Here's why: An entity named Topgolf USA Auburn Hills LLC is listed with the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs as having a filing pending.

That could mean a number of things, but at the very least, it means that Topgolf, founded in 2000 in the United Kingdom, is exploring the possibility of a Southeast Michigan location that would be its first in the state.

"We are aware that Topgolf is considering locating one of their units here in Michigan and that our community is one of what I believe could be several potential locations," Tom Tanghe, Auburn Hills city manager, said Friday afternoon in an email. "Beyond that, we are unaware of any formal decision they have made to locate here or anywhere else in Michigan."

Its locations also include a large food and drink menu, which you can get a flavor for by clicking here.

"We are actively looking at and considering opportunities in the Detroit metro market but we have not finalized anything specific yet," Topgolf spokeswoman Morgan Wallace said via email Friday afternoon.

The Lowe's plans in 2008 fell apart when the economy did, so the site — which Crain's once described as "the last major retail parcel to be developed near the intersection" — has been sitting stagnant for years as big-box stores have gone up around it. The 21.5-acre site is vacant, although nearby are Meijer, Home Depot, Sam's Club, Target, Costco, Best Buy — not to mention, of course, Great Lakes Crossing Outlets to the southwest.

The site for sale for $6.5 million, according to a listing from the Southfield office of CBRE Inc. It is owned by GLC Auburn Hills LLC, an entity tied to Bingham Farms-based The Silverman Cos.

Topgolf's first three locations were in the United Kingdom. WestRiver Group, the U.S. licensee; Callaway Golf Co. (NYSE: ELY); Thomas Dundon; and Providence Equity Partners are four of the lead investors.

The company says its locations average 35,000 visits per day and 13 million customers per year.

Topgolf has U.S. locations in Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Virginia, New Jersey, Tennessee, North Carolina, Georgia, Kansas, Florida, Oklahoma, Texas, Colorado, Arizona, Utah, Nevada, Oregon and California.

And perhaps, soon, Michigan.