Mike Earl
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Legends Golf Club
Beautiful golf course and terrain. It’s a challenging course but not overly so.
The quality here is competitive with many of the private clubs in the Metro.
It does get a tad pricey, but they have a premium product here.
Excellent use of tall grasses around the property. Trees, water, hills…everything to offer tons of natural beauty.
Also, best breakfast sandwiches in town.
Friendly staff, great food and outdoor patio.
Excellent practice area, too.
The quality here is competitive with many of the private clubs in the Metro.
It does get a tad pricey, but they have a premium product here.
Excellent use of tall grasses around the property. Trees, water, hills…everything to offer tons of natural beauty.
Also, best breakfast sandwiches in town.
Friendly staff, great food and outdoor patio.
Excellent practice area, too.
Deer Run Golf Club
As of 2023, Deer Run is a solid value at $59 for walking 18 holes.
Contrast that with Bluff Creek in Chaska being ~ $46 and not being nearly the golf course that Deer Run is.
I put Deer Run a notch or two below Chaska Town Course in course condition, design, and natural beauty, but Town Course currently charges $75 - $80 to walk 18. It can also be more challenging to get a tee time at Town Course vs. Bluff Creek.
As public courses in the west metro go, I rank Deer Run a 7.5/10, Town Course a 9/10, Bluff Creek a 4/10.
As others have said, Deer Run is a good course in a great area. While there are a lot of homes on the course, I don't feel like they ever detract from the experience. In fact, it's nice to look at some of the attractive homes and gardens while walking to your ball or between shots.
Deer Run is kept in great condition for a public course. It is a good test of your golf game (especially if you spray the ball off the tee, like me), but you can score out there.
The back tees are 6,326 yards, so that may not be enough for some long hitters. But I hear they may be creating a new set of tees with some more length.
Of note: you will face a lot of OB on this course. My friend said they have OB on 15 of 18 holes. This notches up my anxiety a bit, as we play the OB rules by the book! But I don't think the OB is ever unfair or enormously difficult to avoid. If you can avoid the Big Miss, you will avoid OB.
Contrast that with Bluff Creek in Chaska being ~ $46 and not being nearly the golf course that Deer Run is.
I put Deer Run a notch or two below Chaska Town Course in course condition, design, and natural beauty, but Town Course currently charges $75 - $80 to walk 18. It can also be more challenging to get a tee time at Town Course vs. Bluff Creek.
As public courses in the west metro go, I rank Deer Run a 7.5/10, Town Course a 9/10, Bluff Creek a 4/10.
As others have said, Deer Run is a good course in a great area. While there are a lot of homes on the course, I don't feel like they ever detract from the experience. In fact, it's nice to look at some of the attractive homes and gardens while walking to your ball or between shots.
Deer Run is kept in great condition for a public course. It is a good test of your golf game (especially if you spray the ball off the tee, like me), but you can score out there.
The back tees are 6,326 yards, so that may not be enough for some long hitters. But I hear they may be creating a new set of tees with some more length.
Of note: you will face a lot of OB on this course. My friend said they have OB on 15 of 18 holes. This notches up my anxiety a bit, as we play the OB rules by the book! But I don't think the OB is ever unfair or enormously difficult to avoid. If you can avoid the Big Miss, you will avoid OB.