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4.2
160 Reviews (160)
5 Stars
57
4 Stars
72
3 Stars
19
2 Stars
8
1 Stars
4
Conditions
4.0
Value
4.4
Layout
4.0
Friendliness
4.5
Pace
3.9
Amenities
3.7
96.1%
Recommend this course
141 out of 160 reviews
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Average Rating
Avg Rating
5.0
2 Reviews (2)
5 Stars
2
4 Stars
0
3 Stars
0
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
5.0
Value
5.0
Layout
4.5
Pace
5.0
Amenities
5.0
StaffFriendliness
5.0
100.0%
Recommend this course
2 out of 2 reviews
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4.1
29 Reviews (29)
5 Stars
10
4 Stars
15
3 Stars
3
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
1
Conditions
4.0
Value
4.4
Layout
3.9
Pace
3.9
Amenities
3.6
StaffFriendliness
4.6
96.6%
Recommend this course
28 out of 29 reviews
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About

Holes 9
Type Public
Par 34
Length 2401 yards
Slope 114
Rating 32.1
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Lost Spur Golf Course
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Course Details

Year Built 1952
Golf Season Open: 4/01 Closed: 11/01

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 None
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Proper golf attire required.

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Meeting Facilities, Banquet Facilities

Accolades

  • Golf Advisor: Top 25 Short Courses in the U.S. (2021 #14)

Reviews

4.2
160 Reviews (160)

What Golfers Are Saying

This course/club is great for:
9-Hole Rounds 7
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 7
Near the Airport 7

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Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played

So slow

I appreciate the fact that this course is laid back. It is good for my skill level (low). But 2 hours and 45 min. for 9 holes is unacceptable

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
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Commented on 06/25/2020

Hello and thank you for reviewing the course. We apologize for the delay of play during your round. This is by no means the standard we strive to achieve. With an uncharacteristically full day, we work hard to accommodate everyone who visits our course and allow our guest the chance to complete their rounds. With that in mind, we are working to best control pace and allow everyone to finish in a reasonable amount of time. We will continue to look for ways to improve. Thank you for playing Lost Spur Golf & Event Center. We hope to see you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

A beautiful day out there today the staff is very friendly! I will be back

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great people

Tony the grounds keeper and Geri the manager rock!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Good course for high handicap golfer

Short nine course. Good for high handicap golfers.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played

Enjoyable

Fun course layout if you aren’t good like me, but the greens are pretty beat up. Still very much so enjoy the course

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
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Commented on 07/10/2020

We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We are going to pass on your feedback to the teams in charge so they can work to make changes. Thanks for visiting Lost Spur Golf & Event Center. We hope to see you again in the future.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Greens need maintenance

Really good course. There is some patches on a couple greens that are more yellow than green. Other than that, love the course.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Good experience

I was in town for Labor Day weekend and tried this place out on Friday (daytime) before the holiday. The course was in very good condition! The driving range is nice (hit off the grass). Pace of play was not an issue at all. Would definitely play again when I am in town.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 39
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Beautiful View, Best Shape

Course was in very good shape - the best shape of any course I’ve played at this year in the Twin Cities. Most courses are still very wet and some even have temporary holes since the greens are too wet to play on. Lost Spur was pretty dry, there were a few wet areas but not many. In a few places it appeared that motorized carts had done some damage to the fairways. But, in total, the course was in good shape. The course is situated in a higher area providing beautiful views of the river below. Another reason why the course isn’t too wet - water can drain off the course to the river area. The course isn’t long but has challenging and interesting holes. I especially enjoyed the elevated tee holes!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
First Time Playing

Great bang for your bucj

Course wasn’t “fantastic” but was exactly what I was looking for—great value! Had a nice Friday night golfing there after work. Wasn’t super busy and the other (slower) golfers let our group thru a few times.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Commented on 06/07/2019

Hello, ColtonSinning. Thank you for reviewing the course. Your feedback about the price of our course is important to us. We always want to make sure we are offering golfers a competitive price for their round. It is our goal to give visitors the best chance to get out and play more. Thank you for playing Lost Spur Golf & Event Center. We hope to see you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
2.0
Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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Commented on 05/06/2019

Hello, thank you for taking the time to review Lost Spur. We are sorry to see that your overall experience was anything short of 5 stars, but we hope you'll give us another try in the near future.

Played On
Reviews 64
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

I signed up for a riding cart but would not allow me to use one.

I was very disappointed because I paid for a riding cart and wasn’t allowed.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Poor
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
Response from on 09/25/2018:
Hello, thank you for reviewing our course, Lost Spur Golf Course. We strive to provide the best possible customer experience to our golfers, and we apologize if we missed the mark. Your loyalty to our course is valued and we hope you will see improvements the next time you are with us. Thank you for choosing to play our course, in the Dakota County area, and we hope to earn your business again soon.
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Family Friendly

With so many courses in the area still turning away kids, it was refreshing to be welcomed at this course with our kids to spend some quality family time and pass on the sport of Golf. Course need to wake up and be more like Lost Spur!

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 69
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played

Nice challenge

I’ve played this course a couple of times it keeps bringing me back,nice challenge great shape,and lots of jet watching.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Lost Spur

This course needs some attention. The driving range condition is very poor - uneven turf, too many weeds, etc. It is difficult to warm up under these conditions. The tee boxes on many holes are in similar condition. This could be a fun course, with some attention to maintenance. There also should be an employee manning the restaurant. There is often no one present.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Response from on 06/14/2018:
On behalf of our staff here at Lost Spur, we appreciate you taking the time to leave us with your feedback. We are sorry to see that you may have had a poor customer experience with us and that the course was not in the best shape when you played. Any additional feedback is greatly appreciated so that we can improve your experience with us in the future. Thank you for choosing to golf with us, and we hope to see you again soon.
Played On
Reviews 69
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
First Time Playing

Nice nine

This was the first time playing Lost Spur easy to get to and a nic challenge for a nine I enjoyed the layout and course was in nice shape,I will definitively play this one again.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nice Challenging Little Course

Pros: greens kept well, not terribly fast but balls rolled without interruption. Fairways also in nice shape, with few divots marks. Clubhouse has a nicely setup bar. Food is pretty standard, but not in a bad way.

Cons: pace of play. It’s always a little crowded on nice weekend days. Shocker, right?! ;)

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 64
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Poor
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
Response from on 05/07/2018:
Hello, thank you for taking the time out of your busy day to review your experience with us, we truly appreciate your feedback and will certainly pass it along to our team. We hope to have another opportunity to welcome you back to the 5-star experience that you deserve.
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