South Dakota
Rapid City & the Black Hills Golf Courses & Tee Times
Golf in the Black Hills runs from Rapid City's city courses to Spearfish, Sturgis, Hot Springs and Custer. Spearfish Canyon Golf Club dates to 1921 and is one of the oldest clubs in South Dakota. In 1988 it became the first 18-hole course in the Northern Black Hills. Rapid City has its own golf history as well: Kathy Kober won four straight state women's amateurs from 1963 to 1966.
Good weekend tee times in Rapid City & the Black Hills go fast, and the ones that come back later (cancellations, groups that shrink) aren't announced. Yoink watches the tee sheets at 8 public courses here, from Spearfish, Rapid City, Sturgis, Custer and Hot Springs, and tells you the moment a time you want opens up.
The longest layout here is Rapid City Elks Golf Course at 6,126 yards.
Who runs public golf in Rapid City & the Black Hills
Rapid City owns and runs the Executive Golf Course, a par-29 nine near downtown with seven par 3s. Meadowbrook's rates go through the City Council, and in 2026 a pass holder can add the Executive course for $100. Pass holders pay a $1 development fee per nine for equipment and upkeep. Meadowbrook's season usually runs from mid-March to the end of November, weather permitting. The SDGA discount card has deals at Boulder Canyon in Sturgis and at Hart Ranch.
Public courses worth knowing in Rapid City & the Black Hills
- Spearfish Canyon Golf Club: Founded in 1921 at the mouth of Spearfish Canyon, with a tree-lined front nine and a modern back. A Phelps Atkinson renovation opened in 2020, and the club hosted the 2022 SoDak Cup.
- Meadowbrook Golf Club: Rapid City's David Gill parkland 18, more than 6,900 yards, with Rapid Creek running through it.
- Southern Hills Golf Course: Par-70 18 among the pines in Hot Springs. The Rapid City Journal named it Best of the Black Hills in 2019.
- Rapid City Executive Course: City-owned par-29 nine at Founders Park, a short round of seven par 3s and two par 4s.
- Elkhorn Ridge Golf Club: Spearfish course that hosted the SDGA's SoDak Cup in 2024.
Booking tee times in Rapid City & the Black Hills: the local rules
Spearfish Canyon takes tee times by phone at 605-717-4653 or online. Meadowbrook's daily rate in 2026 is $60 for 18, $51 for seniors 62 and over, military and veterans, and $25 for juniors.
Yoink
Know the rules. Let Yoink do the waiting.
Booking windows decide who gets first pick. After that, times come back one at a time as plans change. Yoink watches all 8 courses in Rapid City & the Black Hills and tells you when a time that fits comes back, so you're not refreshing the page all week.
8 courses in Rapid City & the Black Hills
Custer
Rapid City
Spearfish
Elkhorn Ridge Golf Club
The front nine hangs on a mountainside over Centennial Valley; the back winds through Polo Creek Canyon's rock walls. Over 285 feet of elevation change.
Spearfish Canyon Golf Club
Founded in 1921: a tree-lined nine in the pines and a links-style nine on open hills, reworked by Phelps Atkinson in 2020 so rounds finish in the canyon.
Why tee times in Rapid City & the Black Hills are hard to get
Golfers in Rapid City & the Black Hills get maybe six months of good weather, and they all want the same weekend mornings. Demand bunches up from May to September.
Most public courses open their tee sheet a set number of days ahead, often 7 to 14, and many municipal courses give residents or card holders an earlier window. The best weekend-morning times usually go the day they're released. Leagues and outings take blocks of the sheet before the public ever sees them.
When tee time cancellations happen
A full tee sheet rarely stays full. Many courses let you cancel without a fee up to 24 or 48 hours before your time, so spots tend to reappear in the last couple of days. A bad forecast shakes more loose, and a foursome that drops to three opens a single. None of it is announced. The time just shows up again on the booking page, and whoever looks first gets it.
How to get a tee time in Rapid City & the Black Hills
Yoink
All 8 courses in Rapid City & the Black Hills, watched for you around the clock
Yoink checks all 8 courses in Rapid City & the Black Hills every few minutes, so every open time is in one place and you're the first to know when one that fits your day, window and group appears, cancellations included.
Doing it by hand? Here's what works.
- Know the booking window. Find out how many days ahead each course releases times, and whether residents get an earlier window. Be ready the morning it opens.
- Look again 24 to 48 hours out. That's when most cancellation deadlines pass and spots come back.
- Be flexible on group size. Singles and twosomes fit into gaps a foursome can't.
- Try twilight and weekday afternoons. They're the last to fill and often cheaper.
- Widen the map. If your first choice is full, check the next town over. Spearfish has 2 courses on Yoink and Rapid City has 2.
Read the full guide to getting a tee time when everything's booked
Tee times in Rapid City & the Black Hills: questions
How do I get notified when a tee time opens up in Rapid City & the Black Hills?
Set a watch in Yoink for the courses you want, the days you can play, a time window and the number of players. Yoink checks those tee sheets every few minutes and sends a notification as soon as a matching time appears, cancellations included. You book it directly with the course.
When do tee time cancellations usually show up?
Mostly in the 24 to 48 hours before the tee time, as golfers cancel ahead of the course's cancellation deadline, and whenever the weather forecast changes. They appear without notice and tend to be rebooked quickly.
How far in advance can you book a tee time in Rapid City & the Black Hills?
It depends on the course. Many public courses open bookings 7 to 14 days ahead, and town or county courses often give residents an earlier window. Each course's own booking page has its policy.
When is golf busiest in Rapid City & the Black Hills?
Demand is highest from late spring through early fall. Weekend mornings are always the hardest tee times to get.
Does Yoink book the tee time for me?
No. Yoink tells you when a time opens; you book it with the course on its own booking page, at the course's price, with no extra fee.
More golf in South Dakota
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Sources
Facts on this page come from these pages, checked 2026-09-28. Rates and booking rules change, so confirm with the course.
- executivegolf.rcgov.org · government
- executivegolf.rcgov.org · government
- golfatmeadowbrook.com · operator
- golfatmeadowbrook.com · operator
- golfatmeadowbrook.com · operator
- spearfishcanyongolf.com · course
- visitspearfish.com · tourism
- sdga.org · association
- hotsprings-sd.com · tourism
- sdga.org · association
- sdga.org · association
Tee times in Rapid City & the Black Hills, without the refreshing
Watch as many courses as you like. When a time opens that fits your day, window and group, Yoink tells you first.