Misfits Challenge returns to Havana Hills
Golfers practice their game at the new indoor golf facility inside of the old high school. The Owatonna Golf Boosters helped raise the money necessary to make the vision a reality. Submitted photo
Sometimes a good idea simply drops right into the cup.
Thus was the case for the Misfits Par Three Challenge. The second edition is Saturday, July 26 at Havana Hills, benefitting the Owatonna Golf Boosters.
The concept popped into the head of Jon Weisbrod of The FAN/Owatonna’s ‘Mic’d Up Misfits’ radio show. He and host Jon Partridge talked about it. “Neither of us could find a reason not to do it, so we went to management, and they approved it,” said Weisbrod.
The tournament partners an adult with a youth. “To me, the fun comes in seeing younger golfers interact with more experienced golfers. It’s all about celebrating the game we love and bringing generations of golfers together for a great cause,” said Weisbrod.
Go to OwatonnaGolf.com to register. New this year is a cornhole tournament to benefit the Owatonna Parks and Recreation Youth Scholarship Fund. Sign up at Owatonna.gov.
Havana Hills owner, and former OHS head boys golf coach, Mark Langlois is happy to host the event. “They created their own format. I love that about those guys. It was really well attended last year for a first year… They did a great job of running that event,” said Langlois.
He helped form the booster organization a few years ago. “There was a group of us that got together and said, ‘We need to find ways to support junior golf, and the high school programs a little bit better, both the boys and the girls.’”
An indoor site was a goal, which led to the facility inside the old high school. “We (needed) to be able to find a way to be in an indoor space. The springtime the weather’s not very good. A lot of other teams are practicing in the gyms,” Langlois pointed out.
“To make that happen has just been an amazing thing and a great accomplishment for the board. So much support from around the town, previous players and alumni… So we’ve got an indoor putting green there now. We’ve got a simulator, a hitting bay, a chipping area… There’s nothing like it in the Big Nine Conference.”