Getting To Know: Dretzka Park Golf Course By Brian Weis

Getting To Know: Dretzka Park Golf Course

An Insightful Interview With Hanc Spivey, Head Golf Professional

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 Hanc Spivey 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
Dretzka Golf Course is the second longest golf In the Milwaukee County Parks system. This Championship layout that was built on family farm land with elevation changes offers challenging play to the low-handicap golfer. Water is prevalent throughout the course, crossing twelve of the eighteen holes. Although it may seem wide open, narrow, sculpted fairways and long rough create a slicer's nightmare. There are four sets of tees to accommodate most skill levels

So slam the trunk, pick the appropriate tees and get ready to NUKE IT! The first hole is carry over water.

If Someone Was Looking To Golf In The Area, Why Should They Play Your Course?
Dretzka's length provides all skill levels a chance to hit every club in the bag .There are locker rentals available along with a full service concessions area. Also, Golf Range is available to warm up.

What Tips or Local Knowledge Would You Provide To Help Them Score Better At Your Course?
The key here, Is par the par 3's and you will be alright , the par 4's and par 5's, have generous landing areas and gives a good chance to make par ' play smart.

Recent Awards or What You Are Most Proud About The Course?
The chance to hit every club in the bag and the golf course is always in good shape, makes us proud.

What Is The Signature, Most Talked About, or Most Photographed Hole?
The first hole would be our signature hole, this challenging starting hole with an elevated tee and a carry over water, sets the first challenge for the day. Play Hard!

What Is Your Favorite Hole? Any Tips to Play It?
My favorite hole would be hole number 7. This longish par 3 plays more uphill than it looks. So take one more club. I made my first hole in one here during a team competition.

Must Have Dish or Drink after the round at the 19th Hole?
Dretzka's double cheeseburger, we think, is the best in the county. A must when you play here.

Who Holds Course Record and What Was Their Score?
The score of 65 is our course record. Which has been equaled by four golfers over the years.

Back Tee Stats
Par: 72
Yardage: 6809
Slope: 126
Rating: 72.3

More Information
Dretzka Park Golf Course
12020 W Bradley Rd
Milwaukee, WI, 53224
414 354-7300
www.milwaukeecountygolfcourses.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.