Deer Valley #1

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By Brian Weis

The phrase that gets me excited about a golf course is "elevation changes." When Todd King, Head Golf Professional, invited me out to preview Deer Valley G.C. he didn't have to say too much more after that phrase. He had me shortly after "rolling terrain" and "amazing views."

I booked a tee time a few weeks out and from that moment, I started counting down the days. My excitement grew as I recalled seeing the course numerous times from the freeway and it appeared to be a roller coaster thrill ride.

As I pulled into the parking lot, the hills appeared even bigger from what I witnessed from the freeway. I admit I was giddy before stepping foot on the property. At that moment, I thought I died and went to heaven. What I didn't realize was how much closure I would be after climbing the first hole.

While checking in, I received a four page "Tips from The Proshop" pamphlet that shared local knowledge on how to play each hole. My only advice, grab it and read it twice before playing each hole.

If a picture is worth a thousand words, the following slide show will tell the whole story.

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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.