Minnesota
St. Cloud & Central Minnesota Golf Courses & Tee Times
Central Minnesota golf is small-town and lake-country golf, and several courses go back generations: Litchfield Golf Club was founded near Lake Ripley in 1927, Crow River in Hutchinson dates its story to 1938, and Rich-Spring in Cold Spring was built in 1961 by a group of local golfers on Schneider Lake. The season is short; Rich-Spring, for one, is open April to November.
Good weekend tee times in St. Cloud & Central Minnesota go fast, and the ones that come back later (cancellations, groups that shrink) aren't announced. Yoink watches the tee sheets at 16 public courses here, from Albany, Sartell, Hutchinson, Raymond and Litchfield, and tells you the moment a time you want opens up.
The longest layout here is Island Pine Golf Club at 6,786 yards; there is one nine-hole course.
Who runs public golf in St. Cloud & Central Minnesota
Several of these are member clubs that also take public play. Marshall Golf Club, for example, is semi-private but open to public golfers. Around St. Cloud, Blackberry Ridge in Sartell bills itself as a public 18, while The Territory in St. Cloud calls itself a private course. Little Crow in Spicer is public. The Minnesota Golf Association, founded in 1901, is the state's licensed World Handicap System provider and runs Youth on Course, which gets golfers ages 6-18 rounds for $5 or less at participating courses.
Public courses worth knowing in St. Cloud & Central Minnesota
- Blackberry Ridge Golf Club: Sartell's public 18 on rolling, wooded terrain, with the Grill19 restaurant.
- Litchfield Golf Course: Founded near Lake Ripley in 1927 and still the town's hometown course.
- Rich Spring Golf Club: The first course in the Cold Spring area, built in 1961 by local golfers on Schneider Lake.
- Minnewaska Golf Club: Parkland 18 in Glenwood with fast greens and views of Lake Minnewaska; watch the wind up on the hill.
- Island Pine Golf Club: Atwater course that finishes on an island-green par 3, 12 minutes from Willmar and Spicer.
- Marshall Golf Club: Member-designed course on the Redwood River, named the MGA's Member Club of the Year in 2011.
16 courses in St. Cloud & Central Minnesota
Albany
Hutchinson
Raymond
Spicer
St. Cloud
Other
Eagle Creek Golf Club
One hole moves 44 feet from tee to green — water borders ten of the eighteen.
Island Pine Golf Club
Darrin Kragenbring's 1995 layout winds through wetlands to what the club calls the area's largest greens, and finishes on a par 3 to an island green.
Oakdale Golf Club
Par 72 and 6,565 yards from the back tees: Oakdale Golf Club is an 18-hole regulation course in Minnesota.
Rich Spring Golf Club
Local golfers tired of sand greens built it by hand on an old lakeside farm, opened nine holes in 1962 and added the back nine in 1982.
River Oaks Golf Club
One hole moves 40 feet from tee to green. Water borders nine of the eighteen.
Wapicada Golf Club
Wapicada Golf Club is an 18-hole regulation course in Minnesota, playing to par 72 across 6,689 yards.
Why tee times in St. Cloud & Central Minnesota are hard to get
The season in St. Cloud & Central Minnesota is short, running roughly from late spring into fall, so every good weekend in that window is contested. The first warm Saturdays of the year are the hardest tee times to get.
Most public courses open their tee sheet a set number of days ahead, often 7 to 14, and many municipal courses give residents or card holders an earlier window. The best weekend-morning times usually go the day they're released. Leagues and outings take blocks of the sheet before the public ever sees them.
When tee time cancellations happen
A full tee sheet rarely stays full. Many courses let you cancel without a fee up to 24 or 48 hours before your time, so spots tend to reappear in the last couple of days. A bad forecast shakes more loose, and a foursome that drops to three opens a single. None of it is announced. The time just shows up again on the booking page, and whoever looks first gets it.
How to get a tee time in St. Cloud & Central Minnesota
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Doing it by hand? Here's what works.
- Know the booking window. Find out how many days ahead each course releases times, and whether residents get an earlier window. Be ready the morning it opens.
- Look again 24 to 48 hours out. That's when most cancellation deadlines pass and spots come back.
- Be flexible on group size. Singles and twosomes fit into gaps a foursome can't.
- Try twilight and weekday afternoons. They're the last to fill and often cheaper.
- Keep a quicker course in your back pocket. Nine-hole and executive courses are easier to get on and play faster. Around here that includes Savannah Oaks Golf Course.
Read the full guide to getting a tee time when everything's booked
Tee times in St. Cloud & Central Minnesota: questions
How do I get notified when a tee time opens up in St. Cloud & Central Minnesota?
Set a watch in Yoink for the courses you want, the days you can play, a time window and the number of players. Yoink checks those tee sheets every few minutes and sends a notification as soon as a matching time appears, cancellations included. You book it directly with the course.
When do tee time cancellations usually show up?
Mostly in the 24 to 48 hours before the tee time, as golfers cancel ahead of the course's cancellation deadline, and whenever the weather forecast changes. They appear without notice and tend to be rebooked quickly.
How far in advance can you book a tee time in St. Cloud & Central Minnesota?
It depends on the course. Many public courses open bookings 7 to 14 days ahead, and town or county courses often give residents an earlier window. Each course's own booking page has its policy.
When is golf busiest in St. Cloud & Central Minnesota?
Demand is highest from late spring through early fall. Weekend mornings are always the hardest tee times to get.
Which courses in St. Cloud & Central Minnesota are quickest to play?
Nine-hole and executive courses such as Savannah Oaks Golf Course take less time and are usually easier to book.
Does Yoink book the tee time for me?
No. Yoink tells you when a time opens; you book it with the course on its own booking page, at the course's price, with no extra fee.
More golf in Minnesota
- Minneapolis–St Paul · 91 courses
- Brainerd Lakes · 27 courses
- Minnesota Lakes Country · 26 courses
- Rochester & Southern Minnesota · 19 courses
- Eau Claire & La Crosse · 2 courses
- More Minnesota · 6 courses
- More Minnesota · 1 courses
Sources
Facts on this page come from these pages, checked 2026-09-28. Rates and booking rules change, so confirm with the course.
- blackberryridgegolf.com · official
- territorygolf.com · official
- richspringgolf.com · official
- litchfieldgolfcourse.com · official
- crowrivergolf.com · official
- minnewaskagolf.com · official
- marshallgolfclub.com · official
- islandpinegolf.com · official
- littlecrowresort.com · official
- mngolf.org · association
- mngolf.org · association
- mngolf.org · association
Tee times in St. Cloud & Central Minnesota, without the refreshing
Watch as many courses as you like. When a time opens that fits your day, window and group, Yoink tells you first.