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Box Elder sits in the shadow of the Black Hills' eastern flank, where the pine-studded ridgelines give way to the open prairie of western South Dakota. It's a landscape defined by wide skies, persistent wind, and the kind of spare, honest beauty that doesn't announce itself — you either settle into it or you don't. Ellsworth Air Force Base anchors the local economy here, and the surrounding community has built something of a quiet, unpretentious golf culture to match its surroundings.
Prairie Ridge reads exactly as its name suggests: a course rooted in the rolling grassland terrain of the northern plains, where the land itself does much of the architectural work. Courses in this part of South Dakota tend to play firm and fast, with wind as the permanent third playing partner — a calm day can flatter you, and a breezy one can expose every weakness in your game.
As a full 18-hole, par-72 layout serving the Box Elder and Rapid City corridor, Prairie Ridge likely functions as a workhorse community course — the kind of place where regular play, casual competition, and genuine hospitality matter more than tournament pedigree.
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | Par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White · men | 6,116 | 69.8 | 123 | 72 |
| Gold · men | 6,116 | 68 | 119 | 72 |
| Blue · men | 6,116 | 72 | 126 | 72 |
| Red · women | 5,176 | 71.4 | 124 | 70 |
| Gold · women | 5,176 | 73.8 | 129 | 70 |
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