Rising Sun is one of the inclusive amenities at the Mountain Sky Guest Ranch Resort, an hour south of Livingston in Emigrant, 30 miles north of Yellowstone in Paradise Valley. It's a 10,000-acre working cattle ranch with horseback riding, fly fishing, clay shooting, whitewater rafting, archery, tennis, and hiking owned by one of the founders of The Home Depot.


The course was designed by Johnny Miller, and it's an enjoyable and scenic layout over Montana grassland with expansive views of the Paradise Valley and the Absaroka mountain range throughout. It is a challenging layout with five sets of tees; the white tees play to 6,205 yards, 69.7/134, course/slope ratings.,