Bakker Crossing Golf Course sits south of Sioux Falls on a layout that earns its reputation round by round — not through marketing, but through 18 holes that challenge you without punishing you into quitting the game.
The course plays as a public golf course, meaning no membership required to get a tee time. Golfers can work on the long game at the driving range, get dialed in with golf lessons, or pick up what they need at the pro shop before heading out. The clubhouse gives you somewhere to decompress after the back nine, and golf membership options exist for the regulars who stop treating this place like a maybe and start treating it like a habit.
What keeps Sioux Falls golfers coming back isn't a gimmick — it's a course that plays fair and a setup that doesn't nickel-and-dime you before you've hit a single shot. The fitness center is a detail most public courses skip entirely, and Bakker Crossing didn't. That's the kind of thing you notice on your third or fourth visit, which is usually where this course gets you.