For as long as Robert and David Linner can remember, Mountain Golf has been a part of their family get-togethers. Now, the brothers are hoping to share their love of the game with a wider circle of friends. While Edina resident Robert has been working to perfect the equipment, Apple Valley resident David has been designing a pair of courses that will allow others to take a whack at the game. “It’s a fun outdoor game of skill,” Robert says. “It can endure for generations,” David says. “It has this tie that binds.” Like golf, the object of Mountain Golf is to get the ball from the tee into the hole in the fewest number of strokes, but that’s where the similarities end. Rather than being meticulously groomed and maintained, a Mountain Golf course is fully dependent on the terrain, with the natural characteristics of the land— from roots and rocks to trees and even the occasional well head—making each course unique. The Mountain Golf club is made of turned wood and resembles
Left: Whitney Peyton, who owns a home within the Yellowstone Club, tees off at its 10-hole Mountain Golf course in Big Sky, Montana. Below: Robert Linner, Whitney Peyton and David Linner. The Linner family founded Mountain Golf.
OUTDOOR LIVING
Making Every Swing an Adventure Mountain Golf is a thrilling and Photos: Mountain Golf
challenging combination of the classic game and wild terrain. By Mollee Francisco
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May 2025
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