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Golf Travel Guide To South Bend Mishawaka

An Interview With Meghan Huff, Sports Sales Manager

By Brian Weis

Looking to plan the perfect golf trip to South Bend Mishawaka? Planning a buddies trip or a romantic golf getaway can be a full time job not to mention pressure filled to deliver a memorable experience. Below is an interview with Meghan Huff, Sports Sales Manager who shares some insider information about golfing and traveling to South Bend Mishawaka, must play courses, a sample itinerary and where you can go for more planning tools.

Give our readers an overview of your destination and why they should consider it for their next golf trip?
South Bend Mishawaka is your one stop golf destination that provides modern hotel accommodations, challenging golf courses, delicious dining options, and ample entertainment for visitors of all ages! Come stay and play a round of golf in the shadow of the dome and experience our vibrant community!

What are the must play courses in South Bend Mishawaka?
Make South Bend Mishawaka a stop on your golf vacation to experience our competitive golf courses and modern hotel accommodations. Our top hotels are awaiting your call to book your memorable stay and play golf packages. Every stay and play golf package will receive a free gift and challenging golf that will encourage you to return for a rematch with your friends!

What is the hidden gem and/or best value course?
With over 8 area public golf courses, it is difficult to choose which golf course is a hidden gem or best value as all courses provide affordable rates and scenic beauty.

Can you provide our readers with an ideal itinerary for a long weekend?
Plan on making a long weekend in our community to make sure you experience a competitive round of golf, delicious dining options, and the many entertainment hot-spots! Arrive on a Friday evening and grab dinner downtown South Bend at one of the many local restaurants and end the night at Corby's Bar (featured in the movie Rudy). Start your golf experience early Saturday morning so you have plenty of time to stop by the Notre Dame campus after your round of golf. Make sure you visit the grotto, golden dome, Basilica, and Touch Down Jesus for great pictures! From campus, make sure you stop by Eddy Street Commons at the Hammes Bookstore and O'Rourke's Public House to add onto your campus and Irish experience.

Saturday evening, you will want to make your way over to the Golf Club of Granger to enjoy delicious food and drinks and to continue your golf game by competing in their virtual golf simulators and games.

Before you head home on Sunday morning, enjoy one more round of golf at one of our local courses and grab a burger at The View Tavern downtown South Bend that was named the Best Burger of Northern Indiana!

Drive safe and come back to visit anytime!

After golf, what are the "must do" things or attractions to see?
Visit the University of Notre Dame -Visit Studebaker National Museum -Visit South Bend's downtown River Lights -Visit Golf Club of Granger -Visit East Race Waterway downtown South Bend

What is the best time to travel?
Anytime! Golf season peaks April-October with indoor golf simulator at Golf Club of Granger.

Anything else you would like to share about the South Bend Mishawaka?
South Bend Mishawaka is home to several golf courses and we invite you to experience them all!

Where can golfers go for more information to research and plan their trip?
Call 574-400-4021 or visit

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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.