Justin Timberlake during the Golf Digest U.S. Open Challenge on Bethpage State Park's Black Course in Farmingdale. Justin Timberlake's Mirimichi golf course is set to open July 25 in suburban Memphis after a $16 million renovation aimed at making it environmentally friendly. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)
Justin Timberlake celebrated the opening of his renovated, environmentally friendly golf course in style on the 10th tee — by smacking his drive 291 yards (266 meters).
The singer and actor smiled Saturday after the tee-off, saying “nobody’s happier about this course” than he is. Timberlake was the first to play a round at his Mirimichi golf course near Memphis, Tennessee, after he spent $16 million renovating the course to make it more eco-friendly.
Timberlake drew a crowd of about 50 onlookers after starting an early round of 18 holes at 7:30 a.m. He played Saturday with his mother, stepfather and an old family friend from Tennessee.
The Memphis native got the idea to buy the course from his dad back in 2007.
