Since the current management company took over in 2021, Boulder Canyon Golf Club has invested more than $2,000,000 in the golf course, course maintenance equipment, the cart fleet, and the player experience, with the goal of making Boulder Canyon the finest golf experience in the Northern Black Hills. That figure does not include the new $6,000,000 Canyon Grille restaurant or the Boulder Canyon Golf Club Golf Shop, which also houses The Bunker and the Trackman Simulator Room.
Golf Course Improvements
Holes, tees, bunkers, and practice range
| Improvement or Investment | Detail |
|---|---|
| Hole 17 landing area | Landing area behind the green greatly expanded. |
| Hole 17 fairway | Playable fairway area for second shots nearly doubled; large rock removed from the fairway. |
| Hole 13 back tee | Back tee box stripped, leveled, and re-sodded. |
| Hole 15 back tees | Back two tee boxes stripped, leveled, and re-sodded. |
| Hole 12 island green | Island green significantly enlarged for playability. |
| Hole 12 back tee | New back tee box built; the tee shot now carries water to the island green. |
| Hole 16 approach | Hole in front of the green filled in and sodded. New pond created with fountain. |
| Front nine bunkers | All front nine bunkers renovated with high-quality bunker sand. |
| Front nine retaining walls | Old railroad tie retaining walls throughout the front nine replaced with decorative quartz boulders and rock. |
| Practice range | Leveled, irrigated, and seeded, with new target mounds at various distances. |
| Holes 12 and 17 tees | Tee box improvements. |
Infrastructure and agronomy
| Improvement or Investment | Detail |
|---|---|
| Hole 16 power lines | Overhead power lines in the fairway buried. |
| Front nine cart paths | New asphalt overlay across the front nine. |
| Back nine cart paths | Two miles of new six-foot-wide concrete cart paths. |
| Well and water supply | Major work on the course's well doubled the water available for irrigating the course. |
| Irrigation control | New Hunter Irrigation Control System. Together with the doubled water supply, it allows the crew to put the exact amount of water exactly where it is needed, when it is needed. |
| Pond expansion | Irrigation pond doubled in size. |
| Winter greens covers | Greens covers for winter protection. |
| Robotic fairway mowing | 10 - Kress KR237 RTK robotic mowers for fairways (electric, autonomous). |
| Greens mowing | 2- John Deere E-Cut electric triplex greens mower. |
Equipment and Cart Fleet
| Improvement or Investment | Detail |
|---|---|
| Course maintenance equipment | Over $400,000 in various new maintenance equipment, including a walk behind aerator and a spraying rig. |
| Cart fleet | 76 new 2023 and 2024 Club Car golf carts with full GPS, 10 inch high-definition screens, and built-in Bluetooth speakers. |
New Facilities (Not Included in the $2,000,000 Course Investment)
| Improvement or Investment | Detail |
|---|---|
| New Golf Shop | All new, ground-up building at 12281 Stagecoach Trail; opened April 15, 2026, with far more room for apparel, accessories, and gear. Open year round. |
| The Canyon Grille | Full-service restaurant and bar in the new building; opened May 1, 2026. 15,000 SF lawn and covered patio overlooking the 18th green. Open year round. |
| The Bunker | Dedicated grab-and-go room beside the Golf Shop with BBQ sandwiches, hot dogs, drinks, beer, and cocktails. |
| Event tent | 3,500 SF pole tent next to the Grille lawn, seating up to 200, with power, lights, and sidewalls, for outings, tournaments, and groups. |
| Trackman Simulator Room | Trackman Golf Simulator room; opens November 7, 2026. Open seven days a week, 10 am to 8 pm, for year-round play, bookable online, up to six players. |
| Winter operations | Golf Shop, The Bunker, and the simulator open through the off-season; indoor lessons, friend and family outings, and simulator leagues. |
