
Red Rock Course
Golf Club at Red Rock
Public: #397
Public: #257
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About this course
The Golf Club at Red Rock sits in the Black Hills region near Rapid City, South Dakota, where the course takes its name from the distinctive red scoria rock formations that characterize the surrounding landscape. The routing works through rolling terrain marked by ponderosa pine forests, native grasses, and exposed rock outcroppings that create a visual contrast with the maintained playing surfaces. The elevation changes and natural topography provide variety in shot-making requirements across the layout. The course serves the Rapid City golf market in a region known for outdoor recreation and proximity to Mount Rushmore and other Black Hills attractions. The design incorporates the area's natural features into the playing experience, with holes that move through corridors of pine and others that open to broader views of the surrounding hills. Water features and bunkers positioned around greens and in landing zones add strategic elements to the routing. The club operates as part of the regional golf community in western South Dakota, where the season runs from spring through fall given the area's continental climate. The facility provides a golf option for both residents and visitors exploring the Black Hills, with the course offering a setting that reflects the character of the high plains transitioning into forested uplands. The red rock features that give the course its name appear throughout the property as natural design elements.
Quick facts
- Location
- Rapid City, SD, USA
- Access
- Public
- Year built
- 2003
- Holes
- 18
- Par
- 72
- Length
- 7,092 yards
- Difficulty
- 75.3/139
- Course Vaults score
- 8.0
Getting there
The journey to Golf Club at Red Rock begins at Rapid City Regional Airport (RAP), a convenient regional hub just fifteen minutes from the club's dramatic perch in the Black Hills. For those commanding private aircraft, Ellsworth Air Force Base and several regional strips offer seamless alternatives, though RAP's modern facilities serve most travelers with elegant efficiency. From the airport, the drive winds through the iconic landscape of western South Dakota - first through rolling prairie, then ascending into the towering red rock formations and ponderosa pine forests that define this corner of the Great Plains - a twenty-minute passage that shifts the traveler from the everyday world into the geological grandeur surrounding Golf Club at Red Rock. The final approach reveals why this site was chosen: the club emerges from the natural amphitheater of rust-colored cliffs, a setting as rare and commanding as the architecture it cradles.

FAQ
Common questions about Red Rock
Ratings, design, and course details pulled from Course Vaults.
Red Rock has a Course Vaults score of 8.0 out of 10 based on 16 logged golfers.
Yes. Red Rock is listed as welcoming public or guest play on Course Vaults.
Par at Red Rock is 72.
Red Rock plays 7,092 yards from the back tees on Course Vaults.
The slope rating at Red Rock is 139.
Red Rock is a 18-hole course.

