Conaway: Everybody in the golf world knows every King-Collins course, except here, of course
John Irvine tees off at the Overton Park 9 Golf Course June 4, 2024. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian file)
Dan Conaway
Dan Conaway was a freelance columnist with The Daily Memphian from 2018 to 2025.
“Should you like to play a King-Collins course, still rare but growing in number, there’s one right smack dab in the middle of your city.”
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