TROON SELECTED TO MANAGE GOLF OPERATIONS AT TAPATIO SPRINGS HILL COUNTRY RESORT By Brian Weis

TROON SELECTED TO MANAGE GOLF OPERATIONS AT TAPATIO SPRINGS HILL COUNTRY RESORT

By Brian Weis

Scottsdale, Ariz. - Troon®, the leader in providing golf and club-related leisure and hospitality services, is pleased to announce it has been selected to manage the golf operations at Tapatio Springs Hill Country Resort in Boerne, Texas, located approximately 30 minutes from San Antonio. Troon Golf, the resort and daily-fee division of Troon, will oversee golf course agronomy, golf-related sales and marketing and will work closely with resort ownership and management to further enhance Tapatio Springs Resort's recognition as a premier destination in the state of Texas.

Owned by L&R Hotels and operated by HEI Hotels & Resorts, Tapatio Springs Hill Country Resort was established in 1981 and represented the first golf resort and conference destination in the state of Texas. The resort features 111 rooms, approximately 13,200 sq. ft. of meeting space, two F&B outlets, an outdoor swimming pool, and an 18-hole championship golf course. The golf course was originally designed by Bill Johnston in 1981 before being renovated and redesigned by architect Tripp Davis in 2013. Consistently ranked among the top courses in Texas, Tapatio Springs meanders through rolling hills and towering live oaks of the 220-acre property, playing to a par of 72 and measuring 6,500 yards from the back tees. Additional golf amenities include a 47,000 sq. ft. clubhouse, a driving range, as well as practice putting and chipping greens. The course is open year-round to resort guests and public play.

"Troon is very excited to partner with HEI Hotels & Resorts and L+R Hotels at this premier golf resort in the Texas Hill Country," said Troon Chief Operating Officer Mike Ryan. "Tapatio Springs joins our portfolio of highly sought after U.S. and Texas club destinations and is ideal for golf enthusiasts seeing authentic Texas golf experiences."

Located in the heart of the famed Texas Hill Country and within driving distance of Texas' four major metropolitan areas: San Antonio, Austin, Dallas and Houston, Tapatio Springs Hill Country Resort is nestled in a picturesque river valley on hundreds of acres of tall, rugged hills of limestone and granite, natural springs, and scenic vistas.

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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.