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2024 TOURNAMENT RESULTS

We had a total of 209 golfers participate in 52 teams this year. 
We look forward to seeing you at next year's tournament – July 22, 2025

WINNERS 
FIRST FLIGHT

1. Mixed Bag – 59
2. Malloy Electric – 59
3. Great Plains Structures – 60
4. Grant-Roberts RWS/DGR – 61
5. Sandbag Delivery – 61

SECOND FLIGHT

1. HR Green – 66
2. RCWD #1 – 66
3. Core & Main Monson – 66
4. Lewis & Clark #1 – 66
5. Core & Main – 66

THIRD FLIGHT

1. Sioux RWS – 70
2. Banner #1 – 70
3. Kingbrook Rural Water – 70
4. RCWD #4 – 70
5. SVEN – 70

LAST PLACE

• Big Sioux – 77

INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENTS

• Closest to Pin #4 – Ben Krush
• Long Drive #7 – Paul Kuoppala
• Long Putt #9 – Kevin Nissen
• Closest to Pin #12 – Jerry Backes
• Long Drive #16 – Nolan Meyer
• Long Putt #17 – Jim Vavra
• Closest to Pin #5 East – Joe Zauner
• Long Drive #7 East – Barry Berg
• Long Putt #9 East – Austin Hoellein

 
TEAM PRIZES:
1st Place each flight – $500 Elmwood Gift Certificate
2nd Place each flight – $400 Elmwood Gift Certificate
3rd Place each flight – $300 Elmwood Gift Certificate
4th Place each flight – $200 Elmwood Gift Certificate
5th Place each flight – $100 Elmwood Gift Certificate
Last place – Golf Lessons at Elmwood
 
CHALLENGE HOLE WINNERS
On The Green ($250) – Paul Tupa
Putt Challenge – 4 Putts or less ($200) – Jerold Backes
Putt Challenge – 5 Putts ($100) – Al Erickson
Putt Challenge – 6 putts or more ($50) – Dan Graber

All ties were determined by the course-preset tiebreaker holes, and the official scoring was done by Elmwood’s Golf Pro.

2024 Rural Water Open Sponsors
THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR SPONSORS FOR MAKING THIS TOURNAMENT POSSIBLE!

BEVERAGE CART SPONSOR

• AE2S

 
KEG SPONSORS

• Bartlett & West
• Risty Benefits
• Core & Main

 
BALL SPONSOR

• Brosz Engineering

 
DONUTS & COFFEE SPONSOR

• Hawkins

 
GPS SPONSOR

• Sioux Valley Environmental (SVEN)

 
GOLD TEE BOX SPONSORS

• Hawkins
• DGR

 
SILVER TEE BOX SPONSORS

• Sherwin-Williams Company

 
BRONZE TEE BOX SPONSORS

• Fischer Harris
• Electric Pump
• Sherwin-Williams Company
• Great Northern Environmental
• REHAU – Municipex

 
HOLE PRIZE SPONSORS

• DGR
• Hawkins

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THANK YOU TO ALL WHO PURCHASED MULLIGANS AND PARTICIPATED IN OUR CHALLENGES! Because of your generosity, we raised a record $5,777 for WaterPac!

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2025 EVENT DETAILS

• Registration fee - $100/golfer
• Includes 18 holes of golf, riding cart, boxed lunch & swag bag!
• Teams consist of 4 players
  • ​At least one player must be a current water/wastewater, associate, or corporate member of South Dakota Rural Water
  • ​Single players will be placed on teams that are short players. We will do our best to accommodate requests but cannot guarantee team placement.
• ​Tee times will be assigned to each team and run from 8:30 am - 10:30 am
• Sponsorships are available! (scroll down to see what's up for grabs)

2025 EVENT LOCATION

Elmwood Golf Course
2604 W Russell Street •  Sioux Falls, SD

NEARBY HOTELS

• Holiday Inn & Suites Sioux Falls - Airport
• ​Sheraton Sioux Falls & Convention Center
• ​Ramada by Wyndham Sioux Falls Airport
• AmericInn by Wyndham Sioux Falls North
• Best Western Plus Ramkota Hotel

Please note that SDARWS does not have room blocks set up at these hotels. This list is purely informational.

2025 Rural Water Open Sponsorships
Call 605-556-7219 or email [email protected] to reserve

GOLF CHALLENGE SPONSORSHIP
Prize Donation

Sponsorship is $100 or equivalent prize. Sponsorship includes signage at the challenge hole, and recognition and recognition in our ServiceLine magazine.
​(24 Available)

WATERPAC HOLE KEG SPONSOR
$750

A keg with your name on it will be chilled and ready to serve our thirsty golfers. Recognition for this sponsorship will also be given in our ServiceLine magazine. ​
​(3 Available)

TEE BOX SPONSORSHIP
Gold ($750)  |  Silver ($500)
Bronze ($250)

All proceeds from Tee Box Sponsorships benefit the Rural Water Center and are TAX DEDUCTIBLE! Sponsorship includes signage at a tee box, and recognition in our ServiceLine magazine.
​(24 Available)

GPS CART SPONSOR
$500

Have your ad pop up on the golf carts when the players arrive at each hole. Sponsorship includes recognition during luncheon/awards and in our ServiceLine magazine.
​(Multiple Available)

BOX LUNCH SPONSOR
$2,500

 Help feed the masses and take a shot at sponsoring the Rural Water Open Awards Luncheon. Sponsorship includes signage, your logo on each boxed lunch, and recognition in our ServiceLine magazine. ​
​(One Available)

SWAG BAG SPONSOR
$100

Each golfer will receive a SWAG bag with their registration. Want to include something in the bag? For $100, supply us with your swag (for 200 golfers), and we will stuff the bags. Items can include: golf tees, hats, gloves, sunblock, towels, ball markers, koozies, etc. (Multiple Available)

BEVERAGE CART SPONSOR
$2,000 

With this sponsorship, each golfer will receive tickets for two bottled beverages (alcoholic and non-alcoholic). Includes signage on the beverage cart. 
​(One Available)

BALL SPONSOR
$1,600 

A sleeve of your logoed golf balls will be handed out to every golfer in the tournament. Sponsorship also includes recognition in ServiceLine magazine.
​(One Available)

DONUTS & COFFEE SPONSOR
$550

 Make everyone’s morning with fresh Flyboy donuts and coffee. Sponsorship includes signage at the breakfast table which will be located near the outside entrance of the clubhouse, and recognition in ServiceLine magazine. ​
​(One Available)