100 Holes for 100 Years Charity Challenge Commemorates WPGA Centennial Anniversary By Brian Weis

100 Holes for 100 Years Charity Challenge Commemorates WPGA Centennial Anniversary

Wisconsin PGA Section Is One of Only Seven PGA Sections to Reach 100-year Milestone

By Brian Weis

The Wisconsin Section of the Professional Golfers' Association of America (WPGA) commemorates its 100-year anniversary with the 100 Holes For 100 Years fundraiser (#WPGA100Holesfor100Years). WPGA professionals across the state will participate in a golf-focused challenge raising money for a non-profit organization of their choice and for PGA REACH Wisconsin, the charitable foundation of the Wisconsin PGA. The foundation impacts youth, military and diverse populations by enabling access to PGA Professionals, PGA Sections and the game of golf.

As the campaign name indicates, PGA professionals are challenged to play a total of 100 golf holes over the span of 100 days from May 2 to August 9. The fundraiser format is customizable with limitless fundraising potential. Golf professionals can play all 100 holes in one day, play one hole each day for 100 days or choose to split up the 100 holes divided amongst any number of days throughout the 100-day timeframe. Holes may be all played at one course or at up to 100 different courses at any golf venue throughout the state. They can play alone or invite others to participate in the fundraising initiative.

"Thrilled to provide members with a meaningful way to celebrate the milestone, this customizable fundraising platform will benefit both PGA REACH Wisconsin and local charities in the players' home communities," said Joe Stadler, Executive Director of WPGA since 1995 and WPGA member since 1990. "And the best part, all they have to do is play golf, lots of golf!"

The public is invited to help celebrate 100 years of WPGA by donating through the Givebutter online platform. Donations received by each golf professional's campaign will be evenly split between the non-profit organization of choice and PGA REACH Wisconsin. For more information, registration and for donations, visit https://givebutter.com/wpga100years.

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About: Brian Weis

Brian Weis is the mastermind behind GolfTrips.com, a vast network of golf travel and directory sites covering everything from the rolling fairways of Wisconsin to the sunbaked desert layouts of Arizona. If there’s a golf destination worth visiting, chances are, Brian has written about it, played it, or at the very least, found a way to justify a "business trip" there.

As a card-carrying member of the Golf Writers Association of America (GWAA), International Network of Golf (ING), Golf Travel Writers of America (GTWA), International Golf Travel Writers Association (IGTWA), and The Society of Hickory Golfers (SoHG), Brian has the credentials to prove that talking about golf is his full-time job. In 2016, his peers even handed him The Shaheen Cup, a prestigious award in golf travel writing—essentially the Masters green jacket for guys who don’t hit the range but still know where the best 19th holes are.

Brian’s love for golf goes way back. As a kid, he competed in junior and high school golf, only to realize that his dreams of a college golf scholarship had about the same odds as a 30-handicap making a hole-in-one. Instead, he took the more practical route—working on the West Bend Country Club grounds crew to fund his University of Wisconsin education. Little did he know that mowing greens and fixing divots would one day lead to a career writing about the best courses on the planet.

In 2004, Brian turned his golf passion into a business, launching GolfWisconsin.com. Three years later, he expanded his vision, and GolfTrips.com was born—a one-stop shop for golf travel junkies looking for their next tee time. Today, his empire spans all 50 states, and 20+ international destinations.

On the course, Brian is a weekend warrior who oscillates between a 5 and 9 handicap, depending on how much he's been traveling (or how generous he’s feeling with his scorecard). His signature move" A high, soft fade that his playing partners affectionately (or not-so-affectionately) call "The Weis Slice." But when he catches one clean, his 300+ yard drives remind everyone that while he may write about golf for a living, he can still send a ball into the next zip code with the best of them.

Whether he’s hunting down the best public courses, digging up hidden gems, or simply outdriving his buddies, Brian Weis is living proof that golf is more than a game—it’s a way of life.