Koshkkonong Mounds Country Club

Getting To Know: Koshkkonong Mounds Country Club

An Insightful Interview With Matthew Reel, General Manager / Head PGA Professional

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 Matthew Reel 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
Koshkonong Mounds Country Club sets upon the eastern shores of historic Lake Koshkonong just south of Fort Atkinson, WI. Koshkonong Mounds Country Club originally known as The Lake Shore Hotel built as a resort in 1870 to host affluent sportsman wishing to hunt the legendary waters of Lake Koshkonong. In 1922 the initial golf course construction began utilizing many of the native effigy mounds as navigational hazards. The golf course opened for play in the summer of 1924.

Today, Koshkonong Mounds Country Club is an award winning full 18 hole golf facility with an additional 9 holes being added in 1981. As our facility continues to grow and change we always look to our past for inspiration and towards the future for aspiration!

If Someone Was Looking To Golf In The Area, Why Should They Play Your Course?
It's simply...we are the Best in the Area! We offer a very high level of service and a truly unique golf experience, along with a terrific menu of amenities to take advantage of before or after your round.

What Tips or Local Knowledge Would You Provide To Help Them Score Better At Your Course?
The best advice I could give any player new to KMCC it would be; "take what the golf course gives you and stay patient". Meaning don't try to over power the golf course and simply play to landing areas and to the center of greens and good things will happen!

Recent Awards or What You Are Most Proud About The Course?
Golf Digest: 4 Stars - Best Places to Play The Knot (Online Wedding Guide): Top 10 Wedding Destination Jefferson County Daily Union: Area's Best Golf Course - 5 years running

What Is The Signature, Most Talked About, or Most Photographed Hole?
Our signature has to be our panoramic sunsets views over Lake Koshkonong.

What Is Your Favorite Hole? Any Tips to Play It? My personal favorite holes are #1 and #16. #1 Nicknamed "Hinikaragi" meaning "Warm Welcome" in native Winnebago says it all. I love this hole because it is such a great representative of the entire layout at KMCC. It is a short par 4 (340) that is as picturesque as you could ever ask for in a starting hole. A tee shot that begins with a beautiful lake view and a fairway that is lined with mature trees followed by an approach shot to a small postage stamp green with a inviting bunker protecting any left side pin placement.

On the back name #16 stands out as my favorite hole. It is a demanding long par 4 (414) nicknamed "Outlaw", simply because it can break the bank. A tee shot that begins with a perfect set up for a high draw. Mature trees protect the left side and two well placed bunkers act as your sight line to work the ball back to the center of the fairway. The challenge

Must Have Dish or Drink after the round at the 19th Hole?
Must Have: Effigy Ale - a custom crafted micro brew

Who Holds Course Record and What Was Their Score?
64 - Jim Majewski, Pete Strom, Scott Housley

Back Tee Stats
Par: 71
Yardage: 6542
Slope: 125
Rating: 72.6

More Information
Koshkkonong Mounds Country Club
W7670 Koshkonong Mounds Rd
Fort Atkinson, WI, 53538
920-563-2823
www.kmccgolf.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.