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* BY CHUCK LENNON *
* PHOTOS BY BY PETER WONG
PHOTOGRAPHY *
T
he Abbey Road entrance at Montgomery National Golf
Club hints at what's to " come together. " When new
owner and pro Greg McKush bought the golf course, it
was the culmination of a three-year brainstorm with architect/
designer Paul Miller when they worked together at Meadows at
Mystic Lake. With a little help from friends, McKush and Miller
collaborated on their inspiration of a Beatles-theme to the renovation.
Since then, the word spread (i.e. golf.com, and a fellow in
Liverpool, England, is " in touch weekly and working on a documentary, "
says McKush).
An active Facebook (Meta) page chronicled the building of
a 10,500-square-foot log clubhouse and event center. It's set on
a highly-elevated promontory with an expansive view of the
course and the already iconic yellow submarine on the pond
at 18-which reveals the course's intended Beatles sub-theme.
Aligning with the fact that McKush is a singer and songwriter,
this all makes sense.
" Guitars and Golf " nights at the course " are a blast, and we
also have a guitar-shaped bunker on No. 10, " McKush reports.
It's not overt, just amusing and charming window dressing on a
golf course on the upswing. For his part, Miller explains, " we've
switched and tweaked some holes and done some landscape
work. " Late fall opening events at Montgomery include a Big
Cups and Chili Dipper.
The two courses in New Prague entertain a total of 384 MGA
members. There's a bakery in town that has kolackies (apricot
recommended). New Prague Golf Club is a shortish but testy
1995 Joel Goldstrand setup.
Creeksbend Golf Course adds 200 MGA members to the New
Prague total. Goldstrand laid the course out in 1995, and players
negotiate elevation changes, and the creek meanders around
ponds and wetlands. The clubhouse is a 1930s barn, and the
course also boasts a 10,000-square-foot practice putting green.
Ridges at Sand Creek in Jordan is as tough and fun as it is
unique. It must be quite the challenge when multiple boys and
girls AA high school section and state championships are held
there. The course begins with seven wide open, linksy holes
before a transition via cart path unveils a mature parkland the
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