The Meadows at Mystic Lake, StoneRidge, Chaska Town Course and Braemar, with two hotel rooms in Bloomington near the airport, are the plan. About 16% in hotel taxes, golf bag fees, a rental car and weekend green fees in June through August are what push the total up.
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19 courses around Minneapolis–St. Paul that take public tee times, by city, with peak green fees. Private member clubs are left out.
A city-owned Arthur Hills course a few miles from Hazeltine that co-hosted the 2006 and 2024 U.S. Amateurs, with wetlands and big elevation changes.
ca.sports.yahoo.com golfdigest.comA polished casino course with water on 13 holes and 80 bunkers, stretching to 7,207 yards, next to the Mystic Lake hotel.
ca.sports.yahoo.com mngolf.orgA Weiskopf-Morrish design through rolling woods and wetlands that plays tough from the back tees.
ca.sports.yahoo.com mngolf.orgA hilly, wooded course in the southern suburbs that Golf Digest ranks among the top 25 in the state.
golfdigest.com mngolf.orgA links-style course on an old sand quarry with fescue, pot bunkers and an 1870s barn, and the top-ranked course in the metro you can book.
golfdigest.com ca.sports.yahoo.comA long, demanding public course near Stillwater with plenty of water and a good value for its quality.
golfpass.com greenfeetracker.comA big championship course with six sets of tees, wetlands and elevation changes that has hosted USGA and state amateur events.
ca.sports.yahoo.com mngolf.orgA historic Ramsey County course that hosted the 1932 and 1954 PGA Championships and was rebuilt in the early 2010s, ten minutes from downtown St. Paul.
golfpass.com pga.comA city-owned Robert Trent Jones II course known for excellent conditions and water on many holes, a strong value for the quality.
pga.com mngolf.orgEdina's city course, fully rebuilt by Richard Mandell in 2019, with a par-3 course and practice center minutes from the Bloomington hotels.
en.wikipedia.org mngolf.orgA well-kept east-metro course with rates that include a cart at certain times.
nxtbook.comA treeless, links-style course with fescue and firm fairways north of the city, ranked among the state's favorite public courses by golfers.
golfpass.com mngolf.orgA 27-hole Anoka County course among tall pines with three nines you can mix, and a good choice for groups.
mngolf.org startribune.comA wooded southwest-metro course best known for the pontoon boat that ferries golfers across the lake on one hole.
golfpass.com mngolf.orgA hilly, tree-lined Minneapolis park course just west of downtown, with a par-3 nine and cheap city rates.
mngolf.org nxtbook.comA short, rolling city course in northeast Minneapolis with views of the downtown skyline and recently reworked holes.
pga.com nxtbook.comSt. Paul's best-known city course, a classic tree-lined layout close to downtown and the airport.
mngolf.orgA friendly east-metro public course that golfers rate highly for conditions and pace.
golfpass.comA Three Rivers Park District course in a nature preserve west of the city, with wooded holes and a separate nine.
greenfeetracker.com mngolf.orgThe sample is 4 travelers for 4 nights. Your plan ($7,044) covers the main costs most people budget for, the ones you enter on the left. Costs people forget ($2,764, about 39% more for this trip) are the fees, taxes, tips and extras listed in the calculator. Prices were last checked on October 17, 2026.
Share of the $9,808 real cost. Nights and travelers multiply most of these costs, so changing either one moves the total the most.
12 of this trip's numbers link to a published price or rate. The rest are our estimates, and each one says what it is based on. You can also read how we calculate every trip.
| Cost | Default | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|
| Green fees per golfer (whole trip) | $485 per traveler | Four peak-summer weekend rounds with cart: the Meadows at Mystic Lake $145 (2026 rate, cart included), StoneRidge about $150 ($125 weekend plus $25 cart, MGA listing), Chaska Town Course about $105 (2024 MGA directory $82 weekend plus $21 cart; no 2026 rate found) and Braemar $87 (2026 rate $65 weekend plus $22 cart). Judgment call. Source |
| Hotel, two rooms per night (whole group) | $330 a night | GSA FY2027 lodging cap for Minneapolis / St. Paul is $153 a night all year; momondo shows Bloomington hotels averaging about C$214 (about US$155). Two rooms at about $165 each in summer = $330. Judgment call. Source |
| Airfare per person | $486 per traveler | US DOT (BTS) average domestic itinerary fare for Minneapolis–St. Paul (MSP), Q2 2026: $485.55 (Q1 2026 was $519.33). Source |
| Food per person, per day | $92 per traveler, per day | GSA FY2027 meals and incidentals (M&IE) rate for Minneapolis / St. Paul (Hennepin and Ramsey counties): $92 a day. Source |
| Cost | Default | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|
| Checked bag fees | $90 per traveler | Major US airlines charge about $35 to $50 for a first checked bag each way, so about $90 round trip. Source |
| Golf bag fees | $110 per traveler | American, Delta, United and Southwest treat a golf bag as a standard checked bag; a second bag is $55 each way. Source |
| Shipping your clubs Off by default | $108 per traveler | Ground shipping for a golf bag starts around $54 each way. Source |
| Lodging taxes | 16% of the hotel | Bloomington 2026: 7% city lodging tax on top of 9.025% sales tax (6.875% state, 0.15% Hennepin County, 0.5% Hennepin transit, 0.75% metro transportation, 0.25% metro housing, 0.5% Bloomington; Minnesota Revenue local tax chart Q4 2026) = 16.025%. Minneapolis hotels carry a different city lodging tax. Source |
| Rental car | $90 a day | KAYAK at MSP (Nov 2026): SUVs average about $76 a day and vans about $89; July is the priciest month, about 28% above average. $90 a day for a large SUV or minivan in summer. Judgment call. Source |
| Drinks on the course | $80 per traveler | Our estimate of about $20 a round for beverage-cart drinks and snacks. Judgment call. Our estimate |
| Golf balls | $55 per traveler | A dozen Titleist Pro V1 balls lists at $55. Source |
| Tips for bag drop and cart staff | $20 per traveler | A few dollars at bag drop and the turn; we use $5 a round. Judgment call. Source |
| Side bets and prizes | $50 per traveler | Our estimate for skins, team bets and a small trophy. Our estimate |
| Rental clubs Off by default | $45 per traveler | Braemar's 2026 rate for a full rental set with a sleeve of balls is $45 for 18 holes; counted once per golfer. Source |
| Lessons and extras you picked Off by default | $0 for the trip | Set by the extras you pick in the tee-time planner. Our estimate |
| Travel insurance | 6% of your plan | Squaremouth says a comprehensive plan averages about 6% of the trip cost, usually 4% to 10%. Source |
| Pre-trip shopping | $60 for the trip | Our estimate for travel-size toiletries, sunscreen and small things bought before a trip. Our estimate |
| Pet boarding or sitter | $50 a day, if you check Pets | Dogster puts regular kennel boarding at about $35 to $85 a night. Overnight sitters at home cost more. Source |
For 4 golfers spending 4 nights in peak summer season, with four rounds each, a hotel, two rooms, flights and food, plan on about $7,040. Once you add golf bag fees, lodging taxes, rental car, drinks on the course, balls, tips and side bets, it's closer to $9,810, or about $2,450 each. Use the tee-time planner above to price the courses you want.
May, September and early October cost less than summer, and twilight saves the most. The Meadows at Mystic Lake drops from $145 to $100 after 3 pm, and Rush Creek from $150 to $89 after 4 pm. Most courses close from November to early April. Source
No. Hazeltine is private. Chaska Town Course, a public city course a few miles away, was the second stroke-play course when Hazeltine hosted the 2024 U.S. Amateur. Source
Yes. Men need a collared shirt, and shorts must reach the knee. Denim is not allowed. Green fees include a cart and the driving range, and you can book up to two weeks ahead. Source
Minneapolis–St. Paul International (MSP), about 10 minutes from the Bloomington hotels. Prior Lake and Chaska are about 25 to 35 minutes away, and Stillwater about 35 minutes.