A former Minneapolis advertising executive is turning his affinity for golf into a ready-to-drink cocktail company targeting players in need of a mid-round pick-me-up.
Doug deGrood, a self-proclaimed "hardcore golf enthusiast" who's been a member of the Minikahda Club for 20 years, mulled the idea of creating a play on the locally popular bootleg cocktail specifically aimed at golfers for several years.
"Like a lot of creative people, you just sort of have these little ideas, and sometimes you…