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SALEM TOWNSHIP, Mich. – Kurt Tyszkiewicz and his wife enjoy golf, and their daughters are soccer players.
On a recent weekday, the Detroit-area family played both sports at the same time, with 18 holes of FootGolf.
The soccer-golf hybrid has gained a foothold in the U.S., where officials at a number of courses say it’s helping them financially and drawing a younger and more diverse crowd.
And repeat customers.
“We’ll absolutely come back,” said Tyszkiewicz, a 44-year-old school district administrator from Canton Township, Michigan. “It was a great event for a family and a lot of fun.”
His family’s inaugural FootGolf round was played at Fox Hills Golf & Banquet Center in nearby Salem Township, which started offering the sport at its Strategic Fox par-3 course in May.
