From further in the link:
Indeed there are limited groups in the country that have proven they can successfully run these type of facilities. TopGolf, the pioneer of large outdoor golf and entertainment facilities with 80 facilities in the U.S. including one in Oklahoma City, has built all of its own buildings to its custom designs and never retrofitted an existing facility. However the company did this year sign an agreement with River Spirit, also owned by the Creek Nation, to provide two Top Golf Swing Suites in the $17.5 million creation of Gridiron, a deluxe sports bar and lounge inside what formerly was a buffet style restaurant area in River Spirit Casino Resort. Gridiron will position the Creek Nation ideally if and when sports betting becomes legal in Oklahoma.
Ellenburg declined to provide exact numbers of visitors to GolfSuites or revenue and how that compared to recent years, but put a ballpark figure on 2023 revenues at $5 million and said business was good in terms of corporate sales and events and walkup traffic, also confirmed by several sources among former employees. It is certainly a place enjoyed by thousands of golfers and non-golfers alike and many made their first swing with a golf club at GolfSuites in Jenks.
Ellenburg said GolfSuites tried unsuccessfully to buy the building from OneFire in 2021. The legal battle between the two began in 2022 and involved who was going to pay for needed turf repairs in addition to rent amounts under the “participating rental agreement” which included various incentives.
Ellenburg conceded the company had held back some rental payments in an effort to reach agreement on the turf repairs but said it was apparent to him in 2023 that OneFire was more interested in getting GolfSuites out.
“There was nobody there that we dealt with when we signed the agreement and it had turned into an acrimonious relationship,” he said. “In my opinion, they want to bring in the bulldozers. We love Tulsa and we love our customers and employees. But it was clear it was time to go.”
So it sounds like GolfSuites tried to buy the property, but OneFire/Muscogee Nation refused to sell, and GolfSuites are in breach of contract for withholding rent payments over who is responsible for maintaining the facility. To me the maintenance issue would be GolfSuites because of the specific use for the facility but that's just my opinion.
But it also sounds like Muscogee sees it as a losing business once TopGolf builds a facility at River Spirit that will also, depending on passage of sports betting, include a sports book along with the driving range.