About five years ago, we decided to name our holes. I had played another golf course who had named their holes and I really liked it. I casually mentioned it to my dad. Unbeknownst to me, he had basically…
This was the 20th year for the O’Donnell family to host their annual golf outing at our course. Their golf outing is cleverly called O’Donnell and Friends Open. What started out as a small family gathering has turned into…
A couple of weeks ago, we hosted a 5K at our golf course to raise money for Shoes that Fit. We were super excited to be able to present them a check for $1,200. All of the money will…
It simply wouldn’t be a sport if you didn’t have some sort of finishing tournament followed up by a trophy presentation. We had our annual Tadpole Junior Golf Tournament last Thursday. I have found one thing over the years. …
Every year, our Women’s Club holds a Rally for the Cure. This is a Two Gal Best Shot tournament that raises money for breast cancer. We work with the Komen Foundation here in Des Moines. The proceeds to this…
Back in 1994, we hosted a golf outing for the O’Donnell family. It was the first one which served as a family reunion of sorts. About 40 golfers were present. The family which included Dan & Dee O’Donnell, their…
We teach about 75 – 100 kids every summer the great game of golf. Since they are our little toads, we call it our Tadpole Junior Golf program. We try our best to be clever and possibly a little…
We’ve been having lots of fun storms this spring or whatever you might call it. Without fail, we will get several inches of rain and as soon as it stops raining, our phones start to ring asking if we…
While we were turning on the fountains at the miniature golf, we found an unusual critter hiding out under the bridge! Yes. That is a snapping turtle. We have many of them on the golf course, but none have…
In reality, golf courses are kind of like farmers. We complain when it rains and we complain when it doesn’t. Our business is highly dependent on the weather. Sometimes, we want to punch the weather forecaster when he predicts…
