Almost ten years to the day of my last round there, our Saturday group visited Bunker Hills Golf Course in Coon Rapids today. Our afternoon tee time had us on the West-North nines at the 27 hole facility (36 holes if you count the nine hole short course). The walking weekend rate was $40.

Bunker Hills hosts many tournaments each year, including the Minnesota State Open and the Minnesota State High School League Class AAA boys and girls golf championships. It hosted a Champions Tour event from 1993 to 2000 and is home to the Minnesota Section of the PGA. There is a great display of Minnesota golf memorabilia in the clubhouse (including a photo of player of the year Don Berry provided by Golfing in Minnesota).

While the condition of the course was nice, today was overshadowed by a golf issue we haven’t experienced much lately: slow play. The area around the clubhouse was full of people when we first arrived and tee times were running late. Our first nine holes took three hours and a staffer made an effort to improve things when we notified them. Unfortunately, the round still took almost five and a half hours to complete.

There is really no need for slow play on this course–balls are easy to find, there isn’t much trouble and most of the holes aren’t that tight. The long par-three eighth hole on the west nine is my favorite hole at Bunker Hills, but it does create a back-up.

7MM Bunker Hills Photo Gallery