Sidney CC

After a decade of clamoring for a proper course, the citizens of Richland County in eastern Montana were finally able to get out and play some golf at the Sidney Country Club which opened during the summer of 1926. The construction of the original 9-hole course was directed by North Dakota’s “Father of Golf,” John Reuter Jr. out of Dickinson. Along with helping design the original Sidney Country Club, Reuter was instrumental in the formation of the North Dakota Golf Association in 1915 and went on to win four straight State Amateurs before going pro in 1920. Later in his career Reuter developed the famous “Bulls-Eye” putter in 1949, which became very popular in the ensuing decades.

A back nine was added to the Sidney Country Club in 1999, making it the only 18-hole golf course in the eastern half of Montana. Located on the west end of the “Sunrise City,” the course has mature trees that line the rolling bluegrass fairways. The Sidney Country Club hosts a number of tournaments including the American Petroleum Institute’s annual golf tournament and was recently host to the 2023 Class A State High School Championships.

For nearly one hundred years the Sidney Country Club has been part of the Yellowstone Valley community, and in our own present day continues as one of the top courses in the state.