Green Spring Golf Course

Getting To Know: Green Spring Golf Course

An Insightful Interview With Nick Neeley, 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 Nick Neeley 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
Public Golf Course. Driving Range, Snack, Bar Pro Shop. 18 holes par 72 6859 yards from the back tees Desert Layout, Ravines, Gorges, Sand Traps, Lakes, Ponds, Golf Course surrounded by upscale homes. Gene Bates Design. It was one of Gene Bates first designs, some say it was his best effort and Gene Bates has Designed some beautiful Golf Course in his career. Pin Valley Mountain backdrop, the gorge holes #5 and #6 and the two most prolific colors in nature, Red Rock and Green Grass are absolutely stunning.

If Someone Was Looking To Golf In The Area, Why Should They Play Your Course?
Price, Very Reasonable rates, Very Friendly Tee boxes, Gold Senior tees, Men White tee. Golf Course has all the excitement any Golfer can stand.

What Tips or Local Knowledge Would You Provide To Help Them Score Better At Your Course?
Hit it Straight. Aim for the middle of the Green. And Two putt.

Recent Awards or What You Are Most Proud About The Course?
Green Spring Golf Course has is constantly being ranked by different Golf Publications as being one of the top Golf Courses in the State of Utah to play.

What Is The Signature, Most Talked About, or Most Photographed Hole?
Holes #5 and #6. Because 0f the Gorge you have to hit over and Pine Valley Mountain as the backdrop.

What Is Your Favorite Hole? Any Tips to Play It?
#12 because it is short and easy and gives you a break from the demands of the rest of the Golf Course. It is only 300 yards and you can gamble with a Driver off the tee or you can protect yourself with a Fairway Wood or Hybrid off the tee.

Must Have Dish or Drink after the round at the 19th Hole?
It is always nice to settle up the days action on the course with a little H2) or other stuff after the round.

Who Holds Course Record and What Was Their Score?
62 Kim Thompson

Back Tee Stats
Par: 72
Yardage: 6859
Slope: 138
Rating: 73.5

More Information
Green Spring Golf Course
588 N. Green Spring Dr.
St. George, Utah, 84780
435-673-7888

www.greenspringgolfcourse.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.