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4.4
262 Reviews (262)
5 Stars
139
4 Stars
91
3 Stars
25
2 Stars
7
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.3
Value
4.6
Layout
4.5
Friendliness
4.3
Pace
4.4
Amenities
3.9
97.0%
Recommend this course
251 out of 262 reviews
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4.2
5 Reviews (5)
5 Stars
2
4 Stars
2
3 Stars
1
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.0
Value
4.8
Layout
4.8
Pace
4.4
Amenities
4.4
StaffFriendliness
4.8
100.0%
Recommend this course
5 out of 5 reviews
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4.4
47 Reviews (47)
5 Stars
24
4 Stars
16
3 Stars
7
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.3
Value
4.6
Layout
4.5
Pace
4.5
Amenities
3.9
StaffFriendliness
4.4
97.9%
Recommend this course
46 out of 47 reviews
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Holes 18
Type Public
Par 71
Length 6282 yards
Slope 129
Rating 70.7
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Mississippi National Golf Links - Highlands Course
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Course Details

Year Built 1990
Golf Season Open: 4/01 Closed: 11/01
Architect Gordon Cunningham

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes
Pull-carts Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Golf School Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Discover Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes

Food & Beverage

Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Meeting Facilities, Banquet Facilities

Accolades

  • Golf Advisor: Top 25 Courses for Pace of Play in the U.S. (2021 #7)
  • Golf Advisor: Top Courses in Minnesota (2021 #17)

Reviews

4.4
262 Reviews (262)

What Golfers Are Saying

Course Challenges Include:
Elevation Changes 15
Narrow Fairways 6
Undulating Greens 6
This course/club is great for:
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 16
Locals 7
Advanced Golfers 6
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 14

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Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Love Mississippi national

This is a beautiful course on the Bluffs of the river.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 20-24
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 30
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

slow greens but roll true

Played the lowlands. Fun layout. Greens were pretty slow, however, and the cart paths/signage on where the next hole is could be significantly better.

Great pace of play and the bar staff/pro shop people were very helpful.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 170
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Top 100 Contributor
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Slow day of golf

Morning tee time and it was still slow playing. More guys enjoying their beer and taking their time about golfing.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 170
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Top 100 Contributor
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 170
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Top 100 Contributor
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

A day away from work is always better at the golf course

Good day at course. Haven’t played Highland course in a few years. Always challenging.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 25
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Improve Service

National is a great course to play. Receptivity and courtesy of staff has improved. My last visit staff was not helpful . They must read reviews.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

1st round delight

My son and I went here for the first time. We had a great time. We played the highlands. The course was in great shape and the price was reasonable for a Friday of a holiday weekend. We both liked the course layout. My only real concern was the cart we had was almost impossible to set the brake and this course is super hilly and a lot of situations where the parking brake is needed. We worked around it with creative parking but took a little away from the experience. We would both definitely go back to try the Lowlands and okay another round at the highlands.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 64
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Poor staff

The clerk was not very helpful we were 5 minutes late so was told we had wait over 30 minutes to play. He was very rude

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 64
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

The staff was not friendly and didn’t like. We were 5 minutes late and he wanted us to wait over 1/2 hour to,play

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Hostility to GN Players

We were “”5 minutes late at the check in desk. (10:50-55) Staff at the desk was talking with the 11:00 check in with my standing there. Staff told me that he just sent the 11;00 out early and that there were two groups ahead of us and we needed to wait until 11:30. These to groups allowed us to skip one and play through

This is not my first run in with staff. Refused to provide separate carts for 2 GN players. Against course rules.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Poor
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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