Best Golf Courses in South Dakota (2026 Rankings)

Best public courses you can play

1Red Rock Golf Club🏆 Ranked #3 in SDColonial Pine Hills, SD8.4 2Elkhorn Ridge Golf Club🏆 Ranked #4 in SDDeadwood, SD8.4 3Elks Golf CourseRapid Valley, SD8.2 4Belle Fourche Country ClubBelle Fourche, SD8.1 5Country Club of Sioux FallsSioux Falls, SD8.1 6Southern Hills Golf CourseHot Springs, SD8 7Rocky Knolls Golf CourseCuster, SD8 8Elmwood Golf CourseSioux Falls, SD7.9 9Prairie Green Golf CourseSioux Falls, SD7.8 10Hillcrest Golf & Country ClubYankton, SD7.2 11Meadowbrook Golf CourseRapid City, SD7 12Moccasin Creek Country ClubAberdeen, SD6.5 13Broadland Creek National Golf CourseHuron, SD6.3 14Madison Golf & Country ClubMadison, SD6.2 15The BluffsVermillion, SD6 16Clear Lake Golf ClubClear Lake, SD5.7 17Gettysburg Golf CourseGettysburg, SD5.2 18Lee Park Golf CourseAberdeen, SD5 19Rolling Hills Golf CourseAberdeen, SD4.9

Top private clubs

Members-only — ranked for completeness; you can't book these.

1Minnehaha Country Club🏆 Ranked #2 in SDSioux Falls, SD8.4 2Sutton Bay Golf Course🏆 Ranked #1 in SDOnida, SD8.4 3Arrowhead ClubRapid City, SD6.7 4Moccasin Creek Country ClubAberdeen, SD6.5

How we rank: ordered by the NearGolf quality score (0–10), anchored on published "best of" lists where a course appears on one and a 6-axis rubric elsewhere. Ranked within the state. See region & national rankings →