Sioux Falls (S.D.) City Council and the Minnehaha County Commission on June 27 voted to approve rezoning 210 acres of land to allow for construction of the private golf club. Golf would be the main amenity at the club, but the space will also feature some lodging as well as a restaurant and bar. “There’s a lot of excitement from the people of Sioux Falls, so we’ve been doing great when it comes to membership sales and interest throughout the community,” says Danny Amundson, who is the managing partner for the club. Work could start as soon as later this year or spring of 2024.

A joint Sioux Falls (S.D.) City Council and Minnehaha County Commission meeting June 27 focused on rezoning an area from agricultural land to a private golf club, keloland.com reported.

In just a few years, Sioux Falls will be home to the brand-new Mapleton Golf Club. The city council and county commission on June 27 approved rezoning the 210 acres of land to allow for construction of the private golf club, keloland.com reported.

“The primary purpose of the rezoning is to develop the land into a private golf course with clubhouse facilities and lodging accommodations for club members,” said Kevin Hoekman with the Minnehaha County Planning Department.

Danny Amundson, who is the managing partner for the new private golf club, spoke in front of the council and commission, keloland.com reported.

“We were obviously really happy with the outcome and we look forward to moving on the next step of pre-development and get ready for construction,” Amundson said.

Golf would be the main amenity at Mapleton Golf Club, but the space will also feature some lodging as well as a restaurant and bar, keloland.com reported.

“There’s a lot of excitement from the people of Sioux Falls, so we’ve been doing great when it comes to membership sales and interest throughout the community. We still have a long ways to go in terms of the development. We know a lot of people want to see shovels go into the ground,” Amundson said.

Work could start as soon as later this year or spring of 2024, keloland.com reported.

Amundson says the single base membership initiation fee is $45,000, keloland.com reported. There are also corporate and national options.

“The country club of Sioux Falls opened in 1959, and that’s kind of our last true initiation fee-based golf country club in Sioux Falls, and so it is exciting for the community. With the growth that Sioux Falls is experiencing, we firmly believe now is the right time,” he said.

The rezoning ordinance passed unanimously with one amendment changing the hours the bar could be open until from 1 a.m. to 2 a.m.