Practice areas

The practice areas at the Rochester Golf and Country Club are simply outstanding. No matter what part of the game needs attention, members find the space and tools they need to perfect it. Wide, deep and always well stocked with practice balls, members never have to wait to practice their long game. Not only a hitting range, but an iron range and a fairway bunker, await players of all levels. Bunkered greens marked with colored flags give players the targets they need to calculate their shots precisely.

Located just behind the hitting area, the 7,000 square foot, deeply undulated practice green offers nine holes for players to fine tune their putting skills. The chipping and bunkered greens are superb for honing both the short and sand games.

A luxury of added land space at RGCC and architectural changes made over the last decade, No. 19 represents what used to be No.15. This newly constructed hole features elevated tees and a green positioned to force all golfers to carry a pond that guards a crowned green both front and left. With huge oaks immediately behind the green, the golfer's only options are two: hit the green with a mid to short iron or bail out right into a funneled area for a difficult chip. Don't plan on making par or birdie here, the green is difficult to read and harder to hold.

While what used to be the 16th hole is usually quartered from the left by a prevailing gentle breeze, the tee shot must negotiate the pond on the left and OB right to reach the moderate-sized landing area. A short iron from the ideal position faces a small green with a steep embankment left and a front bunker. As the green yields little, miscues right may fortuitously bounce back onto the green from the hillside and offer a birdie opportunity.

3100 Country Club Road SW
Rochester, MN 55902

Phone: 507.282.2708