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HOLEforINFamily ONEFun By: Kelley White
MASON INDOOR GOLF FULFILLS DEKALB’S NEED FOR A FAMILY RECREATION OPTION
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im Mason, a prominent business owner and artful entrepreneur in DeKalb County, draws up another success in Mason Indoor Golf Family Fun Center, an indoor extravaganza of all-American delights. The facility offers patrons a mix of sports, family fun, drinks, and good times. Mason, along with his business manager Sarah Whiting, discusses his newest investment in the DeKalb community and the future for Mason Indoor Golf in the fabric of DeKalb’s family entertainment tableau. For decades, Mason has built and designed his own businesses in the DeKalb area (and beyond) from the ground up,
often branching out to create a name in all of his passions. “I’ve been a talk show host for the last five to six years, I had JCM leasing – a Part 135 operation where I flew politicians and corporate people around in my three turbo prop jets out of DeKalb airport,” he said. “I owned a car rental enterprise for three to four years, and I’ve had three yachts that I leased out at my Shady Banks Resort in Fort Lauderdale.” Mason also owns two mega laundromats out of West Chicago and DeKalb. He has an impressive arsenal of business ventures, with these representing just a few examples of what he has been capable of over the decades of his career.
Why indoor golf? It’s simple. Mason has a desire to invest in the DeKalb community and its families. “When you invest in your community, you’re helping yourself as you help other people,” Mason said. “Sarah and I do everything we can to do business the right way locally. I’m the largest private property taxpayer in the county, and we do everything we can to do business here in town.” He also attributes the direction of his latest enterprise to the fact that he loves to play golf.
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