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The new ownership of this course has invested time, money and improved the course to increase my reading to five stars based on the combination of layout, condition and value.
The staff is friendly, helpful and attuned to the golfers needs. The course is undergoing constant improvement and rivals many of the private courses in condition and playability. My reading of the past few years has gone from average to excellent because of this ongoing continuous improvement. The staff makes you feel welcome in the same manner you'd expect from a private club.

The course features 27 holes, I played the red and blue sides most recently. The course provides an excellent value and is moderately difficult. It is not a course that has striking features and the primary difficulties lie around some of the wetland characteristics of some of the holes. All in all a fair value and enjoyable time.

I play the Refuge several times a summer. It has a consistency of maintenance and is a very enjoyable layout. Played on a very busy day so had to cut short after 14 holes. That was my problem not the pace of play. The pace considering the number of players in the course was quite reasonable. Was included with a very nice group of golfers, which makes this a even better. Very enjoyable.

I generally play this course at least once during the summer. It's well worth the drive from the Twin Cities. The staff is very friendly and the course excellent in most respects. It's a well laid out course utilizing all of the natural characteristics available. A great experience whether playing solo or with a group of friends. Enjoyable experience. Highly recommend.

I generally play CreeksBend a couple trips a year. It's a short drive south of the Twin Cities. The staff is friendly and the course has an interesting and somewhat challenging layout. The 12th and 14th holes are the most interesting with unforeseen hazards in play. Excellent value, fun course.

I played Tanners Brook several times this year and enjoy the course and find the staff to be exceptionally friendly and helpful. It is a moderately challenging course with several excellent holes. Would recommend it to anyone willing to take a short drive from the Twin Cities to the Forest Lake area.

Bristol Ridge is an excellent value and a well laid out course with easy access from the Twin Cities. I found the course enjoyable, well conditioned and generally played there a couple times each summer. The staff was especially helpful and accommodating. While worth the short trip from the Twin Cities.

I play the Monticello course several times a year, usually through Golf Now on one of their hot deals. The course is an average small town club style course. There are a few holes that need improvement including numbers four and five, were trimming some of the overhanging trees could improve the overall design.

The course Pro is very friendly and competent. My one criticism would be some of the staff treat nonmembers with a high level of disrespect. In an industry where customer service is critical, I would suggest the staff members learn to treat all customers with courtesy and respect. This may be indicative of a smaller town quasi-private country club, but it does reflect on the overall experience.

Despite the above criticism, which can be taken as a opportunities to improve service, I would recommend the course as an excellent value close to the Twin Cities.

The new ownership has done an excellent job of improving the overall conditions of the course and playability. It's really great to see a course being taken care of and constant improvements. The staff is very friendly and helpful.

The course itself is set up to play for all ranges of capability. It's a fun course and a short drive from the Twin Cities metropolitan area. Recommend it highly.

I played Krooked Creek a number of times over the years. It's a bit of a drive from the Western Twin Cities suburbs but well worth the trip. Enjoy the friendliness of the staff and the course is well laid out with several very interesting holes. Great value and as noted previously friendly staff.

Course can offer a challenge to people of varying talents. Pace a bit slow, possibly due to weather conditions the previous day. Overall the decent value for the money an interesting course

The course is not particularly breathtaking for me from an aesthetic standpoint. It was windy and hot which made some of the distances harder to judge. Overall I would say the course provides a fair value for an average outing.

Southbrook is a pleasant and the course that should be enjoyable for all levels of play. The back nine is heavily wooded and requires a good degree of accuracy.

The course was a bit damp not unusual considering the elevation and whether conditions the previous week. It's a decent value and a moderately difficult course. Hopefully, the grass will be a little shorter and the greens a bit quicker if I play again.

Enjoyable early-season round. The course which can be wet in places was in excellent condition for the time of year.

I played the course of two years earlier and was quite disappointed in the maintenance and conditions. New ownership seems to have improved the condition of course and the friendliness of the staff.

It's still an average course with significant distances between greens and tees in some instances. There are a number of blind shots as well. All in all, it was an enjoyable round of golf in the course is shown significant improvements.

The course was in excellent condition, the value was good and the pace of play excellent.

The course offers an interesting but not difficult challenge. The course was in excellent condition and the greens were particularly well-maintained. Quick and accurate.

The most important thing however was the friendliness and accommodation staff. The young man who was working as a starter and a golfer at University Of Wisconsin Superior was very engaging and helpful. After playing, I spoke with the inside staff and found the same overall willingness and friendliness, which is quite unusual nowadays. Excellent experience I would recommend the course to anyone.

The course is really a ski resort serving double duty as golf course summertime. All things considered, the course is an excellent value and with the exception of a few holes that would be considered "unusual" is an enjoyable and scenic experience. Friendly staff and well-maintained considering the difficulties on the back nine. Would recommend to anyone enjoying an up-and-down experience.

I hadn't played Mississippi National Highlands for several years. I was pleasantly surprised at the improvements and the overall conditions of the course. The maintenance and enhancements I noticed were timely and helped improve the quality of play. The staff was incredibly courteous and went out of their way to be accommodating. Since I was one of the first ones off, the pace of play was outstanding and I finished 18 holes playing as a single and roughly 2.5 hours.