Amenities include a small practice green, but there is no driving range at this course. We didn’t see a beverage cart when we played and there isn’t any water on the course, so plan accordingly.

The front nine dates back to 1927 and has a traditional, scenic look with mature trees lining the fairways. While distance isn’t important, accuracy is, or else golfers will find themselves in the woods. Like many older courses that have since been redesigned into an 18-hole layout, the back nine at Zumbrota is quite different from the front and has a more links-style look. It’s been cut out of rolling farmland and is wide open with very few trees. Long, native grasses and bunkers are the hazards on these nine holes.

We played this course using an incredible online coupon. Their weekday “Early Bird Special” was an outstanding $16 including a cart! Our round started off nicely and the course was well kept. It became clear early on the pin placements were extremely difficult. Ultimately, this led to a long round (more than five hours) and a wait on nearly every hole. At the turn, we walked in on the conversation the group ahead of us was having with Will Lancaster, the general manager and PGA professional. They, too, were commenting on the difficult pin locations and we agreed. The GM quite arrogantly stated we all “needed to have a PGA pro give us a putting lesson,” as he considered all the pins to be fairly placed. We wish we could say he was only joking. The lack of customer service exhibited by this person was inexcusable. Although this course can be a great value with the online specials, we would never return, based on the interaction with the general manager and PGA pro.

Latest Update: 12/1/2009