River Ridge Golf Course

Garretson sits in the eastern edge of South Dakota, just a short drive from Sioux Falls, where the Split Rock River has carved a surprisingly dramatic piece of terrain through the open prairie. That geological personality — the same one that produced the striking quartzite formations at nearby Palisades State Park — gives this corner of the state more topographic interest than most people expect from a South Dakota address.

River Ridge almost certainly draws on that rolling, river-influenced landscape to shape its layout, and a par of 70 on 18 holes suggests the designers leaned into shorter, more strategic holes rather than pure length. That format tends to reward shot-making and course management over raw power, making the card more honest than it might first appear.

For Garretson residents and golfers making the trip out from Sioux Falls, a course like this functions as genuine community infrastructure — the kind of place where regular play, casual competition, and weekend routines all converge. Small-town prairie golf at its most grounded.