INTERLACHEN COUNTRY CLUB

The parkland routing through mature hardwoods demands precision over power, with Donald Ross's original 1921 design still punishing wayward drives into cathedral-like groves of oak and maple. The par-4 3rd hole epitomizes Twin Cities golf at its finest—a dogleg right that requires a perfectly placed drive to set up an approach over Minnehaha Creek to a severely sloped green. Members here understand that surviving Minnesota's brief golf season means embracing target golf where course management trumps brute force every single round.