MINNEAPOLIS GOLF CLUB

The Minneapolis Golf Club, located at 2001 Flag Ave. So. at Cedar Lake Road, began in 1916 by five members of the Minneapolis Athletic Club to meet the growing popularity of golf in those days. There were only two golf clubs in Minneapolis at that time - Interlachen and Minikahda. 1916 was the same year the first PGA Championship was held. The 175-acre club was and remains a private course. The current clubhouse was built in 1923.

The golf course was designed and shaped by two famous Scottish architects, Willie Park Jr. (1864-1925) of Musselburgh and Donald J. Ross (1872-1948) of Dornoch. Park did the initial design of the course, and in 1920 Donald J. Ross Associates produced a revised routing of MGC to accommodate the relocation of the clubhouse.

In 1950, trap shooting at the course was a popular sport.

See the Club’s website at www.minneapolisgolfclub.com

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