Braemar Golf Course

Braemar opened in 1964 as a municipal course owned by the City of Edina and grew into one of Minnesota's premier public venues, hosting the U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links in 1979. By the 2010s the sprawling 27-hole layout was aging and drained poorly, so the city commissioned architect Richard Mandell to rebuild it as a single 18-hole championship course. The old holes closed in autumn 2016 and the new design opened on May 18, 2019. Mandell used the extra room to create generous width and multiple angles of approach, with central hazards meant to make golfers think rather than simply punish. Golden Age-style bunkering appears throughout, including a Tillinghast-inspired par-four 14th, while the par-three 13th drops from the property's high point. The project also let Edina restore over 30 acres of oak savanna and expand wetlands.