BENT CREEK GOLF CLUB

The rolling prairie terrain southwest of Minneapolis delivers surprising elevation changes that transform what could have been another flat Midwest track into something with genuine character. Designer Pete Dye's protégé created a layout that punishes wayward drives with native fescue and rewards precision with generous landing areas, particularly on the risk-reward par-5 14th that tempts big hitters to carry the creek twice. Public golf in the Twin Cities rarely offers this kind of strategic depth at such reasonable rates.