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Best Public Golf Courses in South Dakota
Experts + Golfers + Story + Architect + Challenge + Access = the Total Score
All courses
- 1Prairie Green Golf CourseSioux Falls · Municipal · Est. 1995Dick NugentUnchartedNot enough reviews yet. Go see for yourself.
- 2Willow Run Golf CourseSioux Falls · Public · Est. 1986Joel GoldstrandUnchartedNot enough reviews yet. Go see for yourself.
- 3Oahe Trails Golf ResortPierre · ResortUnchartedNot enough reviews yet. Go see for yourself.
3 public courses in South Dakota so far, so we show them all. A Top 10 opens at 20.
How we rank
Public courses only — anyone can book a tee time (public, municipal, resort, semi-private, university). Each course gets a Formula 18 Golf Total Score out of 10 with one word (Legendary, Destination, Memorable, Playable, Unsolved), cited on its page. Not enough to go on yet? It reads Uncharted. Expert lists, golfer stars, challenge, access and threads make the score. A notable architect and a real story add bonus points, and missing ones never count against a course. See the full formula →Editor’s picks are placed by the Formula 18 Golf team. Played one that belongs higher? Tell us.