Bown Deer Park Golf Course - Hole #18

Golf Course Overview: Brown Deer Park Golf Course

Insights From An Insider With Andrew Barrett, PGA Head Golf Professional

By Brian Weis

Local and traveling golfers love to research courses before playing them, whether it is to gain some local knowledge or to set an expectation before their upcoming round. Below is an interview with Andrew Barrett who shares some valuable insight about the property, its most talked about holes and the signature dish/drink to consume at the 19th hole.

Provide a brief description of the golf course/property, the terrain and best times of the year to play.
Brown Deer Park is a timeless golf course. Bent grass throughout and medium hills to offer a champion's layout. June, July, August are the peak season for us, but I like the fall colors from our abundance of trees.

Share with golfers, your most recent awards and golf course improvements.
We are a full service system. Milwaukee County Parks won the National Parks award a few years ago. For Brown Deer, along with offering great golf and food, we excel at merchandise too. Winning the Wisconsin PGA Merchandiser of the Year Award 3 of the last 5 years.

Any tips on playing and reading the greens?
Know your distance to the front of the green and be sure to carry that distance. Peak green speeds a re fast and you will want to be below the hole for an uphill putt. Down hill putts are fast and can be head scratchers when determining how much break or speed to play.

Starting on hole #1, are there any tips to get your round off on the right foot?
Hole #1 can play long and par is a great score. Miss left, not right off the tee hope for the best. Moving on, keep the ball in the short grass. Our rough can be long and challenging.

What is your favorite par 5, and how would you recommend playing it?
Hole #18 is a signature hole at Brown Deer. If you get over the creek and negotiate the bunkers, you might be able to reach the green in two. If you can't, layup short of the well guarded green with deep bunkers.

What is your favorite par 3, and how would you recommend playing it?
Hole #11 is slightly downhill par 3 with water left and deep bunker right. Hitting the green is a solid shot and should set you up for a birdie or easy par.

In your opinion, what is the hardest hole and do you have any tips on playing it?
Hole #8 is a tough hole for better players. It requires a tee shot that has the right line and distances. However, do not miss left. If you do, you may have to do some good work to get your par.

As a golfer plays the final three holes, is there a chance for salvation? (any tips on closing out the round?)
Absolutely! Hole #16 has a large pond in front of the green, but is a short hole. Tony Finau drove over the pond each day when playing the Greater Milwaukee Open (The former PGA Tour event held at Brown Deer) A good tee shot and wedge can offer up a birdie.

Hole #17 is not long, but has trouble off the tee. If you steer clear of the left trees with a good approach shot, you can get a par/birdie.

Hole #18 as stated above is a scoreable par 5. Be careful, this hole can make you look silly really quick if you make either make poor shots or poor decisions.

Contact Course
Brown Deer Park Golf Course
7625 North Range Line Rd
Milwaukee, WI, 53214
414-352-3353

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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.