The Newest Golf Club in South Dakota
What is Sunken Prairie?
The Sunken Prairie Golf Club is the newest high end club in the Midwest located in Webster, South Dakota. It will not only offer a world class 18 hole golf course designed by Smyers, Craig, and Coyne but also a superb clubhouse, fine dining, comfortable lodging, as well as premier hunting and fishing packages amongst other amenities.
The Sunken Prairie resides 5 miles south of lovely Webster, South Dakota. Webster is conveniently located about 23 miles west of the Interstate 29 corridor. It connects to the interstate via U.S. Highway 12 and also interjects with Highway 25.
Where are we?
Distances from you:
Watertown, SD 30 miles
Aberdeen, SD 48 Miles
Fargo, ND 113 Miles
Sioux Falls, SD 130 Miles
Minneapolis, MN 200 Miles
Meet the team.
Here, creativity met opportunity. What started as a joking conversation has now turned into the biggest golf project South Dakota has seen to date. Meet the team that is bringing you the all encompassing Sunken Prairie Golf Club.
Riley is a fifth generation farmer working with his family at Reetz Farms. He graduated from South Dakota State University with degrees in Agricultural Science, Ag Business, and Agronomy. Now back on the farm, he wants to combine his love of golf with his farm, thus creating Sunken Prairie Golf Club.
Riley Reetz, President
Wyatt Ewing,
Vice President
Wyatt also stems from an agricultural background, running cattle and operating a native seed company. He graduated from South Dakota State with a degree in Civil Engineering. Wyatt now uses his specialties in engineering and agriculture to cultivate one of the best golf courses in the Midwest.
Blake is from Yankton, South Dakota and operates a feed mill for race horses. He spends his free time traveling the globe hitting every golf course he can find. Blake hunts pheasants in Webster during the season, typically on the Reetz Farm. He knows the lay of the land and knows the Sunken Prairie is a world class site for golf and outdoorsmanship. For this reason, Blake became the first founding member of Sunken Prairie Golf Club and has teamed up with Riley, Wyatt, and the SCC architecture team to bring you the Sunken Prairie.
Blake Yonke,
Managing Member
Steve Smyers, Colton Craig, and Tom Coyne,
International Golf Course Architect Firm
Steve, a seasoned golf architect with nearly 50 years in the industry, has held pivotal roles including president of the American Society of Golf Course Architects and served on the USGA’s executive committee. A University of Florida graduate and member of the 1973 NCAA National Championship team, Steve is also an accomplished amateur golfer, winning the 2008 Senior Crump Cup. His career has taken him around the world, designing courses on all six continents. Over the years, Steve and Colton Craig have bonded over their shared passion for golf architecture.
Colton, an Oklahoma State graduate with honors in Landscape Architecture. Colton’s journey includes winning the prestigious World 100 Club Architectural Fellowship, which allowed him to study over fifty legendary links courses in Scotland. At 25, Colton started his own design firm, marking the beginning of his journey. In 2019, Colton met Tom Coyne at Southern Hills during his “A Course Called America” tour. Colton caddied for Tom, and by the 17th hole, the two had already agreed to collaborate.
Tom, an award-winning, New York Times bestselling author and editor of The Golfer’s Journal, brings unique storytelling expertise to the team. “Tom is one of the most well-traveled golfers of all time, and his passion for golf architecture makes him a rare and valuable asset,” said Steve. Tom, who holds a master’s degree in creative writing from Notre Dame, echoed Steve’s sentiments. “What drew me to Steve was our shared respect for golf and our common values. Steve is the man—we’re lucky to have his wisdom in our corner,” said Tom.