Guy in Upstate Michigan built a 9-hole course on his own

[JohnVDB]

https://www.reddit.com/r/golf/s/DxNQHOyaKB


It’s on Reddit, with a few pictures.  Looks interesting. He says he hopes Tom Doak will go to visit since he lives near there.


His user name is maxwellrolls. 

[Tom_Doak]

Does it say where it is?


Kudos to him for building something on a budget.

[Kalen Braley]

Says its in Manistee...never heard of it! 

Those pics are pretty awesome!

[Greg Hohman]

I want to believe, but wonder if leap year makes today April Fool’s Day?

[Kalen Braley]

Here is the aerial of it.

From what I read, apparently he either sold it to the Manistee National Resort or it was the arrangement from the start.

https://www.google.com/maps/@44.1775912,-86.3080205,451m/data=!3m1!1e3?entry=ttu

[Duncan Cheslett]

https://manisteenational.com/golf-course/short-course

[Philip Caccamise]

I want to believe, but wonder if leap year makes today April Fool’s Day?

Lol! I spoke to him directly about it and it's an incredibly cool project, he got a lot of inspiration from King & Collins, on a shoestring budget doing things like buying the sprinkler heads from Oakland Hills when they ripped them out in 2019.

[Donnie Beck]

Sweet

[George Pazin]

Amazing.


When I first started posting on here, back in the dark ages, my unstated goal was to build my own course someday. Hasn't really worked out, business-wise, but I did also conclude that I couldn't handle the maintenance...

[Ben Hollerbach]

I want to believe, but wonder if leap year makes today April Fool’s Day?

Lol! I spoke to him directly about it and it's an incredibly cool project, he got a lot of inspiration from King & Collins, on a shoestring budget doing things like buying the sprinkler heads from Oakland Hills when they ripped them out in 2019.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but doesn't this individual work for/own the resort? So the project was an addition to the resorts amenities vs. a stand alone independent project?

[Philip Caccamise]

I want to believe, but wonder if leap year makes today April Fool’s Day?

Lol! I spoke to him directly about it and it's an incredibly cool project, he got a lot of inspiration from King & Collins, on a shoestring budget doing things like buying the sprinkler heads from Oakland Hills when they ripped them out in 2019.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but doesn't this individual work for/own the resort? So the project was an addition to the resorts amenities vs. a stand alone independent project?

That's my understanding, yes. I don't think he truly did it "on his own."