Tomahawk Lake CC is 3 miles south of Deadwood on US 385, which winds through wooded, hilly land in the Black Hills National Forest.

The golf course is a nine-hole layout that moves through a blend of narrow and open fairways lined with pine trees and bordered by tall prairie grasses. It's in a scenic setting with some change in elevation and the fairways dotted with sand traps and a stream on the finishing holes. Lawrence Hughes designed the course in the 1930s. It plays to 3,390 yards from the tips, 35.2/122 course/slope ratings with two shorter tees.