JOHN’S CREEK, GEORGIA | Destination golf has become commonplace for buddy trips. Golfers will drag their clubs to far-flung corners of the earth to play the game on special courses.
Mizuno adds a new wrinkle that could redefine a buddy trip. Instead of lugging your old clubs to remote places, you can gather in metro Atlanta and get custom clubs made to fit just for you and take them for a spin on elite courses while also catching a Major League Baseball game or catching fish out on Lake Lanier.
The place where this can happen is called The Foundry, and its goal is to splice a golfer’s swing DNA with Mizuno’s equipment DNA and forge a lifetime bond with a brand that claims “nothing feels like a Mizuno.”
The Foundry, which opened this spring adjacent the renovated practice range at The Standard Club in John’s Creek, is a state-of-the-art research and performance center where golfers can be fitted for every element of their game and have their custom clubs built for them overnight on site in a tour-level shop that shares a space with Miz...