Chart: $34 million over par
August 17, 2014 at 12:34AM
A study commissioned by the City of Minneapolis this year showed that the six golf courses owned by the city are in need of over $14 million in "critical" improvements. If the city wanted to hit all the recommended improvements — everything from green and tee-box replacements to major renovations at Gross National, Meadowbrook and Theodore Wirth — the estimated bill hits $34 million. A course-by-course look:
CourseCriticalTotal
Columbia$2,010,000$4,295,000
Fort Snelling$575,000$2,095,000
Gross National$1,930,000$4,360,000
Hiawatha$2,335,000$6,180,000
Meadowbrook$3,035,000$8,915,000
Theodore Wirth$4,225,000$8,650,000
Totals$14,110,00$34,495,000
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Interest in golf surged during the pandemic but hasn’t retreated from the gains like other outdoor sports have, which is good for the golf industry, including Toro and local courses.