The Orchards - Hole #16

Getting To Know: Orchards Golf Course

An Insightful Interview With Jack Jackson, Managing Partner

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 Jack Jackson 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
Voted Door County's #1 public course by the Milwaukee Journal and by Cybergolf.com. 2012 places to play for women by Midwest Golf Magazine. Door County's only all Bent Grass public course. The course is set among Cherry and Apple orchards bring a real Door County feel to everyround.

If Someone Was Looking To Golf In The Area, Why Should They Play Your Course?
With 5 sets of Tees to choose from every golfer can find the right challenge to meet thier game. The Orchards is free of develpoment on the course and with quiet electric carts it the perfect place to relax on your vaction. Orchards Bar & Grill is open to serveyou as you enjoy a panoramic view of the back 9 from our large outdoor deck.

What Is The Signature, Most Talked About, or Most Photographed Hole?
Hole #16 was voted one of the par 5's on Northeast Wisconsin's top 18 holes. #17 is the most photographed due to it elevation change to a green surounded by water.

What Is Your Favorite Hole? Any Tips to Play It?
#18 is a great finishing par 5. after teeing off over the water a good 2nd shot puts you in a positon to finish your round with a birdie. Many matches have turned here.

Must Have Dish or Drink after the round at the 19th Hole?
Orchards Munchie basket, washed down with a Stella on the Patio.

Who Holds Course Record and What Was Their Score?
Jason Fitchett 64. I actually had the previlage of playing the round with him, it came during a practice round for the Cherryland Open. Eagle on 14, on #16 in two. is the best golf I have seen live.

Back Tee Stats
Par: 72
Yardage: 7206
Slope: 131
Rating: 75

More Information
Orchards Golf Course
8125 Heritage Lake Road
Egg Harbor, WI, 54209
920-868-2483
www.orchardsateggharbor.com

Article Tags: Orchards Golf Course, Door County Golf

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About: Brian Weis

Brian Weis is the Publisher of GolfTrips.com, a network of golf travel and directory sites including GolfWisconsin.com, GolfMichigan.com, ArizonaGolfer.com, GolfAlabama.com, etc. Professionally, Brian is a 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). In 2016, Brian won The Shaheen Cup, an award given to a golf travel writer by his peers.

All of his life, Brian has been around the game of golf. As a youngster, Brian competed at all levels in junior and high school golf. Brian had a zero chance for a college golf scholarship, so he worked on the grounds crew at West Bend Country Club to pay for his University of Wisconsin education. In his adult years, his passion for the game collided with his entrepreneurial spirit and in 2004 launched GolfWisconsin.com. In 2007, the idea for a network of local golf directory sites formed and GolfTrips.com was born. Today, the network consists of a site in all 50 states supported by national sites like GolfTrips.com, GolfGuide.com and GolfPackages.com. It is an understatement to say, Brian is passionate about promoting golf and golf travel on a local, regional, national and international level.

On the golf course, Brian is known as a fierce weekend warrior that fluctuates between a 5-9 handicap. With a soft fade, known as "The Weis Slice", and booming 300+ drives, he can blast it out of bounds with the best of them.