The Minikahda Club is a golf

Golf

Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....

 club and course located in Minneapolis

Minneapolis, Minnesota

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, Minnesota

Minnesota

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. It is located near Lake Calhoun

Lake Calhoun

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. The club was established in 1898. The name Minikahda comes from the Sioux

Sioux

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, a combination of two Indian words meaning "by the side of the water." The course was site of the 1916 U.S. Open

U.S. Open (golf)

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, 1927 U.S. Amateur, 1957 Walker Cup

Walker Cup

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History

Minikahda was founded in 1898 on the hills above the west side of Lake Calhoun. At the time, there were no roads around the lake, so the property extended to the shore of the lake, where there was a boathouse for sailing and other aquatic activities.

Golf

Minikahda owns an 18 hole golf course extending to the south and west of the clubhouse with holes on either side of Excelsior Boulevard that is open to members at any time during the golf season. There is also a putting green, a chipping green, a driving range and an iron range as practice areas.

Other activities

• Official site

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