Cattail Crossing Golf Course

Cattail Crossing Golf Course sits in Watertown, a small city in northeastern South Dakota near the Minnesota border. Designed by Garrett D. Gill and opened in the early 2000s, the facility offers multiple nine-hole layouts that can be combined for eighteen-hole rounds, with the Yellow/Blue combination representing one such pairing. The course serves as the primary public golf option in the Watertown area, a region characterized by glacial lakes and prairie landscape. The routing takes advantage of the relatively flat terrain typical of eastern South Dakota, with design features that likely include water hazards reflecting the area's abundant wetlands and lakes. Cattail Crossing's name references the marsh vegetation common to the region's waterways. As a municipal-style public course, the layout emphasizes playability for a range of skill levels while incorporating enough strategic elements to maintain interest for regular play. The course operates within the short northern plains golf season, typically from late April through October, and serves both local residents and visitors to the Watertown area, which sits along Interstate 29. The facility includes standard public course amenities and hosts local tournaments and league play. The design reflects the practical approach common to public courses in smaller Midwestern markets, balancing maintenance considerations with the goal of providing accessible golf in a region where course options are limited by population density and climate.