Minnehaha Country Club
About the Course
Minnehaha Country Club boasts the premier golf course in the region. Designed by Langford & Moreau, the course prominently showcases the Great Plains’ rolling terrain surrounded by incredible groves and impeccably groomed fields. From celebrities to golf legends like Walter Hagen and Gene Sarazan, the course’s fairways are no stranger to legends. Sanford International Champions Retief Goosen (2025), Steve Stricker (2018, 2022, 2023 & 2024), Rocco Mediate (2019), Miguel Angel Jimenez (2020), and Darren Clarke (2021) will take on the course again in 2026. Minnehaha Country Club’s golf course will set the stage for something incredible yet again.
“First and foremost, the golf course is incredible. The fairways are like greens and the greens are as pure as you’re going to get. The course superintendent, everybody involved this week has done an amazing job to give us the golf course that we have.” – Darren Clarke
“The place, I must say is in absolutely fabulous condition. You know, the turf is great, fairways are absolutely immaculate, greens are running quite fast. It’s probably going to get a little firmer because of the wind, so that might make scoring a little bit more difficult. But the course is in immaculate shape. You know, the clubhouse, the right people look after this here, it’s just fabulous, so it’s a great tournament to play.” – Ernie Els
“And the golf course this week, it played like a major: the greens were firm, the fairways were firm, and the rough was tricky. It felt, at times out there, like you’re playing a U.S. Open course.” – Retief Goosen
“I loved the golf course the first time I saw it. It’s old school, right in front of you, and the last couple years the rough was up, which I like. It shows you if you drive it in the fairway, you get rewarded. It’s just good stuff. I love the old stuff and this is exceptional. The place it great.” – Rocco Mediate
“It’s in great shape, which is what we’re hoping to find every week, and they seem to do a great job year after year. But it’s just one of those courses that demands everything. It’s not just a bomber’s course.. You got to be precise, you got to be long at times, you got to be creative. You got to drive the ball, hit good iron shots and have a great short game in. And you can say, well, that’s the case with most great courses, and that may be true. But I think here you also have to shape the ball on a few holes off the tee. The greens are usually at a pretty good speed, and they can become pretty treacherous, so you better know what you’re doing.” – Bernhard Langer
- Hole 1
- Hole 2
- Hole 3
- Hole 4
- Hole 5
- Hole 6
- Hole 7
- Hole 8
- Hole 9
- Hole 10
- Hole 11
- Hole 12
- Hole 13
- Hole 14
- Hole 15
- Hole 16
- Hole 17
- Hole 18
This short straight-away par 4 eases the players into their round. The tee shot only requires a long iron to layup short of the creek that crosses the fairway leaving a short iron or less into the green.
Scoring Average Since 2018:
- Average Score: 4.02
- Hole Rank: 8th Toughest
This long par three forces the players to have extreme control of their long irons. The green is guarded by two bunkers in front and large mounds and ridges throughout the putting surface.
Scoring Average Since 2018:
- Average Score: 3.10
- Hole Rank: 5th Toughest
37th toughest hole on PGA TOUR Champions. On this par 4 it is imperative that the players find the fairway. The creek that crosses the fairway may take driver out of the hands of some players, but the second shot is lengthy to a slightly elevated green.
Scoring Average Since 2018:
- Average Score: 4.28
- Hole Rank: 2nd Toughest
This shorter par 5 is easily reachable in two if the tee shot finds the fairway. A bunker guards the left side of the layup area while two greenside bunkers help protect the green.
Scoring Average Since 2018:
- Average Score: 4.72
- Hole Rank: 16th Toughest
This par 4 is the third hole on the front nine where the creek cuts across the fairway. Players will need to make sure to stay short of the creek leaving themselves a short iron or wedge into this back-to-front sloping green.
Scoring Average Since 2018:
- Average Score: 4.02
- Hole Rank: 10th Toughest
This par 3 is drastically elevated, players will only be able to see the top of the flag from the tee. This elevation change will make the shorter par 3 play much longer.
Scoring Average Since 2018:
- Average Score: 3.02
- Hole Rank: 9th Toughest
9th toughest hole on PGA TOUR Champions. The tee box sits high above the fairway creating the illusion that the ball will certainly carry the fairway bunker. Once off the tee players will have to hit back up hill to an elevated green that is heavily guarded with bunkers.
Scoring Average Since 2018:
- Average Score: 4.29
- Hole Rank: Toughest Hole
This short par 3 looks to be an easy hole from the tee. The green is guarded by a couple green side bunkers but the real defense this hole has is the slopes and mounds on the green. This green is the hole’s main line of defense. Players will be happy to two-putt and get on to the next tee.
Scoring Average Since 2018:
- Average Score: 2.99
- Hole Rank: 11th Toughest
The view from this elevated tee gives the players a false sense of safety making the landing area seem much larger than it truly is. With out of bounds down the right and bunkers in the fairway, an accurate tee shot is needed to set up an easy approach to an elevated green.
Scoring Average Since 2018:
- Average Score: 3.95
- Hole Rank: 14th Toughest
The tee-box is nestled up against the clubhouse giving spectators an up-close view of the players as they navigate this par 3. With long iron in hand, players must be precise with their shot placement as the green is cut into the side of a hill and slopes from back left to front right.
Scoring Average Since 2018:
- Average Score: 3.16
- Hole Rank: 4th Toughest
This tight dog-leg left requires the players to place their tee shot on the right side of the fairway to be clear of the trees lining the left side of the fairway. The green is protected on the left side by a bunker and a large hill on the right. Players will need a precise second shot to get the ball close to the hole.
Scoring Average Since 2018:
- Average Score: 3.99
- Hole Rank: 12th Toughest
The view from the tee-box makes it look like the player’s ball will never land. Hitting from high above the fairway players can bomb it down to a relatively large fairway. The creek crosses in front of the green making players think about the decision to go for this green in two.
Scoring Average Since 2018:
- Average Score: 4.57
- Hole Rank: Easiest Hole
49th toughest hole on PGA TOUR Champions. This straight away par 4 has more than meets the eye. Heavy trees line both sides of the fairway giving the players no room to bail out. The peaks and valleys in the fairway present another challenge to the players, as there are not very many level stances. Players will need to have complete control of their golf ball on this hole.
Scoring Average Since 2018:
- Average Score: 4.23
- Hole Rank: 3rd Toughest
This short par 4 only requires a hybrid or long iron off the tee. This hole still has some danger with out of bounds left, heavy trees right, and the creek crossing in front of the green. Players will need to be precise off the tee to have a short iron in hand for their second shot.
Scoring Average Since 2018:
- Average Score: 3.98
- Hole Rank: 13th Toughest
This par 4 gives the players options off the tee. If the breeze is from the south players will be able to clear the fairway bunkers and have a short pitch for their second shot. If the breeze is from the north players will have to navigate deep fairway bunkers down the center and right side of the fairway.
Scoring Average Since 2018:
- Average Score: 3.82
- Hole Rank: 15th Toughest
This slight double dog-leg par 5 is sure to be a pivotal hole in deciding the championship. A tee shot that finds the fairway will give the player the choice to risk going for the green over the water on the left or to lay up short of the fairway bunker and have a wedge in. The green sits back and behind the water on the left, guarded on all sides by greenside bunkers.
Scoring Average Since 2018:
- Average Score: 4.61
- Hole Rank: 2nd Easiest
This seemingly harmless hole has a few tricks up its sleeves. The green falls off dramatically on all sides making the players hit to the center of the green. Once on the putting surface the ridges and back to front sloping nature make this a good hole to two putt and move on.
Scoring Average Since 2018:
- Average Score: 3.05
- Hole Rank: 6th Toughest
The finishing hole is an early dog-leg left. Players will need to start the ball right of the big tree on the left side of the start of the fairway. Once in the fairway, players will need to place the ball on the correct level of this two-tiered green complex.
Scoring Average Since 2018:
- Average Score: 4.03
- Hole Rank: 7th Toughest
Hole 1
This short straight-away par 4 eases the players into their round. The tee shot only requires a long iron to layup short of the creek that crosses the fairway leaving a short iron or less into the green.
Scoring Average Since 2018:
- Average Score: 4.02
- Hole Rank: 8th Toughest
Hole 2
This long par three forces the players to have extreme control of their long irons. The green is guarded by two bunkers in front and large mounds and ridges throughout the putting surface.
Scoring Average Since 2018:
- Average Score: 3.10
- Hole Rank: 5th Toughest
Hole 3
37th toughest hole on PGA TOUR Champions. On this par 4 it is imperative that the players find the fairway. The creek that crosses the fairway may take driver out of the hands of some players, but the second shot is lengthy to a slightly elevated green.
Scoring Average Since 2018:
- Average Score: 4.28
- Hole Rank: 2nd Toughest
Hole 4
This shorter par 5 is easily reachable in two if the tee shot finds the fairway. A bunker guards the left side of the layup area while two greenside bunkers help protect the green.
Scoring Average Since 2018:
- Average Score: 4.72
- Hole Rank: 16th Toughest
Hole 5
This par 4 is the third hole on the front nine where the creek cuts across the fairway. Players will need to make sure to stay short of the creek leaving themselves a short iron or wedge into this back-to-front sloping green.
Scoring Average Since 2018:
- Average Score: 4.02
- Hole Rank: 10th Toughest
Hole 6
This par 3 is drastically elevated, players will only be able to see the top of the flag from the tee. This elevation change will make the shorter par 3 play much longer.
Scoring Average Since 2018:
- Average Score: 3.02
- Hole Rank: 9th Toughest
Hole 7
9th toughest hole on PGA TOUR Champions. The tee box sits high above the fairway creating the illusion that the ball will certainly carry the fairway bunker. Once off the tee players will have to hit back up hill to an elevated green that is heavily guarded with bunkers.
Scoring Average Since 2018:
- Average Score: 4.29
- Hole Rank: Toughest Hole
Hole 8
This short par 3 looks to be an easy hole from the tee. The green is guarded by a couple green side bunkers but the real defense this hole has is the slopes and mounds on the green. This green is the hole’s main line of defense. Players will be happy to two-putt and get on to the next tee.
Scoring Average Since 2018:
- Average Score: 2.99
- Hole Rank: 11th Toughest
Hole 9
The view from this elevated tee gives the players a false sense of safety making the landing area seem much larger than it truly is. With out of bounds down the right and bunkers in the fairway, an accurate tee shot is needed to set up an easy approach to an elevated green.
Scoring Average Since 2018:
- Average Score: 3.95
- Hole Rank: 14th Toughest
Hole 10
The tee-box is nestled up against the clubhouse giving spectators an up-close view of the players as they navigate this par 3. With long iron in hand, players must be precise with their shot placement as the green is cut into the side of a hill and slopes from back left to front right.
Scoring Average Since 2018:
- Average Score: 3.16
- Hole Rank: 4th Toughest
Hole 11
This tight dog-leg left requires the players to place their tee shot on the right side of the fairway to be clear of the trees lining the left side of the fairway. The green is protected on the left side by a bunker and a large hill on the right. Players will need a precise second shot to get the ball close to the hole.
Scoring Average Since 2018:
- Average Score: 3.99
- Hole Rank: 12th Toughest
Hole 12
The view from the tee-box makes it look like the player’s ball will never land. Hitting from high above the fairway players can bomb it down to a relatively large fairway. The creek crosses in front of the green making players think about the decision to go for this green in two.
Scoring Average Since 2018:
- Average Score: 4.57
- Hole Rank: Easiest Hole
Hole 13
49th toughest hole on PGA TOUR Champions. This straight away par 4 has more than meets the eye. Heavy trees line both sides of the fairway giving the players no room to bail out. The peaks and valleys in the fairway present another challenge to the players, as there are not very many level stances. Players will need to have complete control of their golf ball on this hole.
Scoring Average Since 2018:
- Average Score: 4.23
- Hole Rank: 3rd Toughest
Hole 14
This short par 4 only requires a hybrid or long iron off the tee. This hole still has some danger with out of bounds left, heavy trees right, and the creek crossing in front of the green. Players will need to be precise off the tee to have a short iron in hand for their second shot.
Scoring Average Since 2018:
- Average Score: 3.98
- Hole Rank: 13th Toughest
Hole 15
This par 4 gives the players options off the tee. If the breeze is from the south players will be able to clear the fairway bunkers and have a short pitch for their second shot. If the breeze is from the north players will have to navigate deep fairway bunkers down the center and right side of the fairway.
Scoring Average Since 2018:
- Average Score: 3.82
- Hole Rank: 15th Toughest
Hole 16
This slight double dog-leg par 5 is sure to be a pivotal hole in deciding the championship. A tee shot that finds the fairway will give the player the choice to risk going for the green over the water on the left or to lay up short of the fairway bunker and have a wedge in. The green sits back and behind the water on the left, guarded on all sides by greenside bunkers.
Scoring Average Since 2018:
- Average Score: 4.61
- Hole Rank: 2nd Easiest
Hole 17
This seemingly harmless hole has a few tricks up its sleeves. The green falls off dramatically on all sides making the players hit to the center of the green. Once on the putting surface the ridges and back to front sloping nature make this a good hole to two putt and move on.
Scoring Average Since 2018:
- Average Score: 3.05
- Hole Rank: 6th Toughest
Hole 18
The finishing hole is an early dog-leg left. Players will need to start the ball right of the big tree on the left side of the start of the fairway. Once in the fairway, players will need to place the ball on the correct level of this two-tiered green complex.
Scoring Average Since 2018:
- Average Score: 4.03
- Hole Rank: 7th Toughest
