Bully Pulpit Golf Course

Bully Pulpit Golf Course opened in 2004 just south of Medora, North Dakota, carved into the rugged badlands that inspired its name, drawn from Theodore Roosevelt's famous phrase. Designed by Michael Hurdzan, the par-72 public course is best known for a spectacular stretch of holes that plunge into the eroded canyons and buttes of the badlands, where towering rock formations and dramatic elevation changes turn a round into an unforgettable landscape tour. Much of the layout plays across gentler prairie before the terrain suddenly opens into that celebrated canyon country. The course earned national attention almost immediately, being recognized by Golf Digest in 2005 as the best new affordable public course in the country, the first time a North Dakota course claimed such an honor. It remains the centerpiece of the state's growing reputation as a golf destination.