369 | 6699 |
Gold M: 68.2/122 W: 73.0/126 | 312 | 150 | 339 | 367 | 332 | 153 | 481 | 466 | 317 | 2917 | 348 | 364 | 352 | 175 | 458 | 102 | 341 | 372 | 454 | 2966 | 5883 |
Red M: 64.7/115 W: 68.8/117 | 253 | 145 | 303 | 290 | 324 | 145 | 374 | 404 | 315 | 2553 | 264 | 286 | 312 | 138 | 413 | 96 | 281 | 323 | 452 | 2565 | 5118 |
Handicap | 9 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 14 | |||
Par | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 72 |
Handicap (W) | 15 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 |
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Rolling Back Nine Makes This Course
Emerald Greens Golf Course comprises two 18-hole tracks named Silver and Gold. This review covers only the Silver course, which is a bit of a par 73 beast at 7,163 yards from the back tees and a 74.2 rating. Three other sets of tees are at 6,792, 5,953 and 5,184 yards. Like its companion course, the Gold, this track is partly set on boring flat terrain with half-grown trees lining the fairways and partly on more rolling and visually appealing ground. The rough is relatively short, making it unlikely that you’ll lose any balls that stray from the fairway. There are some “natural grassy areas,” but these are set quite a bit off the fairways, so they shouldn’t be a problem. The greens are really smooth and in great condition, rolling moderately fast and true. The first four holes of the front nine are set on the more rolling part of the course. The dogleg left 347 yard (from the middle tees) par 4 2nd requires a long drive from an elevated tee box. Interestingly, the course discourages trying to cut too much off the corner by placing OB stakes between this hole and the adjacent hole. There are also some fairway bunkers along the inside corner. A good drive in the fairway should leave a short iron to an elevated green protected by a large bunker on the right and a grassy slope on the left. Holes 5 through 12 are flat, mostly straight and boring, except for the par 3 6th with its island green surrounded by water. The last four holes are what really makes this course a treat to play. The par 3 15th requires a shot from an elevated tee between (or over) trees set like goal posts protecting a wide but not very deep green. This is followed by a 632 yard (from the back tees, but only 576 from the middle tees!) par 5 that curls around to the right almost like a large capital C. Again, OB stakes prevent long hitters from playing into the adjacent fairway. Making the hole play even longer is the fact that the second and third shots are uphill. Par is a really good score on this hole. The 17th is a 503 yard (from the middle tees) par 5 that doglegs uphill to the left. The fairway is the fun here, as it undulates like a mini roller coaster. You’re almost guaranteed to have either an uphill or downhill lie on your second and third shots. The finishing hole is a 404 yard par 4 with a fairway that splits at about 180 yards from the tee into a high side on the left and a low side on the right. The hole has a slight curve to the right, but there is water on the right which makes taking the low road a bit risky. There is also a water hazard about 40 yards in front of the green, so if your lie won’t let the approach shot carry this hazard a layup is the wise choice. Par is a good score on your last hole of this round. Emerald Greens is about a half hour drive from the Twin Cities, but the Silver course is well worth the drive.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
Silver
Very dust in dirt parking lot. Play was extremely slow - 5 hour round.
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.
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
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
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.