Dretzka Park Golf Course

Golf Course Overview: Dretzka Park Golf Course

Insights From An Insider With Scott Walecki, General Manager/Head Golf Professional

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 Scott Walecki who shares some valuable insight about the property, its most talked about holes and the signature dish/drink to consume at the 19th hole.

How Does Your Course Differ From The Others In The Area?
Dretzka Park Golf Course is amazing golf course that has water on 13 out of the 18 holes. The layout is challenging as each hole is very different. We offer 5 sets of tees for all skill levels.

For someone who has not played the course in awhile, has there been any new changes/renovations to the course or property?
The course conditions are always top notch and gives even the best golfers a challenge.

What is your course's answer to Amen Corner? (Describe your best/hardest 3 back/back/back holes)
Holes 8, 9, 10.

These are lengthy and difficult holes where a precise tee shot is key.

What is your course's claim to fame, or is there a little known fact that golfers should know about the property?
It was originally design to host the PGA Greater Milwaukee Open.

What tournaments/events have you (recently) hosted or will be hosting?
We host many charity, corporate, junior golf events every year. We host the WPGA Junior Championship every year.

Besides golf, what other amenities do you offer if a golfer wants to spend most of the day at your facility?
We have a elite 27 hole disc golf course on property. We also have a great food and beverage operation.

For the traveling golfer, do you have lodging onsite or partner with any area hotels?

Signature sandwich or drink?
Your true Wisconsin comfort food a Brat and Miller Lite

Contact Course
Dretzka Park Golf Course 12020 W. Bradley Rd Milwaukee, WI, 53224 414-354-7300

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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.