Petrifying Springs Golf Course

Golf Course Overview: Petrifying Springs Golf Course

Insights From An Insider With Andrew Otis, Club House Manager

By Brian Weis

Local and traveling golfers love to research courses before playing them, whether it is to gain some local knowledge or to set an expectation before their upcoming round. Below is an interview with Andrew Otis who shares some valuable insight about the property, its most talked about holes and the signature dish/drink to consume at the 19th hole.

Provide a brief description of the golf course/property, the terrain and best times of the year to play.
With Petrifying Springs being the most mature park in Kenosha County, you will find an abundance of huge deciduous trees and a rolling landscape making up this sporty public course. It offers a classic golf course and clubhouse with an exceptional golf experience.

Created in 1936 by Joseph A. Roseman, Petrifying Springs Golf Course offers excitement and challenge with every hole. It is, skillfully etched from an impressive natural surroundings consisting of breathtaking hardwood forests tree lined fairways, hilly terrain, strategic sand traps and challenging water hazards. This traditional 18 hole, 6,000 yard, par 70 golf course is very player friendly and a must play.

Share with golfers, your most recent awards and golf course improvements.
2013-2017 Best Golf Course in Kenosha County

Any tips on playing and reading the greens?
You will want to keep the ball below the hole as the greens tend to have quite a bit of back to front slope to them.

Starting on hole #1, are there any tips to get your round off on the right foot?
Take advantage of the front 9 while you can as the back 9 will try and take a few strokes away from you.

What is your favorite par 5, and how would you recommend playing it?
Hole #9 is my favorite because it is most reachable with your second shot. Although its most reachable it also has a very challenging green complex that can add stokes quickly depending where you are and the pin is located. Steep back to front sloping green.

What is your favorite par 3, and how would you recommend playing it?
Hole #16 is a challenging par 3 with the green set into a giant hill amongst large cathedral pines. Don't go long on this hole as it slopes severely from back to front.

In your opinion, what is the hardest hole and do you have any tips on playing it?
Hole #18 is the hardest hole on the course, the tee shot is very demanding. You will want to be located in the right center of the fairway or you will not have a clear second shot to the green. The big hitters will have to be careful not to hit the tee shot too far as there is a water hazard that is about 280 yards from the tee box. The green is elevated well above where you are playing your second shot from.

As a golfer plays the final three holes, is there a chance for salvation? (any tips on closing out the round?)
The final three holes is the toughest stretch on the course. You will need to have extra concentration to properly maneuver these last few holes.

Contact Course
Petrifying Springs Golf Course
4909 7th Street
Kenosha, WI 53144
262-925-8000

www.petrifyingspringsgolf.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.