Washington County GC - 3 Hole Practice Course

Top Notch Practice Facility

By Brian Weis

Wrapped around the three acre driving range, lies one of the best kept golf secrets in Metro-Milwaukee. Washington County Golf Course boasts a three hole practice facility that is second to none. The pristine tee to green conditions equal that of the 18 hole championship course on property.

I admit, I played the course a dozen times before I even realized it was there. The first hole is just west of the driving range. The second hole borders the back of the range and third hole lines the entrance driveway.

#1 - A straight away rolling 280 yard hole with elevated green.

#2 - A 230 yard dog leg right with wind blown native fescue lining the left fairway.

#3 - A short 135 yard short par-3 with undulating green and oval-shaped sand bunker in front.

Need extra practice? In addition, to a 5 green driving range, Washington County GC features a full chipping green and practice bunker.

The Skinny
Rate: $7 to play unlimited holes.
Kids play free with paid adult.

Washington County Golf Course
6439 Clover Road
Hartford, WI 53027
262-670-6616
www.golfwcgc.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.