Rod's Tuesday Afternoon Sports Blog

With the flood waters in the Pierre and Ft. Pierre area, both golf courses, Hillsview in Pierre and the Dunes in Ft. Pierre are closed. The only golf course within 15 miles of Pierre that is open is the Oahe Trails north of Pierre near Cow Creek and Spring Creek. Hillsview looks like it will remain closed the remainder of the summer. The Hillsview Golf Association Board will be meeting Monday night to discuss the situation. Yesterday I heard that Dunes has opened the Back 9. So I asked one of the owners and found out that is NOT True. The Dunes is still closed. They are hopefully going to be open this weekend but they are not holding their breath. Number 1, the road into the parking lot has been lost due to the levee that has been built. So a different road and way in to the clubhouse has to be built. And they are trying to dewater the pond between number 10 and 11 and dry down the 10th hole currently. So while they are shooting for the weekend to hopefully be open, that decision is still on hold so both courses in Pierre and Ft. Pierre are still closed due to the flooding.