Waushara CC - Westwoods #7

Getting To Know: Waushara Country Club

An Insightful Interview With Eric Bucholtz, General Manager/Director of Golf

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 Eric Bucholtz 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
27 holes that play very differently from our middle tees to the back tees. Two island greens; a very risk reward golf course.

If Someone Was Looking To Golf In The Area, Why Should They Play Your Course?
You can spend the hole day with us and play all three courses for around $60. I think we are located in a very underestimated golf area. We also have great stay and play packages with local hotels and bed and breakfasts. The local favorite for dining and lodging is the Silvercryst which is located on beautiful Silver Lake about one mile away. I like to tell everyone that we are two hours from everywhere and it is well worth the trip.

What Tips or Local Knowledge Would You Provide To Help Them Score Better At Your Course?
You don't have to be super long to play our golf course, hitting fairways and greens is much more important. Try not to be above the hole.

Recent Awards or What You Are Most Proud About The Course?
We have an amazing membership base that volunteer all over the golf course and clubhouse. On a daily basis you will see people gassing and cleaning carts, bar tending, picking the range, racking bunkers, planting and maintaining flowers, picking up garbage and filling ball washers. Our members know how great of a deal our membership is and work very hard to keep it that way. The staff and membership are very proud of our facility and truly treat it as their own.

What Is The Signature, Most Talked About, or Most Photographed Hole?
Bridges number 7 is completely surrounded by water; you must take a bridge to and from the green. It only plays about 135 but it is very intimidating.

What Is Your Favorite Hole? Any Tips to Play It?
I really enjoy the stretch of Lakeview 5-7. It really has a northwoods feel.

Must Have Dish or Drink after the round at the 19th Hole?
I would suggest a Bloody Mary or a local brew like Point Amber or a New Glarus.

Back Tee Stats
Par: 72
Yardage: 6450
Slope: 119
Rating: 71

More Information
Waushara Country Club
N2410 Hillside St.
Wautoma, Wisconsin, 54982
920-787-4649

www.wausharacountryclub.com

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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.