2. Henry Middleton (October 1774)The second president of the United States was one of the wealthiest planters in the South from one of the most powerful families in the nation. Henry Middleton was also a plantation owner and public official from South Carolina.
In 2000, the Jolliffe brothers opened the first TopGolf location in Watford, just outside London. By 2007, they had opened two more in England and three in the United States (Chicago, Dallas and Alexandria, Va.). What followed was a change in ownership and an era of rapid expansion.
At the Alexandria range, half the clients are leisure customers who see TopGolf as an alternative to bowling or a movie, 25 percent are recreational duffers, and 25 percent are hard-core golfers.The intimidation factor is gone, Steve Jolliffe says. A TopGolf facility costs $5 million to $7 million to construct.t the Alexandria range, half the clients are leisure customers who see TopGolf as an alternative to bowling or a movie, 25 percent are recreational duffers, and 25 percent are hard-core golfers.