Renegade Golf Course

Wind matters here. Riverton sits in a high desert basin in central Wyoming, where the Wind River cuts through before the mountains close in on all sides — the Absarokas to the northwest, the Wind Rivers to the south. At roughly 5,100 feet of elevation, the air is thin enough to add distance to your drives, but the afternoon gusts that funnel through the basin can take that gift right back. Knowing which way the wind is running is half the game on any given day.

Riverton is a small city of around 11,000 that serves as a hub for the surrounding ranchlands and the Wind River Indian Reservation. Golf here has a working-town character — unpretentious, practical, and welcoming to anyone who shows up ready to play. Courses in this part of Wyoming tend to be high-desert layouts where the turf is firm, the rough is unforgiving, and the scenery does a lot of the heavy lifting.

A name like Renegade suggests a course with some personality and a willingness to play things a little differently from the standard fare. Whether that means creative routing, unusual risk-reward setups, or simply a defiant pride in being a golf destination far off the beaten path, this is the kind of place where the round itself feels like a small adventure.