Under new ownership, the Pinewood Country Club heading in new direction By Brian Weis

Under new ownership, the Pinewood Country Club heading in new direction

By Brian Weis

Pinewood Country Club's general manager, Stefanie Edwards, is ready to shake off the rust.

"Been so excited, we were a little delayed this year with the opening with the snow so. Everyone came out and our course turned out great. The greens are perfect condition coming out of the winter so it's going to be a good golf season," said Edwards.

The Country Club in Harshaw has new owners this season,

Causing a few major changes

The vintage restaurant and bar is open for the first time in years.

"Just went under new ownership this year so we are making some big changes, but still having that friendly family atmosphere that we've always had," said Edwards.

There is plenty of nature, perhaps more than some golfers bargain for...

"Yeah, we have a lot of animals here. On the back nine we have some wolves and coyotes who like to take equipment: mainly the tee markers. Hopefully this year won't be as bad. We are coating them in a little different coating," said Edwards.

With over 60 years of operation, Pinewood has become a familiar destination for golfers..

Stefanie is excited to give back to the course where she has golfed since childhood.

"I love Pinewood, it's family and the members are great. It's nice to have the public come in. Always meeting new people, so we are excited to bring that restaurant too and get more people sitting in pinewood and the golf course who maybe don't golf," said Edwards.

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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.