Santee Sioux Tribe hosts grand opening for golf course at casino

Thursday, May 12, 2016

The Tantanka Golf Course at the Ohiya Casino in Niobara, Nebraska. Photo from Facebook

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The Santee Sioux Tribe of Nebraska is welcoming patrons for the first full season at its casino golf course.

The Tatanka Golf Club at the Ohiya Casino was developed by famed designer Paul Albanese. Each of the 18 holes at the course tells a different story in the tribe's culture -- the beaver, the trickster and the white buffalo are all featured.

“Nothing is forced,” Albanese said in a press release. “Nature has been respected in the design process, which is something very important to the Sioux.”

The club actually opened for one month last year in order to become eligible for year-end awards, general manager Brian Burshiem told The Yankton Press & Dakotan. The gamble paid off -- GOLF Magazine named it the best new course of 2015.

"That’s huge," Burshiem told the paper.

The casino hosted a grand opening on Tuesday and the official season starts on Saturday.

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