The Refuge was our wedding venue this weekend and we cannot say enough good things. The staff was professional, our coordinator, Lisa, was phenomenal and the food was amazing! We danced all night! I had more people than I can count come tell me how beautiful the venue was and how much fun they had. We also got the chance to play the course! It was in amazing shape and was gorgeous. The cart girl was around 4 times before then end of our round which was great! The Refuge holds a special place in our hearts and anyone looking for a venue should give this place serious thought. read more

This place is downright awesome. It's my second favorite course I think I have ever played. Honestly I'm an awful golfer and The Refuge is not user friendly. I lost more golf balls playing here than I should probably ever admit. The greens are large and challenging, the views are breathtaking. A couple of the holes you tee off from a platform that was built it a bog. Many of the holes you have to dodge ponds and woods so thick you'll never get your ball back. Ended up using a Groupon and my friend and I will definitely be back. read more

The Refuge Golf Club - Golf Near Me - Cedar, Minnesota

Course is in great condition, staff are very friendly, menu was minimal for end of October but was to be expected. Drinks were priced well. With the two for one Groupon it was a steal. Looking forward to heading back next year. read more

I am working a wedding tonight with my husband who is the Dj for the night. I have been to many weddings and I have to say by far the best food I have had at a wedding in awhile! My husband had the ribeye steak, which was huge! I had the walleye and it was as long as my arm. Very generous portions, very flavorful and great sides. Our table was impressed with the food. read more

The Refuge Golf Club - Ribeye steak with mashed potatoes and green beans - Golf Near Me - Cedar, Minnesota

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Pace of play is egregiously slow. Waited for at least 10 minutes on every tee box. Left after 15 holes as we couldn't stand to wait that long anymore. Price is also too high so not worth going without a discount or coupon. Course is in fine shape, but the experience is completely ruined by absurdly slow pace of play. read more

Great staff and clubhouse! I would recommend this place to anyone, the food is great and there is always cold beers! Remember to bring your laser or other means of gps, this course is tough and you need to pay attention to carry. read more

I'm done considering this course as a place to play golf. I had a coupon for "Buy one round, get a 2nd round free". Before booking a tee time, I got a price and confirmed by two different people (got their names), what the price would be. Booked the tee time for the wife and I. After driving all the way there, they wouldn't honor the coupon. Was told the people who quoted me that price was mistaken. Their comment was: "Well, you drove all the way here, you have a tee time, you might as well play" but @ a significantly higher price. We will never patronize this establishment again. read more

This course is legit. There are quite a few nice courses in close proximity, (i.e. Majestic Oaks, Bunker Hills) however The Refuge holds its own. I was shocked to see the GroupOn deal so I jumped all over it. We went on a Friday morning and were paired up with another two-some, luckily they were a cool father/daughter pair and didn't slow us down at all. The patio looked nice and the restaurant menu seemed promising, due to time we didn't eat here but would definitely give it a shot in the future. The club house is huge and I imagine they throw a pretty good wedding. How about the golf... We showed up about 15 minutes early, by the time we paid and went the restroom it was around 5 minutes before our tee time. The ranger starting people off the #1 box rushed us a little, "Let's go guys" in a not so friendly tone. I hate being rushed off the #1 tee, especially when you have a crowd standing around. Luckily I crushed the tee shot, if I would have f'ed it up I would have likely blamed him for my poor start:) There was some standing water in places but it had little impact on play. You won't find a lot of elevation changes here considering the marsh "refuge" environment, but there are plenty of unique tee boxes. Quite a few island type tees in the middle of a pond where it's necessary to clear 100-150 yards of hazard. 4 different tee boxes allow you to make it as challenging as you want. The holes are nicely spaced out, it's not like the city courses where every fairway is parallel to the next one. I'll put it on my list of courses to play again, especially if the GroupOn for BOGO is still out there. read more

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My daughter's wedding was held at The Refuge recently. The venue was perfect, the food delicious and the staff was excellent!! I highly recommend this as a wedding location. We were able to hold the wedding outside and it was beautiful and romantic. We had 190 guests and the tables were not crowded together. It felt spacious. The drinks and food were delicious. The dance floor was roomy. The staff were so helpful with all of the details while setting up. We didn't have to worry about a thing the day of the wedding as they took care of it all. We were able to enjoy every minute of this special day. read more

Slow play, tee times to close together and many bunkers low on sand. Almost always 4 1/2 hours on weekdays . Has gone down hill the past few years read more

My Fiancee and I will be having our wedding at the Refuge (I'll update my review post wedding) but so far I have nothing but awesome things to say. When we were looking, we were open to several locations and The Refuge came up in one of my searches. We were first a little nervous by how far out of the way it was, but once we got there, we fell in love with the place and their wedding planner (Susan) is amazing to work with. They make all of their food in house and it's cheaper and better than food at other facilities. They have many extra's available for rental, photobooth, candy buffet, etc. The course is beautiful backdrop, the clubhouse is great, fireplace, the works. Despite being in the middle of nowhere, they did 70 weddings in 2010. When we did our tour, there was a wedding later in the day and mother of the bride ran up to us telling us how great everything was, and as of I now, I can agree. My parents were skeptical based on how far out it was, but once they saw it, they loved it too. They book up fast, when we looked it was June of 2010 and most of 2011 prime wedding season was filled up. We got one of the last available weekends that wasn't a holiday..... read more

We had my sons wedding at the Refuge and it was outstanding. The value for the money was by far we found. Their food was excellent and the staff did a wonderful job throughout the event. The event coordinator was friendly and efficient. The bar staff excellent and at a reasonable cost. read more

This is a fantastic golf course. It is geared to lower handicap golfers as there are a number of forced carries off of the tee(150 yds) which I think is part of what makes it unique. The course is usually in great condition and the staff is very friendly and helpful. Highly Recommended. read more

If I could give them 0 stars I would. Horrible service at the club house, no distances for their driving range, I've never hit range balls that felt as bad as these. They felt like they had purchased these range balls from a second hand driving range that got them second hand from someone else. The guy in the clubhouse said they had just lowered their cut on the greens but the practice green was like putting on carpet and the chipping green was like a damn fur coat! I've never had to pay what I did ($55) for a course and had it be in such terrible condition before even stepping onto the first tee. After another mixup with our tee time and having to wait on other people for a time we had reserved I walked back into the clubhouse and demanded a refund. The only good thing about this experience was the fact that they actually gave me the refund. I have never and now will never play a single hole of golf on this lackluster sad and sorry excuse for an overpriced golf course. If you enjoy a good round of golf at a nice course with everything you expect to go with it.......this is not the place read more

Terrible service at the course. The only golf carts that we're available had just been returned and were filled with garbage and we we're told to just clean them out. Starter didn't know what he was doing and had three groups waiting to tee off. Too many other courses around to waste your time with this one and their bad service. read more