The best golf courses in North Dakota
Despite having less than a million people residing in North Dakota, the golf caters nicely to public golfers. Three of the top-six ranked courses in North Dakota are open to the public and offer great value for those willing to travel to get to see these gems.
Though we struggle to get sufficient panelist coverage up in North Dakota, anyone who reports back about their experience at venues such as Hawktree Golf Club in Bismarck, Bully Pulpit in Medora or The Links of North Dakota are all happy they made the trip.
Below you'll find our 2025-'26 ranking of the Best Golf Courses in North Dakota.
Scroll on for the complete list of the best courses in North Dakota. Be sure to click through to each individual course page for bonus photography and reviews from our course panelists. We also encourage you to leave your own ratings … so you can make your case for (or against) any course that you've played.
Stephen Szurlej
Dillon Olson
Dillon Olson
Chris Wheeler
Chris Wheeler
Chris Wheeler
Chris Wheeler
Chris Wheeler
Chris Wheeler
Chris Wheeler
Balor Brown
Courtesy of Hawktree GC
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