Whitnall Park Golf Course

Getting To Know: Whitnall Park Golf Course

An Insightful Interview With James Grogan, PGA Head Golf 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 James Grogan 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
Whitnall Park Golf Course was designed by George Hansen and founded in 1932. Located in Milwaukee County's largest park--640 acres--this Championship layout will challenge the low-handicap golfer. Trees line the fairways of all 18 holes of this heavily wooded course.

The 2005 clubhouse deck addition offers a broad view of the course and Mallard Lake. This wheelchair-accessible deck provides seating for 54 at glass-topped patio tables.

If Someone Was Looking To Golf In The Area, Why Should They Play Your Course?
Whitnall Park Golf Course championship layout will certainly challenge the low-handicap with trees lining every hole, but is also friendly to the beginner golfers and juniors as well with the different sets of tees. It's certainly a golf course for all abilities.

What Tips or Local Knowledge Would You Provide To Help Them Score Better At Your Course?
Straight off the tee is key to scoring here as the course is heavily guarded by the tree lines.

What Is The Signature, Most Talked About, or Most Photographed Hole?
#12 which is a scenic 504 yard par 5 outlined with tree lines and creek guarding the green which will really come into play for those going for it in 2.

What Is Your Favorite Hole? Any Tips to Play It?
I love them all. Stay in the fairway and below the hole.

Must Have Dish or Drink after the round at the 19th Hole?
Friday Fish Fry in clubhouse!

Who Holds Course Record and What Was Their Score?
Jim Ignatowski 63

Back Tee Stats
Par: 71
Yardage: 6508
Slope: 119
Rating: 71.3

More Information
Whitnall Park Golf Course
6751 S. 92nd Street
Franklin, WI, 53132
414.425.7931
http://milwaukeecountygolfcourses.com/whitnall_details/

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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.