Cherry Hills Golf & Lodge

Getting To Know: Cherry Hills Golf & Lodge

An Insightful Interview With Jon Martell, General Manager

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 Jon Martell 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
Cherry Hills is a beautiful natural setting for golf with rolling terrain and exceptional views. The layout provides a fun challenge for skilled players as well as ample forgiveness for recreational golfers. The lodge is situated in a grandstand style, hovering over the 9th green, and every room has a patio or balcony that looks out over the golf course.

If Someone Was Looking To Golf In The Area, Why Should They Play Your Course?
The convenience of being able to walk right out of your room to the golf course is a favorite quality of many of our guests. The good course conditions, convenient location, and great rates also make Cherry Hills the best value in Door County.

What Tips or Local Knowledge Would You Provide To Help Them Score Better At Your Course?
Straighter is better than longer!

Recent Awards or What You Are Most Proud About The Course? We are most proud of the recovery that Cherry Hills has made after several years of neglect. The progress and improvement have happened in a short period of time and we constantly receive great feedback from players who have returned. We look forward to continuing the improvements to make Cherry Hills a favorite Door County golf destination.

What Is The Signature, Most Talked About, or Most Photographed Hole?
Hole 15 is affectionately known as the "Cliff Hole" where golfers must keep their tee shot short of a cliff at the edge of the fairway. Once players arrive to their tee shot they are greeted with an amazing panoramic vista of the Door County countryside. During the Fall Colors the view is absolutely breathtaking.

What Is Your Favorite Hole? Any Tips to Play It?
Number 15- "Cliff Hole" because of the view and the demanding shots it requires. Aim for the left side of the fairway off the tee and make sure to club down two clubs on your approach to offset the downhill.

Must Have Dish or Drink after the round at the 19th Hole?
If you play on a Friday, stick around for the Perch Fry!

Who Holds Course Record and What Was Their Score?
Cam Fuller

Back Tee Stats
Par: 72
Yardage: 6196
Slope: 121
Rating: 69.2

More Information
Cherry Hills Golf & Lodge
5905 Dunn Road
Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, 54235
920-743-3240

www.golfcherryhills.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.