![]() ![]() Anyone can play, but they’re pretty competitive about it.” “It’s usually a lot of caddies from different courses around the area that play in. Although the Tuesday night tournaments are played for fun, Kinser said there is no lack of healthy competition. However, a two-man scramble, blind draw tournament is still played every Tuesday evening at 6 p.m.– a tradition that has lasted 15 years. Last year 38,530 rounds were played at Butler Park Pitch and Putt.ĭue to its size and the fact that regulars don’t like the idea of the course closing for the day, tournaments aren’t frequently held at Butler. The changes helped and Kinser said business has picked up a lot over the years. Kinser hired the professionals she needed to make the necessary improvements around the course. ![]() In 1995, Lee Kinser became the sole owner and general manager of the course and began renovations. Lee recalled a time when a customer stormed into the pro shop and loudly declared his angst with the poor condition of the course. Winston Kinser truly loved the course, however an overly thrifty mindset and lack of maintenance caused the course to suffer overtime. “I loved my father-in-law,” Kinser said, “we worked here together for years…he loved it here.” She and her father-in-law had a close connection and bonded over the course, working together for 15 years. Lee Kinser, who was once married to Winston’s son Al, was introduced to the course and immediately fell in love with it. He wasn’t crazy about idea of hiring employees so he recruited his family to run the course. Winston, his brother and business partner, was left to pick up the pieces and run the course alone. Sadly, Douglas Kinser died suddenly within one year of the course’s opening. ![]()
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