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15 | Tuesday, February 24, 2015 Business Weekly / Reading Eagle - - - : jcohen@ Foxchase Club of Foxchase tesy cour Julie Pelchar Cohen Pelchar Julie ■ The Waltz family built the The Waltz “When built Turtle we first said. “We didn’t think people didn’t “We said. to put it together that starting activities at next-door Waltz Waltz activities at next-door facilities. and operate both we can put it together at how to make and use what we have golf farm in 1964 and Turtle readingeagle.com. course and batting cages. course and batting ers.” putting the two together,” fam the two together,” putting of balls and then go hit a bucket looking So we’re 18 holes. play courses, a -3 a par-3 miniature golf courses, people are now, Just riously. includes a , two Waltz Lisa ily spokesperson for the golf it more exciting Golf Farm, a complex that Golf Farm, own They still Creek in 1999. about wary Creek, we were very they can come to the golf farm, Contact Contact would take the golfwould take course se ourse tle Creek Golf C esy of Tur tesy cour Like Honeybrook, Turtle Honeybrook, Like element this year by offering element this year by packages that combine golf and Creek in Limerick Turtle Creek Golf Turtle Golfers can play nine holes through a 5-acre Lancaster County cornfield Lancaster nine County can holesa 5-acre play Golfers through are fairways maze The Hole 3. is This golf. for designed is especially that 10 just and long yards and 125 45 between measures Each hole seeded. has a cup. wide and yards 15 to Township will market the fun will market Township - - - - - ■ : jcohen@ Julie Pelchar Cohen Pelchar Julie Obviously, the 4-inch golf Obviously, Ever hear of it? Ever golf most is a new trend Foot golf on is usually played Foot golf has an inter even Foot Think soccer on a golf course. The “goal” is to kick a regu “Some of the higher-end of the higher-end “Some “It was hugely popular last hugely“It was popular last decided to build it to see “We struction more seriously,” In more seriously,” struction said. “Maybe they’ll be like, hey, they’ll “Maybe said. hey, be like, and lessons.” aim for a 21-inch-wide hole. aim for a 21-inch-wide a using it. It’s of people a lot a regular golf course. The rules are closely aligned with the gles said. “It’s great for privacy “It’s gles said. readingeagle.com. of us. in courses are trying to take cup won’t work. Foot golfers Foot work. cup won’t unique thing for our area.” popular in California, home to popular in California, possible. maze is also open for foot golf. foot maze is also open for . the body, national governing ness and get people out here if we could drum up some busi lation-size soccer ball from the lation-size soccer ball try real golf, too.” let’s the American FootGolf League. the American FootGolf few kicks as to the hole in as Kappesser to a golf course,” Looking back at hole 10 at Turtle Creek Golf Course. In the foreground is foreground In the Golf Course. Creek Turtle hole 10 at back at Looking was farmhouse when the to back dating on the property, tree the oldest built in 1740. Contact Contact Federation for International Federation FootGolf. who wouldn’t otherwise come otherwise who wouldn’t year,” Kappesser said. “We had “We said. Kappesser year,” ------at Foxchase at Foxchase caster County, had some had some County, caster , Stevens, Lan Stevens, Golf Club, he folks he folks Honeybrook also is look Honeybrook added one perk Honeybrook Foxchase, which has part Foxchase, The corn the kicker: Here’s It also affords a different kind The course built a heated The result sounds corny. They built a golf corn maze. are The maze fairways Yes, golfers nine can play Yes, “Because the numbers might “Golf isn’t growing,” said Fox said growing,” isn’t “Golf fees” are $5 for chil “Greens show that golf is down a bit,” that golf a bit,” show is down seeded. Each hole measures adults. The course will hold The course will adults. and fun things you can create and rain. and just 10 to 15 yards wide and 10 and just we can to get people way any asks that golfers please respect golfers, which includes most which includes most golfers, Reading Eagle Reading create new activities and really such as its with a twist events for self-conscious of protection extra land and decided to get extra creative. cornfield that is County caster especially designed for golf. chase PGA professional Chip dren and $8 for adults. between 45 and 125 yards long 45 between families and groups. practice in any weather, as it weather, practice in any shelter from cold, heat provides holes through a 5-acre Lan has a cup. corn maze golf toward keting more serious players. range golfers that allows to nered with a local farmer and ing to spice up the game for involved.” lar to ones featured on The ’s reality TV program. Channel’s By Julie Pelchar Cohen By Julie Pelchar just make it fun for the kids.” make just take part in competitions simi part in competitions take the better.” this winter that will benefit the on its driving teaching bay the other way. We’re looking at We’re way. the other is mar the crops during play, golf fairways, Maze pro: Foxchase in popularity golf grow foot Big Break Day, in which golfers Big Break Day, Kappesser. “It’s kind of going kind “It’s Kappesser. T Ingles said, “the more different Ingles said, - - - - - ourse tle Creek Golf C esy of Tur tesy cour Like the Manor, Honeybrook Honeybrook the Manor, Like its will bolster Honeybrook The course will host a kickoff a kickoff The course will host “We’re trying to think outside “We’re speak. a giant inflatable dinosaur a giant inflatable dinosaur it did in the ’90s. again like apprentice program. Since Tiger Woods has become Since Tiger Woods day in May that will feature in May day “Hope Ingles said. of the box,” important to it’s year, every our regular membership,” said said our regular membership,” fully, junior golf off will take fully, fun. fessional Golfers Association used in target practice, so to ployee and student in the Pro in the and student ployee named Golfzilla, which will be more and more disappointing in Honey Brook, Chester Coun Brook, Chester in Honey Golf Club, a semiprivate course Golf Club, Oaks. junior program, according to ty, is looking to attract business is looking to attract ty, gearedthrough initiatives to Honeybrook Golf Ben Ingles, a Honeybrook em a Honeybrook Ben Ingles, ward teaching and making golfward Jody Folk, president of Golden Folk, Jody - olb - alie K t

agle: Na Reading Eagle: “We’re trying to get some “We’re and that’s a great discount from and that’s At Golden Oaks Golf Club in Fleet in Club Golf Oaks Golden At Skyllas in Grant August, to take five-hole wins a Golf County homeBerks the 83rd Association Amateur Champion ship. younger golfers into the game, ------Golden Oaks Golf Club in Heckman also plans to intro Heckman The Manor also runs leagues Another local course is ex Another As a Starbucks rewards mem As a Starbucks rewards sional membership for golfers seen in the golf a loy industry: and other discounts, a card-car discounts, and other the game. aims to grow a new one this year for golfers alty program. other golfother goodies. duce an idea that’s prevalent duce an idea that’s ber earns points that can be for women, couples and fami redeemed for free coffee refills rying Manor member will have recovering from addiction. recovering is starting a young profes is starting in the marketplace but seldom in the marketplace lies and potentially will offer lies and potentially 30 years old and younger for the standard rate. the standard the opportunity to build credits lessons and beverages, toward tending a type of discount be $1,000, considerably less than $1,000, Golden Oaks Finishing on hole 18 looking over pond to the green at Turtle Creek Golf Course in Limerick Township. The stone The in Limerick Township. Golf Course Creek atpond Turtle theto green on hole 18Finishing looking over that therims originalbuilt wall the pondfrom barn was that the stands. used clubhousebe to where now Ruscombmanor Township Ruscombmanor Township yond coupons and one that also ------covered grass covered for weeks, but that hasn’t but that hasn’t for weeks, kept some area golf cours kept now has now So the Heckmans are start So the Heckmans Get Golf Ready, a national Golf Ready, Get Like most golf course owners, golf most course owners, Like Neither has the golf indus In 2015, they’re investing in they’re investing In 2015, The Manor will build upon its “Our motto is learn to play is learn to play motto “Our “That’s been hugely success “That’s “We’ll continue to put em “We’ll “We are lean and mean and “We

started last year and we’re year and we’re last started already strong arsenal of camps already strong and clinics aimed at attracting additions, though they refur additions, a head professional and im group instruction packagegroup instruction Reading Eagle Reading ers sign up for a five-lesson ers sign up for a five-lesson eral years ago. es from preparing for spring. bridge the gap.” building it bigger this year.” big bucks into renovations or big bucks into renovations hired bished their , ful,” Cheryl Heckman said. “We “We said. Cheryl Heckman ful,” for beginners and also on our provides on-course guidance to provides here,” to play here and stay priced at $99. helping fledging golfers im their skills. prove program, is one of them. Golf phasis on growing the game phasis on growing proved the driving range sev proved has chilled the for several has chilled the sport for several Cheryl said holding our own,” newcomers to the game and ing their Big League, which needed to is the piece that’s Get Golf Ready graduates. Get Golf Club in Spring Township Golf Club in Spring Township By Julie Pelchar Cohen By Julie Pelchar their business by investing in investing their business by the game. the Heckmans aren’t sinking aren’t the Heckmans try’s frigid landscape, which try’s Courses introduce Courses introduce clinics programs, loyalty activities. and combo golf golf recedes, winter As air (investment) is in the Heckman said. “This program “This program said. Heckman Heckman said. Heckman Heckman, who owns the Manor owns who Heckman, weeknight leagues,” Cheryl weeknight leagues,” with her husband, Mike. years. S

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