South Dakota
St. Cloud & Central Minnesota Golf Courses & Tee Times in South Dakota
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.
Can't get a tee time in St. Cloud & Central Minnesota? Yoink watches 1 public course in Hendricks. Pick your courses, set the day and time you want, and get a notification when a tee time opens, cancellations included.
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.
1 course in St. Cloud & Central Minnesota
Hendricks
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
Booked-up doesn't mean gone. Plans change: groups cancel ahead of the course's cancellation deadline (often 24 to 48 hours out), players drop when the forecast turns, and a group that shrinks leaves an open spot. Those times quietly come back on the booking page, usually for minutes, not hours.
How to get a tee time in St. Cloud & Central Minnesota
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Let Yoink watch the tee sheet in St. Cloud & Central Minnesota
Yoink checks the course in St. Cloud & Central Minnesota every few minutes, so every open time is in one place and you're the first to know when one that fits your day, window and group appears, cancellations included.
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.
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.
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.
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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.