The best golf courses in South Dakota
Course Vaults is a golf course logging app where members have logged 220 rounds in South Dakota and rate what they played. These are the 4 highest-rated public and private courses across South Dakota, ranked by those community scores.
Golf Club at Red Rock
Rapid City, SD, USAPublic
- 4.0Conditions
- NRLayout
- NRValue
- NRScenery
- NRFacilities
- Tourist trap
Minnehaha Country Club
Sioux Falls, SD, USAPrivateDick Nugent
- 4.0Conditions
- 4.0Layout
- 3.3Scenery
- 3.8Facilities
- Driving range
- Pristine
- Restaurant
Dakota Dunes Country Club
Dakota Dunes, SD, USAPrivateArnold Palmer & Ed Seay
- 4.0Conditions
- 3.2Layout
- 4.0Scenery
- 4.0Facilities
- Driving range
- Challenging
- Pristine
Prairie Green Golf Course
Sioux Falls, SD, USAPublicDick Nugent
- 4.0Conditions
- 3.5Layout
- 4.0Value
- 3.0Scenery
- 3.1Facilities
- Putting area
- Restaurant
- Underrated
How we rank
Course Vaults ranks golf courses by Course Vaults Score (CV score), a community rating from golfers who have played and rated each course. Only open courses with at least 5 explicit ratings qualify, and this list is limited to public and private courses. State pages include golf courses across South Dakota. Rankings refresh about hourly as new ratings come in; each page shows when it was last generated.
FAQ
Common questions about course rankings in South Dakota.
The top golf courses in South Dakota on Course Vaults are led by Golf Club at Red Rock with a Course Vaults score of 8.0. This page ranks 4 courses, including Golf Club at Red Rock, Minnehaha Country Club, Dakota Dunes Country Club.
Course Vaults ranks golf courses by Course Vaults Score (CV score), a community rating from golfers who have played and rated each course. Only open courses with at least 5 explicit ratings qualify, and this list is limited to public and private courses. State pages include golf courses across South Dakota. Rankings refresh about hourly as new ratings come in; each page shows when it was last generated.
Yes. The South Dakota list ranks golf courses across the state that meet Course Vaults eligibility (open, public and private courses, and at least 5 explicit ratings).
Golf Club at Red Rock is currently #1 among courses in South Dakota on Course Vaults at 8.0 out of 10.
This ranking was last refreshed Nov 12, 2026, 3:37 AM EST. The page revalidates about every hour as golfers add new explicit ratings that meet the 5-rating minimum.
