Bear Creek Golf Complex - Chandler Arizona

Bear Creek Golf Complex Improvements

Brian Calhoun, PGA, shares his thoughts

By Brian Weis

Over the past year Bear Creek Golf Complex analyzed guest feedback and decided to make major changes to the course and its maintenance. The two main focuses were the bunkers and turf. The course has recently announced the completion of the changes.

Brian Calhoun, PGA Teaching Professional, shared his thoughts on the recent changes. "In a continuing attempt to provide you with the best product and golf value in the East Valley, our golf courses are better than ever this year. We have some new and improved golf course maintenance practices that we would like to share with you."

Our overseeding process on The Bear Course this year changed to dynamically improve the putting surfaces. In addition to the perennial ryegrass and poa trivialis seed that is normally used for overseeding greens, we've added creeping bentgrass to the mix to give a smoother, fuller texture to the surface. Furthering our effort to make the greens smooth and true was the application of three times the amount of seed on the greens that has been applied in years past.

In addition, new Toro mowers have drastically improved the quality and uniformity of cut on the grass. The result: the greens at Bear Creek are better than ever. Come out and enjoy the improvements that we've made. We think you'll be glad that you did," said Calhoun.

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About: Brian Weis

Brian Weis is the Publisher of GolfTrips.com, a network of golf travel and directory sites including GolfWisconsin.com, GolfMichigan.com, ArizonaGolfer.com, GolfAlabama.com, etc. Professionally, Brian is a 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). In 2016, Brian won The Shaheen Cup, an award given to a golf travel writer by his peers.

All of his life, Brian has been around the game of golf. As a youngster, Brian competed at all levels in junior and high school golf. Brian had a zero chance for a college golf scholarship, so he worked on the grounds crew at West Bend Country Club to pay for his University of Wisconsin education. In his adult years, his passion for the game collided with his entrepreneurial spirit and in 2004 launched GolfWisconsin.com. In 2007, the idea for a network of local golf directory sites formed and GolfTrips.com was born. Today, the network consists of a site in all 50 states supported by national sites like GolfTrips.com, GolfGuide.com and GolfPackages.com. It is an understatement to say, Brian is passionate about promoting golf and golf travel on a local, regional, national and international level.

On the golf course, Brian is known as a fierce weekend warrior that fluctuates between a 5-9 handicap. With a soft fade, known as "The Weis Slice", and booming 300+ drives, he can blast it out of bounds with the best of them.