Eagle Golf and Grill, a public golf training facility with a full-service restaurant and bar, has opened on Springfield’s west side. The location at 3941 Pintail Drive includes five golf simulator bays, a 1,200-square-foot indoor putting and chipping green and a training area for students, in addition to the restaurant and bar.
Jim Lee co-owns the business along with his wife, Amber Lee, and Josh Edison, a golf coach at Illinois College in Jacksonville.
Augie Mrozowski, who previously owned
and operated Augie’s Front Burner in downtown Springfield, is also involved in
the culinary side of the operations. “Jim and Augie had been neighbors for
years, and Augie helped design our kitchen, develop the menu, and get things up
and running,” Edison said. “Augie will be serving a guest chef from time to
time, and we’re planning a dinner event with Marc and Augie in the near future.”
However, the main focus of the
business is offering year-round golf training. “If you think of the competitive sports market, we’re trying
to serve that market for golf,” Jim Lee told SBJ when plans for the
facility were first announced. “We’ll have a youth academy working with kids
starting in junior high all the way through college.”
Edison said Lance Flurry, the head
golf professional for the Springfield Park District, will be the lead
instructor for the Imagine Junior Camp that begins Jan. 20. The six-week camp
meets on Saturday mornings and has two age groups, 8-12 and 13-17.
“We’re hoping that other courses
will want to host with us as well,” Edison said. Eagle Golf also offers space
for corporate events, birthday parties and fundraisers.
