In the late 1960’s 18 individuals from the eastern suburbs of St. Paul decided that a new private country club should be built in the area. They purchased 400 acres of beautiful wooded, gently rolling land dotted with ponds from a local farmer in the city of Grant, a sparsely settled suburb just west of Stillwater. In addition to the golf course, the original developers offered 60 home sites for sale, most of which bordered the links.

Don Herfort, a local architect, was hired to design the course. He was assisted by Gerald Mogren, a land contractor and developer from Maplewood who spearheaded the development for the owners group. Mr. Mogren was skilled in heavy equipment operations and did much of the shaping of the ground for the project. He was also in the sod business which meant large areas of the course would be sodded instead of seeded which was the usual method when building a golf course.

Construction was started in 1968 and 12 holes were ready for play by the Fall of 1970. Prospective members could play for free as long as they brought back many loose rocks in the bag that was provided them.

By Spring of 1971 a beautiful course sodded mainly with Kentucky Bluegrass awaited the new members. Two types of memberships were available. One was to pay a $75.00 fee and then pay a green fee for each round played. This was going to be available for one year only. The other type of membership was a full membership, either single or family which cost a one time fee of $450.00, most of which was refundable if one left the Club. Annual dues in the amount of $350.00 were an additional charge. Many families were excited to try this beautiful new private golf club on the East side of town.

Over the years Indian Hills has been proud to host the Minnesota State Open and for 15 years was co-host of the Tapemark Charity Pro Am which is still going strong after 35 years. The club has hosted the MGA Senior 4 Ball, MGA Men's 4 Ball, MWGA Ladies 4 Ball and MWGA Mid-Handicap Championship. Indian Hills Golf Club is excited to announce that the U.S. Amateur Championship Sectional will be held at the Club in August of 2009. The club has also hosted many other state events for men, women, seniors and juniors.

Indian Hills has a proud heritage approaching 40 years. It is currently owned and managed, as a privately owned private club, by Michael Regan who is a son of one of the original 13 owners.