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Mack Porter knows anyone with a vision of being the next Tom Watson is not going to show up at the Marimack Golf Complex.

Porter’s clientele is skewed heavily toward two primary demographics — senior citizens who still enjoy the game but aren’t looking for the traditional 18-hole, 6,000-yard layout, and families with small kids interested in learning the sport.

It’s the same people who played Marimack back when the economy was robust. And now that times are a little bit tougher, it’s those same players who are ensuring that the facility is not seeing any type of downturn.

Add in the fact that Porter believes the two courses — the Clear Creek nine and the Turkey Trail nine — are in their best shape in years, and it should not be a surprise the numbers are actually on an upswing.

"Our course quality this year is better than it has been the last few years, and our business is better," said Porter, Marimack’s owner and operator. "People will still spend their money on recreation when they may be short on something else."

And when it comes to Marimack, while Porter knows he gets some players who come in with preconceived notions about what an executive course will have to offer, he’s satisfied in his belief that they leave feeling they have gotten their money’s worth.

"I think lots of people that come are surprised as to its beauty and its quality," Porter said.

Marimack is not the lone executive layout in the Northland. The Maple Creek Athletic and Golf Club, located in north Kansas City, also offers a nine-hole layout, and sees the majority of its business through memberships that allow families the use of the golf course and fitness facilities.

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