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When not hitting golf balls, Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins spends time
hitting receivers and avoiding being hit by NFL defenders.
his mid- and short irons. He's slicey off the
tee because he lunges at the ball. His short
game needs work and he's not exactly lightsout
putting. But it's all because basically his
whole life right now is football. "
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Thinking
Clearbrook is a 6,556-yard par-72 layout
with a 131 slope, tight tree-lined fairways and
small, well-bunkered greens. The 491-yard
par-5 fifth hole, which crosses two creeks, is
a classic risk-reward hole that ranks among
" West Michigan's Top 18 Holes, " according
to Grand Rapids Magazine.
The idea to turn an old farm and
orchard into a golf course was hatched 99
years ago. The front nine opened 97 years
ago as Liberty Links. The back nine was
added in 1969. The original farmhouse
on the property still houses the clubhouse
and restaurant.
" Kirk is crazy about the history, " Jeltema
says. " He's been asking for photos and a
detailed history of the past century. "
The course has had seven different names.
Cousins is the eighth owner and isn't likely
to follow original owner George Fields' lead
by employing extra goats to keep the grass
from getting too high during the 1920s.
Cousins doesn't partake in the daily
operations, but he has forwarded some bigpicture
ideas to Jeltema.
" Yeah, Kirk's mind is already turning
on what he wants the place to look like in
five to 10 years, " Schonewill says. " He's
calling me talking about picking out trees
and shrubs. "
Cousins had Jeltema plant 2,000 small
trees and shrubs, mostly around the
perimeter. While no houses are on the
property, it is surrounded on all four sides
by residential neighborhoods.
" Kirk envisions the course being a little
more secluded, " Jeltema says. " Planting
saplings now is in line with his timeline
for when he'd take over running the
course. I'm not sure when that is. Right
now, he's all football. "
No. 1 on Cousins' wish list is capturing
the Vikings' first Super Bowl win. No. 2 is
landing a contract beyond the 2023 season
that enables him to finish his career
as a Viking.
After that, who knows.
" I'm basically on a year-to-year deal with
Jim running Clearbrook, " Cousins says.
" And I'm kind of year-to-year in my life in
general right now, so that's where we are
now. But I do know that eventually I will be
playing a whole lot more golf with my buddies.
And my two boys. "
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