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4.1
158 Reviews (158)
5 Stars
55
4 Stars
72
3 Stars
19
2 Stars
8
1 Stars
4
Conditions
4.0
Value
4.4
Layout
4.0
Friendliness
4.5
Pace
3.8
Amenities
3.6
96.0%
Recommend this course
139 out of 158 reviews
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Average Rating
Avg Rating
4.3
4 Reviews (4)
5 Stars
1
4 Stars
3
3 Stars
0
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.3
Value
5.0
Layout
4.0
Pace
3.8
Amenities
4.0
StaffFriendliness
4.8
100.0%
Recommend this course
4 out of 4 reviews
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Avg Rating
4.0
28 Reviews (28)
5 Stars
8
4 Stars
15
3 Stars
3
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
1
Conditions
3.9
Value
4.3
Layout
3.8
Pace
3.7
Amenities
3.4
StaffFriendliness
4.5
96.4%
Recommend this course
27 out of 28 reviews
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About

Holes 9
Type Public
Par 34
Length 2401 yards
Slope 114
Rating 32.1
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Course Details

Year Built 1952
Golf Season Open: 4/01 Closed: 11/01

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes
Pull-carts Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Golf School Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted None
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Proper golf attire required.

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Meeting Facilities, Banquet Facilities

Accolades

  • Golf Advisor: Top 25 Short Courses in the U.S. (2021 #14)

Reviews

4.1
158 Reviews (158)

What Golfers Are Saying

This course/club is great for:
9-Hole Rounds 7
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 7
Near the Airport 7

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Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Beautiful Course

It was my first time golfing at Lost Spur. I really enjoyed the course. It was well maintained and offered some great challenges. The only issue was it was a beautiful day and EVERYONE was out golfing and there were some groups going slower ahead of us and people behind us that were losing their patience a bit.

Overall, the experience was great and I'm thankful to have this 9-hole course in the Metro.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 32
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nice course for a quick nine

Love the new cart paths. Greens were in great shape.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

New cart paths are a big improvement but at what cost - it sure tore up the course.

Tee boxes continue to be a nightmare. You cannot find a level spot with grass on it. Number 9 is a joke. Why not rope half the box off, plant some grass, and water it ?

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Friendly Challenging Course

One would think that this short course would be easy and wouldn’t offer much challenge. But I find it a fun course with enough challenge that I can hit pretty much all of clubs and feel good with a 5 or 6 over par round. I love the par 3’s and the exercise I get walking up the hills on #2 and getting to #6. I can normally play in 90 minutes, so it is basically a long lunch. If you only have a short time time to play and want to have some golf fun - play this course!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0

Maintenance

Course needs more maintenance. I’m sure it’s very hard to get and keep workers but things like tee boxes really need work

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 64
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 07/24/2023

Hello. We appreciate you taking the time to leave us a review. We would love to know how we can earn those last two stars next time! Thanks for playing Lost Spur Golf & Event Center.

Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap Don't know
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played
Walked

Worst Course in Metro

My mother taught me that if you cant say something nice then keep your mouth shut unless its about a golf course...I have been lucky enough to literally play all over the state of MN and with out a doubt the Lost Spur is the worst golf course I have ever played from the design to the condition. I can't think of any redeeming qualities. I really don't mean to be be disparaging but find a different course to play!!!

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
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Commented on 08/03/2023

Thank you for taking the time to leave a review of our golf course. We apologize if your experience was not up to your expectations. We appreciate your feedback and will take it into consideration to improve our course in the future.

Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Tee boxes really need work. Doesn’t leave a good impression

Some areas really need attention- the tee boxes are the worst I’ve ever seen.
Several other areas need just a little work to make the experience pleasant- broken blacktop on cart paths, picking up branches, dumping sand/soil/ gravel in numerous areas where it’s needed

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Great Course for a Quick Round

I like to play a quick 9 at Lost Spur when I play by myself. The course lets you hit all of your clubs, the greens are well kept and generally the course is in good shape.

The staff are really friendly and accommodating and you can’t beat the value.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 25
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
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Commented on 06/30/2023

Hello. We appreciate the review. You rated us 3-stars which means there is room to improve on your recent experience at Lost Spur Golf & Event Center. Let us know, in the comments, how and where you would like to see changes from the course. Thanks for the feedback!

Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap Don't know
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Good course

I think this is a great course if you want to get in a quick round. Its a little narrow with some of the tee boxes right next to each other, but if you aren't a great golfer and you want to feel comfortable playing, I would definitely golf here. Nothing bad to say about it.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Wet weather
Used cart

Fathers Day

Played a round with my 3 sons. First time on this course and we enjoyed it. Difficult enough for my son who plays a lot to be challenged but not so hard that the ones who don’t to be overly frustrated. Will come back again.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Tight course

Very fun course to play. It’s a tight course so holes are right next to each other. Some park 4s are short but still a very fun course

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
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