Stonebrooke Golf Club
Superintendent sets course record in Shakopee, Minnesota
(SHAKOPEE, MN JUNE 28, 2006) Duane Slaughter's golf score of 66 set the new course record at Stonebrooke Golf Club in Shakopee, Minnesota, on Thursday, June 22, 2006, during Men's League play. The previous course record of 67 was set twelve years ago at Stonebrooke, where par is 71.
“It felt like I was in a zone, said Slaughter, who had two eagles in
his round and made twos on par fours. Every ball I hit was down the
middle of the fairway.” His previous best score was 70.
Slaughter is superintendent of the golf course, and was playing in the
Men's League tournament with Stonebrooke club member Russ Madren, pro
Bryan Connelly and colleague Martin Mack. He plays the course several
times a week with a handicap of one, and has been a golfer since grade
school.
Duane is a good athlete. HeĦs all about winning and being the best,
says Einar Odland, General Manager of Stonebrooke.
Historically, golf course superintendents are not good players. They
have a horticulture background and donĦt understand the game. Duane
cannot only play well, but he maintains the golf course better than
most, constructing and redesigning the holes. HeĦs one of the best in
the business.
Stonebrooke is an 18-hole, par 30 golf course built nineteen years ago
in the neighborhood development of lakeshore and golf front homes by
Laurent Builders.