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555 S. Lake Drive, Watertown, SD
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The course, by the numbers
| Location | Watertown, South Dakota, United States |
|---|---|
| Address | 555 S. Lake Drive, Watertown, SD |
| Phone | +1 605-886-3554 |
| Website | golfprairiewinds.com |
| Holes | 18 |
| Par | 72 |
| Tees on the card | 12, 12 USGA-rated |
| Greens mapped | 20 |
| Elevation contours | 139 |
| Contour interval | 3-inch |
| Largest green elevation span | 3.7 ft |
| Steepest measured slope | 7.5% |
| Course map | Traced hole by hole |
| Wind modeling | Live wind grid, 16 directions |
| Tree canopy | 1-meter canopy height model |
| Course data updated | 2026-08-04 |
The card
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 36 |
| Yards | 375 | 485 | 177 | 355 | 425 | 415 | 180 | 495 | 340 | 3,247 |
| Hcp | 3 | 17 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 5 |
| Hole | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 36 |
| Yards | 490 | 362 | 480 | 175 | 350 | 375 | 310 | 160 | 375 | 3,077 |
| Hcp | 16 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 10 | 18 | 8 | 4 |
Total72 Yards6,324
| Hole | Par | Yards | Hcp |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 375 | 3 |
| 2 | 5 | 485 | 17 |
| 3 | 3 | 177 | 9 |
| 4 | 4 | 355 | 13 |
| 5 | 4 | 425 | 1 |
| 6 | 4 | 415 | 7 |
| 7 | 3 | 180 | 11 |
| 8 | 5 | 495 | 15 |
| 9 | 4 | 340 | 5 |
| Out | 36 | 3,247 | |
| 10 | 5 | 490 | 16 |
| 11 | 4 | 362 | 6 |
| 12 | 5 | 480 | 12 |
| 13 | 3 | 175 | 14 |
| 14 | 4 | 350 | 2 |
| 15 | 4 | 375 | 10 |
| 16 | 4 | 310 | 18 |
| 17 | 3 | 160 | 8 |
| 18 | 4 | 375 | 4 |
| In | 36 | 3,077 | |
| Total | 72 | 6,324 |
Course rating and slope
| Tee | Yards | Par | Rating / Slope |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 6,845 | 72 | 73.5 / 140 |
| Black / White | 6,594 | 72 | 72.2 / 135 |
| White | 6,327 | 72 | 76.4 / 133 (W) |
| White | 6,324 | 72 | 71.1 / 130 |
| White / Gold | 6,014 | 72 | 69.4 / 126 74.6 / 129 (W) |
| Gold | 5,552 | 71 | 67.2 / 121 72.0 / 123 (W) |
| Gold / Red | 5,281 | 72 | 65.9 / 119 70.5 / 119 (W) |
| Red | 4,996 | 72 | 64.7 / 116 69.2 / 117 (W) |
Hole data is what GolfCore holds for the course's layout. Picking a tee shows that tee's own yardages, pars and stroke indexes where the club has rated them. Clubs correct their own data in the app.
What GolfCore has for Prairie Winds
GolfCore's library covers Prairie Winds Golf Course green by green: 20 putting surfaces traced with 139 elevation contours from USGS 3DEP 1-meter lidar. The steepest measured slope on these greens tilts at 7.5 percent — the difference between a putt that dies at the hole and one that runs four feet past.
In the app, players and caddies read the same data live on the course: contour bands with fall-line arrows, wind simulated at the player's position, and pin positions that clubs on GolfCore set each morning. Prairie Winds Golf Course is one of more than fourteen thousand courses GolfCore has mapped green by green.
For clubs, the same system runs the tee sheet and the caddie yard — assignments off real tee times, SMS confirmations, and a caddie network that spans every club on the platform. Read how caddie management on GolfCore works.
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