The top 10 public 18-hole golf courses in southeast Minnesota, as rated by Hacker's Guide:

1. The Jewel Golf Club (Lake City, 905 points)

2. (tie) The Bluffs at Coffee Mill (Wabasha, 894)

2. (tie) Zumbrota Golf Club (Zumbrota, 894)

4. Eastwood Golf Course (Rochester, 876)

5. Green Lea Golf Course (Albert Lea, 861)

Photo provided by The Jewel Golf Club
The Jewel Golf Club: “A matrimonial symbol of the bond between the bluffs and the Mississippi.”

6. Meadow Greens Golf Course (Austin, 844)

7. The Bridges Golf Club (Winona, 829)

8. Soldiers Memorial Field Golf Course (Rochester, 824)

9. Mount Frontenac Golf Course (Frontenac, 821)

10. Valley High Golf Club (Houston, 818)

The scores for each course are courtesy of Hacker’s Guide. The Hacker’s Guide Rating System evaluates the hospitality, playability, conditions, facility and value of each course. Those scores are then weighted in accordance with their significance to determine a final rating of up to 1000 points. Click here to read the full methodology.