Getting To Know: Tuscumbia Golf Course By Brian Weis

Getting To Know: Tuscumbia Golf Course

An Insightful Interview With John Geils, Owner

By Brian Weis

Whether you have played a course 20+ times a year or looking to play the course for the first time, insights from an insider can help enhance your golf experience. Below is an interview with John Geils who shares some valuable tidbits about the course, memorable holes and must eats and treats at the 19th.

Give Our Readers An Overview of the Golf Course/Property
Tuscumbia Golf Course is Wisconsin's oldest and friendliest place to enjoy a challenging and spirited round of golf. Founded in 1896, Tuscumbia is nestled in the charming and historic resort community of Green Lake. Tuscumbia's grounds are maintained in top-notch condition throughout the golfing season, from the majestic evergreens, maples and oaks to the magnificent park-like setting. Tuscumbia maintains a wealth of tradition that has a certain allure, whether you're a novice or seasoned professional, golf at Tuscumbia promises to be one of the most memorable rounds you will ever play.

If Someone Was Looking To Golf In The Area, Why Should They Play Your Course?
Well, first of all, it's in great, great shape and we've reverted a lot of the course back to its original status. We are the oldest 18 hole course in Wisconsin. Very proud of that. And our heritage again depicts the old classic corses, narrow fairway, and small greens. It is a very challenging course but a lot of fun for the average golfer to the three handicap.

What Tips or Local Knowledge Would You Provide To Help Them Score Better At Your Course?
It is a fairly straight out in front of you type golf course. You cannot grip it and rip it from the blues and expect to be in play. The course rewards those that are accurate. Like many traditional courses aty below the holes for your par and birdie putts.

Any recent changes to the golf course? Or any upcoming changes?
The greens used to be square in nature. On holes #8, #11 and #12 we are restoring the greens. Each year we been doing a few greens at a time.

Also on holes #4 and #5 we are using some of the natural typography to add some features like water.

What Is The Signature, Most Talked About, or Most Photographed Hole?
Hole number 15. It's about 565 yards from the back tees. You need to find the fairway with your driver. The second shot is blind so if you can take alook and find your aiming point. The hole demands accuracy. The approach to the green is surrounded by traps.

What Is Your Favorite Hole? Any Tips to Play It?
I like the nostalgia of hole number 10 has a little water to the left and plays down into in the valley. So if you hit the green, you get a wait for it to release on the green and you get to to see how close you are to the pin. But if you're left or right, you're in the woods.

Must Have Dish or Drink after the round at the 19th Hole?
680 North Restaurant at Tuscumbia Country Club has one of the best fish frys in the area.

For the traveling golfer, do you have lodging onsite or partner with any area hotels?
One site we have a 10 unit condominium we rent out for stay play packages. Most popular is our four bedroom units because you can sleep eight comfortably.

For smaller groups there are hotels, motels and bed and breakfast around the area.

Back Tee Stats
Par: 71
Yardage: 6514 yards
Slope: 127
Rating: 71.0

More Information
Tuscumbia Golf Course
680 Illinois Avenue
Green Lake, WI, 54941
(920) 294-3381

www.tuscumbia.net

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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.

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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.

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