ND - Hawktree, Bully Pulpit, Links of ND, Oxbow (I believe there is a $140 deal to play the first 3)
SD - Southern Hills, Hart Ranch, Red Rock, Prairie Green, Willow Run and Spearfish Canyon
I just played Oxbow the last two days, and it's in lovely condition. It's a decen course, and one that the members--two of whom are relatives of mine--love a lot. I'm not so sure I'd want to play there all the time.
The routing is good, and RTJ, Jr's use of the oxbow lake is pretty good. The course's notable 18th hole is not my cup of tea. It requires a tee shot that is hit both the right distance and direction in order to have ANY chance of going for the green on a hole that only measures about 350. The directional margin is quite reasonable, but the distance has to be in a 10-15 yard window or it's blocked out by trees. And since both the tee ball and second shots are over the oxbow there's no room for inventiveness.
That and the fact that on holes 7-17 the fairways are basically dead flat Red River Valley cropland.
I played Prairie Green the day before I went to Oxbow. It's a much more interesting layout, but not nearly as difficult, IMHO. Big greens with lots of movement provide some interest. It has wide fairways and mostly light rough make it a course that doesn't beat you to death with searching for balls, but playing out of the rough is going pile up bogeys for most players. I think I could stand playing it on a regular basis.
Red Rock is a great public course. FWIW, I used to play with the pro there when he was in High School, in Pierre. My wife says now that she's retired she wants to get a place in Rapid City to live in the summer, and someplace south for the winter. I only played ut once so my recollections are limited, but I loved the variety and elevation changes of the course. However, I am a dedicated walker, and I can't imagine climbing the hills there to play golf.
Spearfish Canyon is OK, but it's got some odd holes that are a product of squeezing a new nine in across the highway from the original nine. #10 in particular is funky, and is a bit reminiscent of driving over the hotel at teh Road Hole, except that if you baile left, you're on a State Highway.
Willow Run is worth playing, although I haven't been there in about 15 years. It was originally laid out with islands of bent grass separated by rough, but they ultimately mowed the rough down to allow more efficient pace of play. The last time I was there was for a State Mid Am, and it pretty much ate my lunch.. and dinner too. Mostly because of the potential for lost balls.
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