Winter Hours
November 8th, 2011 | 
Author: Effective October 31, we have started winter hours.
8 am – 8 pm with lights out at 9 pm
We sell our last bucket of balls at 8 pm, but if you want to play 9 holes, be sure to get here early enough to finish before 9 pm.
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Houston Temperatures
It’s been a hot summer. We recently hit a record of 35 days with temperatures of 100 degrees and higher, and this weekend they are expecting temperatures to reach 105 or more.
We wanted to remind you that Mulligans Golf is open for night golf. For those who are itching to get out and play, but just don’t want to deal with the heat, come play at night.
The lights go off at 10 pm, so be here by 8:30 to pay and start your 9 hole round. If you want to play 18 (and go around twice) you should be here before 7 pm.
Wanting to just hit a bucket of balls? The pro shop closes at 9, so get here in time to pick up a bucket and hit the range.
We can’t promise an air-conditioned course, but once the sun starts making its descent, it makes your game much more bearable.
Holes in One
August 11, 2011 – Congratulations to Don Franck for getting a hole-in-one on hole #2 at 120 yards. Don was using a 9 iron. Witnesses are Andrew and Michael Franck.
Also, congratulations to Dan Phillips for getting a hole-in-one on hole #5 at 160 yards. Dan whacked the ball with a 7 iron. Gabe Torres is his witness!
Earlier this summer, our very own golf pro, Spencer Pierce got a hole-in-one on hole #7. He was playing at night with a large group and even though people were standing near the green, they weren’t paying attention. When Spencer approached the green, looking for his ball, no one could find it. Being the last player of the night, he picked up the flag and found his ball in the cup. Too bad no one else got to witness it! Spencer says this is the third time he’s gotten a hole-in-one but this is his first at Mulligans!
Gift Certificates
As a small business owner who supports OTHER small businesses, let’s shop American this year. Buy your favorite golfer a gift certificate from Mulligans Golf. Any denomination available. Golf lessons are another great gift for your average golfer who wants to be better in 2012!
Procrastinators love this option because you can buy the gift card right up until the time the doors close on December 31st!
Welcome to Summer in Houston
Seems like summer came especially early this year. By May we were already experiencing temperatures that are usually reserved for July and August.
You’ll be happy to know that we’re now observing summer hours. This allows our golfers to play in the evening after the sun has begun to set.
We regret that someone out there was desperate enough that he/they ripped out the copper wire from the lights on our 3, 4, and 5 greens. We’re hoping to replace it, but for right now, we ask for your patience. You have a couple of options:
1. If you start your game (9 holes) by 6:30, you won’t even notice. You’ll get through those holes with daylight.
2. If you start later than that, and it’s dark on #3 by the time you get there, you can skip on over to 6, 7, 8, and 9 and then go back and play 3 of the holes again. Your choice.
Customer Comments
Happy to get this great comment from one of our customers. Thank you, Kriss!
5/02/11 – If you haven’t played/been here in awhile…it has totally changed. The woman at the counter was friendly and it seems like a family owned course. The course itself was actually quite nice, me and a buddy played and the only thing that was a bit messy were the greens, the reason probably being it hasent rained in ages. Overall good experience. Kriss
Surviving Recession with Guns and Golf
http://www.myfoxhouston.com/dpp/news/local/100924-surviving-the-recession-with-guns-golf
Surviving the Recession with Guns & Golf
Updated: Friday, 24 Sep 2010, 6:20 PM CDT
Published : Friday, 24 Sep 2010, 6:20 PM CDT
HOUSTON – Not so long ago attendance at Mulligan’s Golf Course had slowed to a trickle and immediate prospects of improvement resembled the ugliest of shanks.
“First thing I do is check the bank balance to make sure we’ve got enough money to cover what we have going on,” says Mulligan’s Co-owner Joyce Pierce.
Seems local lay-offs and the fear of them had turned an $8 dollar bucket of balls into an expendable luxury.
“You have people that are really struggling right now,” says Joyce’s husband Eddie Pierce whose been running the course for 17 years.
“The things people use to enjoy life and relax, they have to give up when times get tough,” he adds.
Four months ago with the understanding that adversity is the mother of invention, the top man at Mulligan’s pulled the trigger on a commercially risky, but creative shot.
“It’s kinda catchy though, golf and guns,” says Joyce with a smile.
“It wasn’t as crazy as some of the other ideas he’s had,” she adds.
Turns out selling both shooting irons and the kind you swing is proving a profitably, popular combination.
“We are probably one of the few,” laughs Eddie of the unique combo.
Son-in-law Roger Koeppe owns and runs the thriving gun shop.
He says it’s no secret why folks who can’t justify $20 for a round of golf are scraping up a few hundred for a firearm.
“People are still scared and whether or not a firearm makes you safer, it makes some people feel safer,” explains Koeppe.
While they may appear something of an odd couple, Koeppe contends guns and golf have plenty of common ground.
¿Golf is a very precision sport, target shooting and firearms are very precision sports,” he said.
It all amounts to surviving the downturn with single bright idea:
Buy a gun, hit a bucket of balls.
Pick up a few rounds and end up playing one.
Mulligan’s Golf course and AMSS Gun Shop are located at 11010 Jones Road in Northwest Houston.