Dec. 1—EDITOR'S NOTE — This story has been updated to add the fact that Eagle Creek Golf Club will be remain a public golf course for daily fee play and season pass play. WILLMAR — After 93 ...

The golfing public appears to have taken notice of the changes at Eagle Creek. There were 51,375 rounds played on the two courses through October. That’s a 40-percent increase over last year.

Eagle Creek Golf Club was founded in 1931 as a nine-hole course just north of Willmar. Another nine holes were added in 1962. The original nine holes of the golf course were updated in 1994. The ...