​Eli Anema and Katie Wold each won their second Sioux Falls Golf City Championship on Saturday, June 28, at Prairie Green Golf Course. Both golfers took different paths to their victories and are at very different points of their competitive careers.The first day of competition, Friday, June 27, was at Elmwood Golf Course, and the second day was at Prairie Green.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementAnema is entering his junior year at Indiana Wesleyan University, an NAIA program. He shot a two-over 74 on both days to win the Men’s Championship Flight, beating Ryan Ames by six strokes.Wold trailed by two strokes heading into the second day, then ripped off an 82 to win the tournament by eight strokes.Eli Anema lines up a putt on Sunday, June 28, 2026 at Prairie Green Golf Course in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.Anema became the first-ever back-to-back Sioux Falls Golf Men’s City Champion with his 2026 win. The Sioux Falls Christian alum dominated both courses, recording five birdies at Elmwood and two, including one on 18, at Prairie Green.”It was a fun experience and cool to be the first back-to-back champion,” Anema said. “However, winning is a fleeting feeling and I don’t base my identity on golf or the things I do.”AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementHe said he’s gained a lot of that mentality while at Indiana Wesleyan. Kyle Bloom, the Wildcats’ head golf coach, instituted a saying that has really resonated with Anema and helped him play better both in and our of competition.”Since being at IWU, I have learned to play FREE — fearless, relaxed, engaged, enjoy,” Anema said. “This is an acronym we use to describe how we want to play and carry ourselves on the golf course. Doing this has really allowed me to find joy in all the rounds that I play, no matter if I come first or last.”While getting competition outside of his college season is important, Anema just enjoys playing the city courses. He likes the way they are maintained and feels he can get a legitimate competitive experience in his hometown.”The courses are always in great shape; it is usually pretty windy, we play from 7,000-plus yards and it’s a two-day event, which we don’t get often besides the State Am,” Anema said. “It truly is a great tournament and a very good test of skill.”AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementAnema’s one wish is that more golfers in Sioux Falls get out to compete at the tournament. He knows the local talent exists and wants to see it in the field in future years.”It is just a shame that, for whatever reason, not many people sign up to challenge themselves,” Anema said. “I hope that, in the future, the tournament can grow and attract more and more good players.”Katie Wold poses with her Sioux Falls Golf Women’s City Championship belt on Saturday, June 28, 2026, at Prairie Green Golf Course in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.Wold is originally from Sioux Falls and moved back in 2024, just in time to win her first Sioux Falls Golf Women’s City Championship. She lo