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New PGA Tour
Event
Topgolf Opens in
Brooklyn Center
The world's 46th Topgolf-a new 65,000-square-foot driving range and entertainment
complex in Brooklyn Center near Highways 694 and 252-created a buzz among sports
media before its public opening Sept. 21. Situated on 15 acres, the facility features three tiers
containing 102 hitting bays fl anked by numerous food and beverage stations. Music and
200 HDTVs sprinkled throughout create an atmosphere akin to an arcade-nightclub-19th
hole-an experience most golfers will fi nd enlightening. It all overlooks a lighted driving
range featuring colorful targets and microchip technology, which quickly relays golf-shot
results to a computer screen in each hitting bay. There are private areas for corporate and
group entertainment, the hitting bays are heated (they rent for $25-$45/hour), and the facility
is open year-round (excluding Thanksgiving and Christmas).
Iowa State Golfer Slain at Golf Course
Celia Barquín Arozamena, 22, of Puente
San Miguel, Spain, a civil engineering student
at Iowa State University and former
member of the women's golf team, was
killed Sept. 18 after being attacked on the
golf course at Coldwater Golf Links in
Ames. A 22-year-old man has been charged
with her murder.
Barquín was the 2018 Big 12 champion
and Iowa State's Female Athlete of the Year.
This spring, she earned a trip to the 2018
U.S. Women's Open through sectional
qualifying May 14 at Stillwater Country
Club, where she set a new women's course
record (66). Barquín was ranked 44th in
the World Amateur Golf Ranking and had
recently advanced to the
second stage of LPGA
Tour qualifying.
Players at the recent
Annika Intercollegiate
conducted at the Royal
Golf Club in Lake Elmo
wore black ribbons to
honor Barquín.
Barquín's family has established the
" Remembering Celia Memorial Fund "
to honor her memory. Checks should be
made payable to the fund and directed to
First National Bank, 405 Fifth Street, Ames,
Iowa 50010.
On June 18, offi cials
announced a seven-year
deal to bring an offi cial
PGA Tour event to the Twin
Cities in 2019. The 3M Open
will be played July 4-7 at
TPC Twin Cities. The Blaine
course is being modifi ed to
accommodate the increased
yardage needed to challenge
the younger fi eld. Pro
Links Sports CEO and 3M
Championship executive
director Hollis Cavner, who
has long promised to bring
a regular tour event to the
area, says it's " a true win for
Minnesota. "
Corrections
" Minnesota Masters, " appearing
in the spring issue of
Minnesota Golfer, failed to
mention Joel Goldstrand, a
former PGA Tour pro (he pioneered
the use of Ping irons
on the U.S. tour), retired club
professional and prolifi c golf
course architect who earned
a coveted invitation to the
1971 Masters by virtue of a
T12 fi nish at the 1970 U.S.
Open. Thanks to reader Dave
Hoehl for the correction.
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