Played 7/8/26 10 am POP 4 hrs. Course was in great shape. Fairways had full coverage and mostly lush. A few soggy spots around, but in great shape. Greens were in fantastic shape. Were on the firm side and rolled well. Well struck shots would stop with little to no mark. Sand traps were wet, but had good sand. Small but nice warm up area included with round. No cart service. A beautiful mountain course. Some narrow tee shots and some open ones. It can make you use a lot of your clubs. Easy recommend.

Played 6/28/26 8:40 $97 POP 4:10. Course is in over all great condition. Fairways had mostly full coverage. Cut tight & playing firm, but soft enough under for great ball striking. Fairways were olive green to slightly yellow color. Some fairways had many brown areas along with an occasional small dead area. Mostly caused no playing issues and were over all in very good shape. Greens were firm and fast. They were claiming 10.5 and were every bit of that. Getting line and pace is really tough with those speeds, but they rolled very smoothly. These greens are the real deal! I hit three greens that I thought would be good shots, only to have the balls roll off and into collection areas. I was playing solo with no one behind and would occasionally hit a extra ball to some of the greens for fun. I hit 4 onto the 14th green trying different landing locations and NONE of them would stay on the green. The 11th fairway is a down hill par 5 with a strong slope left into water. Any ball hit to the center of the fairway has better than average chance of running down the slope and into the water. The wind starting nuking after 11am at @25+ and made the greens and fairways even trickier. Instead of tacos they give out a free shave ice at the turn or at 14. Temps were in the mid 80s and beautiful.
Fantastic course in very good to great condition. Easy recommend.

Played 6/22/26 2:15 POP 3:20. Course is still in really good shape. Greens great, receptive w/ good roll. Not too many afternoon foot prints. Fairways have great coverage, green and very good to great shape. They have fixed one of their weak spots. The traps. They all have new sand and are in really good shape and consistent. Now they need to work on their tees.

Played 6-17-26 3 pm POP 3.5 hr. Course is in over all great condition Except for the traps & tees. Fairways had great coverage with only a occasional dry/thin spot along the edges. Mostly green and lush with the ball sitting nicely. Greens were in great shape. Rolled fairly well at a medium pace. Slightly firm, but you could stop balls with good strikes. Only an occasional sick spot along an edge. Traps & tees are the only and true week spot. Especially the tees. I think it is way past time that they need to address this. You have to be able to hit shots from either down hill or up hill lies, because that seems to be your only choice when teeing off. Most traps are very firm with little sand in them. You might just need to ignore the tee markers and just find a spot that is hittable. Still a easy recommend and one of my favorite courses to play.

Played 4/26/26 8 am. Very busy course even in the morning rain. Fairways had mostly good to great coverage with a few thin areas mixed around. Rain made everything soggy with little to no roll. Greens had good coverage. Very soft and bumpy. A few had not completely recovered from areation. Traps very firm from rain. Over all the course was in decent to good shape. The home to long rounds but worth try if not in a hurry.

Played 4/17&18. POP for both afternoon tee times was a little over 4 hrs. Greens have healed from aeration and were in great shape. They have firmed up a bit. Well struck shots would stop and others a little run out. Speed was at a medium pace and roll was typical for the Poana in the afternoon. Fairways had great coverage and green. Firming up and cut tight. I was in many traps and they were all difficult. Very firm with little to no sand and seemingly no one raking their mess's. Tees are the trouble spot here and locations were difficult and in poor shape. Overall the course is in very good to great shape except for the tees & traps. Saw the cart girl once on Sat. The course was pretty busy, but pace was good. A short but fun & challenging course. Easy recommend.

Played 3/28/26 1:30 POP 4 +. A very busy Sat. Waited on many shots but overall not too bad. Course was in over all good to great shape. They punched the greens a couple weeks prior. Most had remnant signs of the punching and coupled with the Poana grass, they were on the bumpy side. They were extremely soft. It was actually difficult to not have the ball stop quickly, even on chips & pitches. Very fun to see your shots spin back. I had one shot plug in the green. They were running on the slow side. They should be completely healed in another week or so. I noticed a couple of small dead spots near the fringes on a couple of greens, but most had great full coverage. Fairways have grown in well and were lush & green (Not Paint). Ball sat nice with decent roll out. Tees & traps were the typical trouble spot. Many tee placements had no flat spots to hit from on this day and traps were mostly firm. Greens will improve quickly. Still my favorite twilight course in SD. Although I have heard that they have done away with twilight rates, which really sucks if true. They continue to clear and clean many of the overgrown areas and the course is looking fantastic and continues to improve. New carts with interactive GPS. A definite recommend.

Played 3/14/26 2:15 POP 4:20. Course was in over all good to very good condition except for the traps and some tee box's. Fairways were green with good coverage, Rough was full but did not cause any real issues. Greens were great. Well struct shots stopped, others ran out. Ran at would say a medium pace. Greens are small and many have tough slopes which is the courses main defense. Was in two traps and both were very firm. The rest looked to be the same. Course layout is typical Muni with a couple of interesting twists. Not too difficult if your putting is on. A great course for an easy round with friends or beginners.

Played 2/8/26 12:45 POP 4:15 First time playing the course and enjoyed it. Pretty basic in design. Generous fairways with little to no trouble off of tees. Fairways very green with great coverage, but on the tight side. Great roll out on drives! Greens were in great shape. Mostly firm, but ran slow to my taste at a medium/slow. Lots of subtle breaks that were hard to pick up especially when the ball slowed. Was not in any traps but they all looked to be in great shape. Course was in overall great shape. I don't recall any "Signature" hole. Some water in play with one par 3 over water. A decent course that won't beat you up that was in great shape. Some very nice scenery when playing back towards the mountains
Easy recommend as a "also" course or warm up course if in the area for more than one day.

Played 1/24/26 9 am $165 Pop 4 hrs. A great day to be playing golf in the valley. All though the wind got a little fresh mid day but still very manageable. Course was over all in very good to great shape. Fairways had great coverage with only a few minor spots mixed around. Very green but tight, which led to good roll-out. Enough cushin to hit off but tight. Greens were in great shape. A little on the firm side and very fast. They rolled great. Traps were a weak spot. Was only in one but they all looked to be the same of wet firm sand/mud. Saw the cart girl once. Still continues to be a favorite course in the valley. Not typically as lush as many, but the layout is simpley a fun one. Good warm up area. Highly recommend.

Played in the GK final plays 12/20/2025. I found the course to be in immaculate shape. Deep green and lush everywhere. What a contrast to the SD courses at this time. All though I played from the rough more than the fairways. The fairways where perfect, with great lies. The rough was lush but manageable at around 2". The greens were firm and required really good ball striking for any stopping power, but very consistent. They ran at a solid quick pace with very good roll. Many subtle breaks that you really need to look out for. I was in a couple of traps and they were in excellent shape. A few too many foot prints left behind !!! A couple of the tees had some unevenness to them, but not too bad. Cart girls were by a few times. Pace was good. Had to wait on a few shots, but over all not bad for our group. An absolute treat to play these courses this time of year. A nice mix of hole layouts and overall design. Highly recommend.

Played 10/29/25 10 am. First group out after frost clearing. They were in the process of closing for the winter. They expected 2 more weeks tops. They had punched and sanded the greens last week so they were pretty rough from holes and sand but looked to be in great shape other wise. They were in the process of punching fairways. The unpunched ones were in fantastic shape. Absolutely love this course in the fall with all the trees turning color. A little bummed that I was about two weeks too late to play, but still a fun day in a beautiful setting. If you're ever in the area highly recommend. Looking forward to next season.