Olive Glenn Golf & Country Club

Cody, Wyoming sits at the eastern gateway to Yellowstone, a high-desert town shaped by ranching, rodeo, and the outsized mythology of Buffalo Bill — who founded it. Olive Glenn Golf & Country Club carries that same frontier spirit, occupying a stretch of terrain where the Absaroka Range forms a dramatic western backdrop and the light shifts in that particular way it does only at altitude, on the edge of the Rockies.

The course functions as the social and recreational hub of a community that doesn't have an abundance of golf options, which gives it the warm, unhurried atmosphere of a true members' club in a small western city. The high desert setting means firm, fast conditions for much of the season, with the kind of big sky that makes every round feel more expansive than the property itself might suggest.

For visitors making the pilgrimage to Yellowstone, Olive Glenn offers a legitimate reason to arrive a day early or linger a day longer — real golf in a setting that earns its scenery honestly.