Trempealeau Mountain Golf Club

Getting To Know: Trempealeau Mountain Golf Club

An Insightful Interview With Chad Landis, General Manager

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 Chad Landis 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
Trempealeau Mountain is a mondern links style golf course with pristine bent grass greens. It is playable and challenging to all levels of golfers.

If Someone Was Looking To Golf In The Area, Why Should They Play Your Course?
Our top service and course conditions

What Tips or Local Knowledge Would You Provide To Help Them Score Better At Your Course?
Always stay below the hole and club accordingly to account for the wind

Any recent changes to the golf course? Or any upcoming changes?
We have completed a Clubhouse remodel, added new golf carts. Planning some tee changes and tee rebuilds.

Recent Awards or What You Are Most Proud About The Course?
Voted Best Golf Course in Coulee Region
Voted 2nd Best Golf Course Along the Mississippi River Highway

What Is The Signature, Most Talked About, or Most Photographed Hole?
Our Signature hole is the Par 3 14th. Short Par3 all carry over the water to the peninsula green.

What Is Your Favorite Hole? Any Tips to Play It?
My favorite hole is the 13th. Mid length Par 4 with a stream flowing across the fairway midway to the hole. It forces you to either layup and hit mid iron into a narrow green surrounded by bunkers or go for it off the tee to have just a sand wedge into the green for your chance at a birdie.

Must Have Dish or Drink after the round at the 19th Hole?
one of our ice cold Draft Beers or Bloody Mary's. Pair that with one of our delicious Wraps with a side of Garlic Cheese Curds.

For the traveling golfer, do you have lodging onsite or partner with any area hotels?
We do not have any lodging accomodations, but there are several hotels within a 15 mile radius.

Who Holds Course Record and What Was Their Score?

Back Tee Stats
Par: 71
Yardage: 6490
Slope: 128
Rating: 71.7

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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.