Course Rules

Before teeing off please read our course rules in their entirety. If you have any questions or concerns — please contact the Pro Shop.

Membership

  • Marshall Golf Club is a public course. To play golf at MGC, you must be an active membership holder or pay green fees.

  • All players must register in the Pro Shop prior to play.

  • Hole #1 is the starting tee unless permission is given by the Pro Shop to tee off at another location.

Dress Code

  • Men’s Dress Code: Shirts must be worn at all times. Going without a shirt or wearing a tank top will not be allowed at MGC at any time. Shirts with sleeves required.

  • Ladies Dress Code: No tank tops –Shirts require either a collar or sleeves.

Cart Usage

  • Keep cart at least 30 feet from tees and greens.

  • Drive cart in rough and cross fairways at 90 degrees only.

  • Only three carts maximum per group (fivesomes). Join up in accordance with the number of players in the group.

  • Stay out of roped or wet areas with your cart.

  • Cart path only on all par 3’s.

  • Must have a valid permit or driver’s license to operate a MGC cart.

Pace of Play

  • Remember golf etiquette; be aware of other players on the course, especially those behind you, let faster players through.

  • Everyone must have their own set of clubs.

  • Please be aware of and monitor pace of play. No more than 2 hours per nine holes.
    Par 5 = 15 minutes
    Par 4 = 12 minutes
    Par 3 = 8 minutes

  • Singles and twosomes may play with permission of the Pro Shop. MGC staff has the sole right to join singles and twosomes into threesomes or foursomes. Fivesomes are allowed. Sixsomes are not allowed.

  • Tee time reservations can be made by contacting the Pro Shop at (507)-537-1622 or booked online. Typically tee times are allowed no more than one week in advance. For example Wednesday for a Wednesday.

  • Unless an adult accompanies them, all Juniors under 12 years of age are required to complete the Junior Golf Program before playing without adult supervison. Juniors will receive permission from the Golf Professional after the Junior Program has been completed if that Junior has proper etiquette and golf knowledge to safety and their learning the game of golf properly.

Course Info

  • USGA rules apply except when modified by local rules.

  • White stakes define out-of-bounds, the penalty is stroke and distance.

  • Yellow and Red stakes/lines define penalty areas.

  • Questions regarding the rules of a particular situation, play a provisional ball and submit your questions to the Golf Professional or the Rules Committee.

Scores & Handicaps

  • All golfers who have paid their handicap fee are responsible for turning in their scorecard to the Pro Shop or post their own score online with an active GHIN.

  • MGC offers Handicapping services – please contact Pro Shop for details.

  • Pro Shop Committee oversees handicap/scoring issues.

Food & Beverage

  • The Fairway is open to the public.

  • Banquets & events are open to the public – you do NOT need to be a Member to book a banquet, wedding or other events at MGC.

  • No outside food and beverages are allowed on the grounds of Marshall Golf Club.

**Please be advised, MGC Youth Camp participants are on the course Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from open to 3 p.m. Please be respectful of their participation.