{"id":213213,"date":"2025-10-10T02:19:18","date_gmt":"2025-10-10T02:19:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/213213\/"},"modified":"2025-10-10T02:19:18","modified_gmt":"2025-10-10T02:19:18","slug":"inside-mapletons-new-clubhouse-design-work-creates-elevated-experience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/213213\/","title":{"rendered":"Inside Mapleton\u2019s new clubhouse, design work creates elevated experience"},"content":{"rendered":"

This piece is sponsored by Montgomery\u2019s.<\/p>\n

When it was time to design the first new private golf club in Sioux Falls in more than 60 years, the design experts at Montgomery\u2019s were ready to create a first-class clubhouse experience.<\/p>\n

They began working on the future Mapleton Golf Club more than a year ago.<\/p>\n

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\u201cLight commercial projects like this are a big and growing part of our business,\u201d president Eric Sinclair said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have a dedicated team of senior designers who work on these projects for everything from banks to medical offices. With Mapleton, the timing and opportunity were right, so we were excited to become part of the team.\u201d<\/p>\n

In partnership with CO-OP Architecture, \u201cMontgomery\u2019s worked with our operations team to understand our needs and source the right products to make sure it fit our vision,\u201d Mapleton general manager Zac Gavlak said.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe spaces they created really bring the Mapleton community together. There are a lot of touch points and places where you can sit and watch your friends come in on No. 18 or enjoy spending time together.\u201d<\/p>\n

Beginning with the lobby, \u201cwe wanted a wow,\u201d Gavlak said. \u201cI think it creates that with the big windows, the view of the golf course. It\u2019s impressive when you walk in.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The furnishings \u201care very organic,\u201d Sinclair said. \u201cThe petrified wood tables are one of a kind and custom. They\u2019re heirloom pieces.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Artisan-crafted tables from Brazil feature custom metal work with a floating stump that goes through the base of the table.<\/p>\n

That same craftsmanship continues in the bar-lounge, a flowing space that incorporates a number of earth tones and seating options.<\/p>\n

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\u201cEverything is detailed and custom. Even the chairs vary throughout the seating areas,\u201d Sinclair said. \u201cThere are three kinds of tables, everything from a slab live edge to round quartz and natural wood on the pub tables. Everything works together and is very unique.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Fabrics were chosen both for their custom look and durability.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe created custom bench seating using a fabric that has an elevated look but is still easy to clean,\u201d Sinclair said. \u201cThe fabric on other chairs looks like cork, but it\u2019s a microfiber, so it\u2019s also very easy to clean.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The space \u201chas become a great gathering spot,\u201d Gavlak said. \u201cThe eight-person table has become a place foursomes who have played the course have enjoyed catching up.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The bar and soft seating areas also are popular spots, he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ll see groups of guys watching a game or gals having a glass of wine in a nice, classy atmosphere.\u201d<\/p>\n

In the formal dining room, the variety continues with four chair styles and hard surfaces ranging from porcelain to wood on Amish-built tables.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe booths in here are custom as well and use a performance fabric,\u201d Sinclair said. \u201cI think the design just adds a lot of intrigue and interest to the room. There\u2019s so much going on in this room that visually it pulls you back into the formal dining room.\u201d<\/p>\n

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For the club, \u201cit\u2019s a nice space with flexibility,\u201d Gavlak said. \u201cWe can adjust the layout for a large group, and it\u2019s refined without being pretentious. That\u2019s who we are from a cultural standpoint.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Lighting was designed by the Montgomery\u2019s team to complete the look and ambiance of each space.<\/p>\n

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Even in the locker rooms, \u201cthe finishes are at the same level as the rest of the clubhouse,\u201d Sinclair said. \u201cIt really feels like an elevated experience, from the art to the decorative pieces of furniture.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The clubhouse also includes meeting space that can be subdivided into two boardrooms.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis space includes all Amish furniture, so it\u2019s the highest quality, and I love the flexibility to create multiple setups along with all the technology needed to have a meeting,\u201d Sinclair said.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe\u2019ve been doing meetings here, and it\u2019s worked out very well. There\u2019s great food, the service is amazing, and you almost feel like you\u2019re outside sitting in the meeting room.\u201d<\/p>\n

Other groups have responded well too, Gavlak said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis room is fantastic,\u201d he said. \u201cWe\u2019ve done business meetings, family dinners, wine dinners, or we can set it up for more classroom-style seating when the wall goes away.\u201d<\/p>\n

Outdoors, Montgomery\u2019s provided a variety of seating areas, from dining spaces to deep, comfortable seating around multiple firepits.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIt\u2019s been the highest-used area so far whenever the weather is conducive to being outside,\u201d Sinclair said.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThis is all custom, quality furniture, and while it\u2019s designed for commercial use, it\u2019s also an option for residential if you like what you see for your own home.\u201d<\/p>\n

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There even are furnishings found in the middle of the course, where a halfway house was created to allow a comfortable place while golfing to have a beverage or snack.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIt overlooks a pond, and we have two high-top tables with propane firepits,\u201d Sinclair said. \u201cThe deck goes out over the water and it\u2019s really, really well done.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Mapleton received occupancy two days before opening, \u201cand we had two days to press \u2018go,\u2019\u201d Gavlak said. \u201cMontgomery\u2019s had a great installation team, and it went awesome.\u201d<\/p>\n

Response to the new club has been huge \u2013 there\u2019s already a waitlist for individual and national memberships and very few corporate memberships remaining.<\/p>\n

Working with Montgomery\u2019s on the project \u201cwas wonderful,\u201d Gavlak said. \u201cThey were extremely thorough, and the follow-up was amazing. They\u2019re a pleasure to work with.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"This piece is sponsored by Montgomery\u2019s. When it was time to design the first new private golf club…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":213214,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[71],"tags":[427,121272,121273,99],"class_list":["post-213213","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-golf","tag-golf","tag-mapleton-golf-club","tag-montgomerys","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/213213","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=213213"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/213213\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/213214"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=213213"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=213213"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=213213"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}