Plymouth Creek 8 is such a monster that a lot of newer players just skip it. In fact, it is such a monster that they recently put in a short basket so those who did not want to play the whole hole still had something to play.
Millstream 15, at least in one of its placements is the epitome of what a stream hole should play like.
I disagree with Elm Creek 18 because while it is memorable, it is memorable for the wrong reasons. It is almost straight uphill huck and chuck. At least HSSA has some character to it despite playing the same way. I do agree with 14, but I would like to throw in Hole 12 for consideration because of its bottleneck and the likelihood of losing a disc, but when you hit the bottleneck and park the hole, it is an awesome feeling that you have conquered the hole.
The problem with the west side of the Twin Cities is that we have numerous smaller courses, where they may have one or two marquee holes, but the rest of them are bland. Do not get me wrong, it is better to have a small course than no course at all, to be honest, most of the best and biggest courses are on the east side of the Cities and there are several of us who do not want to deal with the traffic to get to them.
So, here are some nice holes from the smaller courses:
Central Park - Hole 8 - 400 feet but after a massive drop, plays like 220. Fun to unload the bag on.
Bassett Creek - Hole 12 - For the same reason as Central Park, just shorter.
Sunnyside - Hole 2 - Only bomber hole on the course, but it is a narrow strip. Fade out and you are in the road, turn it over and you are landing in someone's backyard.
Hanson - Hole 5 - Downhill long hole with some openness but still requires some lineshaping to keep it out of people's yards.
Silverview - Hole 6 - Long, skinny, slow right dogleg. The only real challenge on this course.
Zachary Playfields - Hole 2 - Tight and long tunnel shot. The first five holes of this course are actuallly all nice. Shame the remaining four holes are the better than nothing variety surrounding a softball field and hockey rink.
Reibe Park (Princeton) - Hole 4 - Dangerous ace run that requires a slight flexing anhyzer or turnover. You go long and you are lost in the Rum River. Hole 5 is another one to consider; 340 foot fair fairway where the Rum River runs the entire length of the left side.
Springvale (Cambridge) - Hole 1 - The ravine sitting at 100 feet out is what makes this hole. There are enough trees where there is a threat you could be kicked down there. The hole itself is only 300+ feet, but it is slightly uphill and once across this small ravine, the fairway narrows until the basket is out in the open for 20 or so feet. I initially hated Hole 5, but I have been liking it more and more every time I play it.
Acorn - Hole 1 - Most of Acorn is iconic. I could have easily said 4, 6, 9, 11, 12, 15, 17, or 18. The course itself is getting very run down because of traffic, and that takes a lot away from the beauty of the individual holes. Yet the risk versus reward with the sewage pond in the middle of the fairway with enough trees to knock you into it and the satisfaction of crossing it is one of the best opening holes I have ever seen.
Carlton - Hole 2 - This is a small 9 hole course just outside of an elementary school, but Hole 2 is reminiscient of courses like Kaposia, Highbridge Bear, and other courses that make you play golf in the woods. The hole itself requires a hard dogleg left followed by a decent long precision shot in the woods. It is nothing spectacular, but it is the statement it makes that this is not just an ordinary school course but something that will challenge you. Holes 5-7 unfortunately are a major let down since they are out in the open.
Miliaca - Hole 9/18 - I hate this course because clearly someone thought it would be challenging when in reality it is just bad design; too many blind and luck shots. I do not particular like this hole(s) - dual placement to make 18 - but definitely it/they stick(s) out in my mind. 300 foot shot from the long tee but the tunnel is only about 10 feet wide and maybe 8-10 feet tall. Sumac, I believe, line both sides of the fairway, but the fairway is the crest of a dividing hill, so you have major drop off on both sides. The rough, at least as of a year go, was incredibly thick, so if you can not throw 300 feet level and low, you have just added two to four throws to your score.
Hassan - Hole 8 - Holes 3 and 5-9 are basically open field bombers. The designers did their best to incorporate the slow rolling elevation, a small patch of woods, a wetland, and some powerlines. The course is incredibly boring but a great place to work on your distance. Hole 8 stands out because it tries to work precision into your long drives; you have a service road on your left that you can treat as an OB line and the wetlands on your right actually is OB. The wetlands is a jagged line that sneaks in and out of your prefered line to the basket, so based upon your power and the wind, you really have to pick and choose where you should tempt flying over the wetlands if you are a rhbh player. If you play last point in bounds, you could essentially lose almost 200 feet of your drive if you never make it back in. There have been several times where I landed within 3-5 feet of being inbounds, no more than 45 feet from the basket, and yet had to go back 200 feet to find my last point in bounds.