White Bear Yacht Club

Minnesota, United States

With modest length, White Bear Yacht Club requires accuracy rather than length from the tee. If you suffer from a lack of balance, it might not be the golf course for you as you will seldom get a flat stance.

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White Bear Yacht Club

Minnesota 55110, United States

wbyc.com +1 (0) 651 429 5002

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White Bear Yacht Club

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Aug. 15, 2026

5.5

Wyot

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The experience at white bear yatch club is amazing.

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One of the members told me on the range that this course was built before bull dozers and he wasn’t wrong the slopes and hills make for a very interesting round. Have to play with a slopes lie on every approach shot ads a bit of difficulty that makes your experience interesting. The youth caddies do...

Best holes: 5, 9, 17

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Nov. 17, 2025

5.5

Mike Ihm

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The lake may be calm but the course has big swells coming from every direction that could topple the largest vessels.

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Quite literally no 2 lies are the same and it's incredibly fun and challenging physically and mentally. It rewards the creative artistic golfer who can feel their way around. The greens are just as wild and fit the landforms perfectly. If you've navigated your approach onto the green, batten down th...

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Apr. 24, 2024

5.5

John Miller

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You could play WBYC 100 times and get a different experience every time.

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The rolling hills and blind shots make every experience very different. You might have a ball above your feet for a 2nd shot on one day and then the next you'll have a downhill below your feet shot the next. A memorable experience every time you step foot on the property is the only thing that will ...

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Aug. 10, 2022

Michael Urann

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I was fortunate enough to play three rounds at WBYC recently and my biggest takeaway is, "boy, they don't make 'em like this anymore".

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What a phenomenal golf course. I also don't generally remark on the membership and facilities but I've never felt so welcomed and comfortable. In terms of course specifics, a couple of holes really stood out among 18 excellent ones.#3: Yes it's the shortest hole on the course but the green slopes in...

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Aug. 17, 2020

Aaron Snyder

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Conditions of the course were perfection.

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Nicest greens I've ever played on. I liked some of the old school features but the super hilly fairways wear on you.

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Jul. 23, 2020

5.5

Al wagner

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I had the opportunity to play WYBC this week and it was a true pleasure.

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The course as advertised is extremely hilly for this area, but course works well with the land. The course is well maintained and plans are in place to continue to remove trees and bring some of the original features back. Each hole opens up new challenges and fantastic shot challenges. My average t...

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Jul. 19, 2020

Fergal O'Leary

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The Golf Committee at White Bear understands how special their piece of land is.

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In recent years, they also understood the need to remove hundreds of trees that were suffocating certain fairways and green-sites. My first visit a few years ago exposed me to how passionate the Golf Chairman is to improve the layout and preserve the many special elements. My eyes were wide open dur...

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Jul. 13, 2020

4.5

Jim Loss

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Traditional Old School Wonder.

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Have had the pleasure of playing multiple times and enjoy everything about the course. Knowing the history of the course adds to the enjoyment. i.e., this course was created with the use of a horse and tiller to work the soil. So don't plan on an abundance of flat lies.Wonderful grooming and greens ...

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Oct. 17, 2019

Mark Larson

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Landforms.

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To me it’s the landforms that give a course interest, excitement and charm. And White Bear Yacht Club excels in this regard. If you have ever played #7, #8, and #17 at Crystal Downs you will understand what I mean. Now if you are a player who wants the entire hole laid out before them on the tee the...

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Sep. 21, 2019

3.5

Steve MacQuarrie

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Tom Doak, Fergal O”Leary and I are usually on the same page…….

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.at least when it comes to assessing golf courses. But when it comes to White Bear, I was not only on a different page, I was probably in a different book. Yes, the par five 16th rightly deserves praise, requiring the golfer to think carefully about her/his strategy on the tee shot and then to negot...

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White Bear Yacht Club

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