New golf course opening next week....

[Mark Johnson]

kind of.

In Minnesota, Rush Creek, the most upscale public course, will be opening a new 9 hole short course with holes ranging from 65 to 130 yards.

Interesting business model since this will actually be part of the Golf Academy.   In addition to its daily fees, there will be significant co-marketing with the academy with lessons/season passes available.   It will also be used frequently for playing lessons/on-course instruction.

I've walked the property and it is a decent piece of land and will be significantly better maintained than almost any other 9 hole course in the area.

Here's a link, if you care.

http://rushcreek.com/par_3_course/

[Mike Nuzzo]

I would have rather seen a figure 8ish routing
Who designed it?
Cheers

[Ronald Montesano]

Origin of name? Apple or something else?

[Mark Johnson]

It is called Mac Nine, named after Duncan Macmillan, a Cargill heir and local philantropist.

Macmillans family developed Rush Creek as a way to grow public golf in Minnesota.

[John_Conley]

It is called Mac Nine, named after Duncan Macmillan, a Cargill heir and local philantropist.

So it kinda has a connection to Streamsong.

[Mike Viscusi]

I would have rather seen a figure 8ish routing
Who designed it?
Cheers

Mike, Just curious but why would it be better as a figure 8?  Thanks.

[Dan Kelly]

It is called Mac Nine, named after Duncan Macmillan, a Cargill heir and local philantropist.

So it kinda has a connection to Streamsong.

Explain?

[John_Conley]

Dan, Mosaic was recently spun off from Cargill.  It is their fertilizer operation.