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MILLINGTON, Tenn. — When Justin Timberlake bought and renovated a golf course near his boyhood home just outside of Memphis, Tenn., he might easily have exercised a bit of ego by calling it Timberlake Golf Club. The natural-sounding name would have attracted attention, brought in a few extra golfers and probably sold a lot of shirts and golf hats bearing Timberlake logos.

Instead, the entertainer-actor opted, simply, for Mirimichi, an American Indian word that is said to translate to “a place of happy retreat.” The explanation is that Timberlake not only has the game of golf in his blood but some Indian ancestry, too. The concept was one of golf course as sanctuary, reflecting an Indian respect for the land.

Timberlake is an avid golfer who spent a reported $16 million to buy and renovate the golf course, and when it opened in July 2009, he told a reporter from the Memphis Commercial Appeal, “I think this is probably the coolest thing I’ve ever been a part of in my life.”

The golf course, situated between Memphis and Timberlake’s hometown of Millington, was called Big Creek before Timberlake bought it. He learned to play there as a child. His mother, Lynn, and stepfather, Paul Harless, held their wedding reception there in 1986, when Timberlake was 5 years old.

Timberlake enjoyed the game as a youngster, then got away from golf during his ’N Sync period. He says he caught the bug again about eight years ago when his crew began playing between concerts.

He hired Tiger Woods’ former coach, Butch Harmon, and lowered his handicap to 6. Timberlake was so hooked, he began scheduling concert venues based on the time of year and the kind of weather he could expect.

Golf courses, he said in an interview with ESPN, “might be the only place where I don’t have such critical expectations of myself. The mental release is why I love it so much.”

The downturn in the economy hurt many golf courses, including Big Creek, and it went into decline and was offered for sale at auction. The decision to buy it began with a call from Paul Harless to Timberlake. As Timberlake recalled, “My dad called me. I was on tour. He said it was for sale and what if we bought it. I started laughing. But he didn’t laugh on the other end of the phone. Silence. I said, ‘You’re serious. I’m in. Let’s do it.’ ”

Renovations followed input from public golfers, professional golfers and organizations such as the U.S. Golf Association. McClatchy-Tribune Information Services

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