Hawks Landing Golf Club - Verona, Wisconsin

An Overview and Photo Gallery

By Brian Weis

Driving up the entrance to Hawks Landing you will notice two things you rarely see on a Wisconsin golf course, a silo and an island styled green. Before you even park your car, you know you are in for a treat. The semi-private course winds through a western Madison real estate development. While a few holes are lined with homes, the link style course weaves through prairie grasses, rolling hills and wetlands. The conditions are pristine with bent grass tees, fairways and greens. The public is invited to play and can arrange tee times up to seven days in advance.

Signature Hole - The Silo Hole

The closing hole is appropriately dubbed "The Silo Hole. In the rough on the left sits the remains of an old farmstead, including a concrete silo. Do not gaze at the structure too long because three well struck shots are needed to close out the round. The 587 yard hole climbs uphill and is capped with a false front green. Choose your approach club wisely or par is not in your future.

While the silo hole is the signature, Rich Bartley, Head PGA Professional, shared that his favorite is the long par 3, 13th. "From the back tees, it plays about 200 yards and the ball needs to land gently to hold the green. Trouble surrounds the green with deep sand bunkering and the pin seems like it always set in a tough spot," commented Bartley.

He summed it up by stating, "It is an underrated hole on the course but it is a challenge. Par is a great score on this hole."

The 19th Hole

After your round, casual dining awaits in The Roost Pub And Grill. The club house pub features 16 beers on tap and some of the best pouring Guinness in Dane County. Locals rave about Roost burgers and Red Brat. Outdoor seating is available that overlooks the golf course.

Recent Awards

Best Places To Play 4 1/2 Stars - Golf Digest
2006 Golf Course of the Year - Golf Course Owners of Wisconsin
Best of Madison - Madison Magazine

The Skinny

18 Holes - Semi Private
4 Tees: 7227, 6678, 6066 and 5395 yards
Slope/Rating: 134/74.8
18 Hole Weekend Rate: $74

More Information
88 Hawks Landing Circle
Verona WI, 53593
(608) 848-4295
www.hawkslandinggolfclub.com

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Photo Credit: Brian Weis, GolfWisconsin.com

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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.