Top 3 Public Golf Courses in South Dakota - Golfers' Choice 2025

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Broadland Creek National GC
A view of a green at Broadland Creek National Golf Course

Not many traveling golfers consider South Dakota for a golf trip. Maybe someday that will change?

GolfPass releases a Top 3 Public Golf Courses in South Dakota every March thanks to YOU.

We create our annual Golfers' Choice lists by curating the reviews submitted by everyday golfers. We use GolfPass' Ratings Index logic that weights newer reviews and combine it with a course's subcategory averages.

Each course needed at least one review and at least some public access to qualify.

We make our Golfers' Choice best-of lists user friendly. Simply click on the photo of each course to learn more about the facility or to book a tee time (in most cases).

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South Dakota golf courses reviewed in 2024: 17
Reviews of South Dakota golf courses in 2024: 55

Best Public Golf Courses in South Dakota

  1. Broadland Creek National Golf Course

    Green fee: $30-$48
    What they're saying: "Loved the layout of this course and the use of the streams and valleys throughout the property. Agree with previous review that the par 3s are the strengths of the course and all requiring exacting shots. Must play for the SD public golfer." - hornedwoodchuck

  2. Rapid City Elks

    Rapid City, South Dakota
    Semi-Private
    4.6196298744
    220

    Green fee: $25-$45
    What they're saying: "A great fall course. Golf grounds are extremely well maintained." - MreidSD

  3. Brandon Municipal Golf Course

    Brandon, South Dakota
    Public/Municipal
    4.0530333333
    23

    Green fee: $40-$50
    What they're saying: "Course has good conditions and a decent layout. I had hoped for more and was a little underwhelmed; however, this may be a result of the better courses I played before this one. Price was a little high, but overall a good experience." - hornedwoodchuck

Jason Scott Deegan has reviewed and photographed more than 1,200 courses and written about golf destinations in 28 countries for some of the industry's biggest publications. His work has been honored by the Golf Writer's Association of America and the Michigan Press Association. Follow him on Instagram at @jasondeegangolfpass and X/Twitter at @WorldGolfer.
Brooke Taylor is an intern for GolfPass and a senior at the University of Central Florida studying Entertainment Management, Digital Media, and Managing Sporting Events.

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