A public golf training facility with a full-service restaurant and bar are set to open on Springfield’s west side next month. The facility’s owners has some Jacksonville ties.
Eagle Golf and Grill is set to open at 3941 Pintail Drive, at the former home of Pickups Plus. The Springfield Business Journal says that Jim Lee along with is wife Amber Lee will co-own the business with Josh Edison. Edison is currently the head golf coach at Illinois College. The Lees will operate the restaurant and hospitality side of the business, while Edison is set to give golf lessons.
Eagle Golf and Grill is said to feature 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 told the Springfield Business Journal that the business hopes to offer a youth academy working with kids starting in junior high all the way through college to latch onto the local competitive circuit.
Lee said he anticipates having Eagle Golf and Grill open in November.