Brighton Dale Links

Getting To Know: Brighton Dale Links

An Insightful Interview With Dan Drier, General Manager Golf Operations for Kenosha County

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 Dan Drier 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
Kenosha County's Brighton Dale Links golf courses are skillfully carved from a spectacular natural setting. The excitement and challenge of golfing Brighton Dale Link's mature, tree-lined courses is enhanced by the majestic surrounding.

Three separate tracts comprise the 45-hole Brighton Dale Links complex. White Birch and Blue Spruce are 18-hole, par 72 layouts that measure 6,977 and 6,687 yards, respectively. Red Pine is a 9-hole, par 36 layout of 3,512 yards.

All 45 holes at Brighton Dale Links offer distinctive variances. The complex features: wetlands, mature deciduous trees, cathedral pines, numerous bunkers and hilly terrain along with well-manicured playing conditions. Brighton Dale Links is well worth the short drive to great golf!

Brighton Dale Links features a well stocked Golf Shop, club and cart rentals, practice range and a festive atmosphere. Brighton Dale links also features course designer signature holes and laser-measured yardage markers.

Brighton Dale Links is adjacent to the magnificent Wisconsin State Park Bong Recreation area

LET US BE YOUR COUNTRY CLUB FOR A DAY!

Courtesy, knowledge and professionalism are the watchwords of the Brighton Dale Links golf staff. Whether you're scheduling an outing, selecting golf equipment or seeking advice to correct your swing, we strive to accommodate your needs.

Reservations are accepted online at www.kenoshacountygolf.com or by phone 262-697-GOLF (4653). After a great round of golf, enjoy a cool drink in the clubhouse, or relax and enjoy the congenial atmosphere on the patio at sunset.

Try us for your next corporate outing! Outing times are welcomed weekdays and weekends. Our guest service representatives can detail your outing to fit any desire and arrange banquets on-site to satisfy even the largest appetite.

Brighton Dale Links golf courses are characterized by abundant, mature trees, rolling terrain, strategic sand traps and challenging water hazards. Enjoy the well-groomed playing conditions at reasonable rates. Regardless of which golf course you choose, we're glad you chose Brighton Dale Links for your golf experience!

What Tips or Local Knowledge Would You Provide To Help Them Score Better At Your Course?
Brighton Dale Links can be a challenging golf facility. Start the day right by choosing to play the correct tee box from the choice of four. Try and keep the ball in the short grass off the tee and take plenty of club on the par threes. The greens are large so heed the colors of the flags and aim for the correct quadrant of the green to hit to. The greens can be deceptive and players often play too much break. Short putts should rarely be played outside the hole and must be hit with conviction. Enjoy the completely natural surroundings without any home sites and bring you're "A" game. Have fun on this hidden gem of a great golf complex!

Recent Awards or What You Are Most Proud About The Course?
Rated 4 stars by Golf Digest places to play

What Is The Signature, Most Talked About, or Most Photographed Hole?
There are so many unique and outstanding holes it is very difficult to signal any specific one out.

If I would guess for the White Birch it would be Hole 5. The 424 yard tight uphill dogleg right par four with huge deciduous oaks was once named the toughest hole in Kenosha County Wisconsin. Or my personal favorite, 16 is a beautiful 525 yard par five that you need to hit out of a pine tree tunnel to an expansive lush fairway, and then to a bunker surrounded, deep and narrow green with some tricky twists.

On the Blue spruce it would have to be the 355 yard par four 18th hole that wraps around Juniper Lake. This is a huge risk reward hole where you have a good view of the green and big hitters are tempted to try and drive it but they need to be brave because it is all carry over the water and guarded by a Willow tree. Once on the green, take a second look at your putt as this is the most undulating green on the Blue Spruce golf course. My personal favorite is number 14, the 205 par three with water just in front of the tee to a well bunkered green that makes this hole a real challenge.

On the Red Pine Course the eighth hole a 443 yard par four that wraps around Lake Juniper is really exciting because the fairway runs all along the lake and slopes from left to right requiring great effort to keep your ball dry. Even if that is accomplished, the length of the hole sets you up for a challenging second shot to a well bunker green. This hole will test your skills. My personal favorite is the 192 yard par three ninth hole with mostly all force carry over water. This hole is very photogenic with the lake in front and huge specimen oaks surrounding a well bunker undulating green.

What Is Your Favorite Hole? Any Tips to Play It? See above.

Must Have Dish or Drink after the round at the 19th Hole?
The food at Brighton Dale Links is a real source of pride. The menu is right for a fun atmosphere in the clubhouse or on the patio overlooking Lake Juniper. The exceptional staff with service with a smile attitude presents the food piping hot and the beverages icy cold. The Fabulous Friday Night Fish Fry is excellent and offers four different entre selections. The sandwiches are prepared just the way you like it with an amazing variety of condiments. All of the appetizers are tasty as well. Any of the Charbroiled sandwiches put a smile on my face and a side of Tantalizing French Fries is a great companion.

Who Holds Course Record and What Was Their Score?
White Birch - 66 Bob Tierney
Blue Spruce - 66 Andrew Troyanek

Back Tee Stats
Red Pine: 9-Holes 66/36.5/36/3512
White Birch: 132/73.3/72/6977
Blue Spruce: 130/72.1/72/6687

More Information
Brighton Dale Links
830 248th Ave
Kansasville, WI, 53139
262-697-GOLF (4653)
www.kenoshacountygolf.com

Revised: 09/10/2013 - Article Viewed 35,017 Times - View Course Profile

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.