This mid-sized Midwestern town offers a perfect microcosm of municipal golf's renaissance

ROCKFORD, Ill. — Golf wasn’t dying five years ago around this mid-sized Illinois city that sits about 90 minutes west of Chicago. But it was retreating fast. “2019 was the worst year we ever had,” said Jeff Hartman, the head golf pro and general manager…

This mid-sized Midwestern town offers a perfect microcosm of municipal golf's renaissance

This mid-sized Midwestern town offers a perfect microcosm of municipal golf's renaissance

This mid-sized Midwestern town offers a perfect microcosm of municipal golf's renaissance

This mid-sized Midwestern town offers a perfect microcosm of municipal golf's renaissance

This mid-sized Midwestern town offers a perfect microcosm of municipal golf's renaissance