Category: Golf
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Little Eddie Gets Big Boost for Mental Health Programs
A last-minute gift helped to double the impact of the eighth annual Little Eddie Big Cup golf outing at Peninsula State Park on Oct. 2. During the nine years since Eddie Strege’s passing, his friends and family have turned the event into not only a celebration of his life, but also a fundraiser to support […]
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Short Courses Provide Great Practice, Fun Rounds
It was 6 pm on a Saturday, south of Sturgeon Bay at 27 Pines Golf Course, half of which occupies former rich farm ground and half of which sits on soil that barely covers sand from an ancient dune west of Lake Michigan. One group of about 25 people was finishing a potluck meal on […]
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Alpine operators take aim at making the course great Improvement planning continues for Alpine Golf Course, but Simon Ward, director of golf operations and Alpine Sports Club, said he’s not quite ready to elaborate publicly about any envisioned changes or ideas for enhancements. Still, there’s cause for eager anticipation for the years to come at […]
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One Quick Point about Pro Golf’s Current Controversy
A lot of Americans – and the 11 or so Door County residents who sweat over fantasy golf – hate the Saudi-backed LIV golf tour. Some call its golfers traitors for taking the money to play on the rogue tour. One could compare LIV to the old Dr. J-era ABA, only with millions of dollars […]
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Twenty Get Their Kicks on the Peninsula Park Six
A casual Sunday round on the short course kicked off the big event of the week: the Resorters Tournament at Peninsula State Park Golf Course. Winners in both the Men’s and Women’s Divisions – Andrew Spengler and Amy Gehrke – carded scores of 1-under-par, 17. Mike Popiel and Kevin Briel finished with 18s. Twenty players […]
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Late-summer Tournaments Are Season Highlights for Many
Eighty-one players teamed up Aug. 4 to drive for show and putt for dough during the 31st annual Jocko Rader Senior Scramble at Idlewild Golf Club. The annual tournament for players ages 55 and older fell in the middle of a string of golf outings at Idlewild, including the Aug. 10 Coast Guard and Marine […]
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Kraus Wins Red Jacket at Red Putter Pro Tourney
Matthew Kraus is the proud winner of the 2022 Red Putter Pro Tournament. Kraus took home the red jacket Saturday, Aug. 6 when he topped 71 players in the grueling heat of Ephraim. Kraus tallied a 3-round score of 106, earning the $2,000 prize. He also won in 2019 and took second in 2021. Zach […]
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Mid-season Reform: Late-summer Lessons Can Benefit Golfers at All Levels
When’s the best time for a golf lesson: the beginning of the season? Indoors with a simulator during the winter or early spring? Or is it better to take a lesson in the middle of the summer, when you’ve had some encouraging days but have occasionally fallen back into bad habits? Horseshoe Bay head golf […]
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IDLEWILD Sundowners Women’s League July 27, 2022 • Top scores: Anna Larsen 42, Pat Mielke 45, Rita Hunt 48, Patti Baur 50, Lynn Kranich 50, Karen Joiner 52, Ellen Felhofer 55, Pam DeMelle 56, Julie Sarter 58, Lori Bloomer 58 • Pars: Anna Larsen 3, Pat Mielke 2, Rita Hunt 2, Karen Joiner 1 • Fewest putts: Anna […]
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Golf Takes Nick Kwaterski to New Places — and Now Back Home
Few golfers can successfully hoist a 317-yard drive over the woods and onto the green, cutting off the dogleg on the 353-yard 10th hole at Peninsula State Park Golf Course. But, it’s a feat that Peninsula general manager Jason Daubner has seen Nick Kwaterski pull off. “I’ve never seen a player with as much raw […]
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Door County Grad Approaches a Decade of Teaching at an Elite Golf Facility
Steven Cox has chased and achieved many of his golf-related goals, which includes helping avid golfers realize their on-course dreams. The 2005 Gibraltar High School graduate has learned the golf business well, made great connections with the right people and established himself as a trusted instructor at one of America’s elite golf complexes. Cox has […]
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The area’s most dedicated mini golfers (and some not so dedicated) will converge on the Red Putter in Ephraim on Saturday, Aug. 6 for the 20th Red Putter Pro Tournament. The intense battle for the red jacket returns with players from far and wide. To qualify, players must score under par on the course. Several […]
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Tournament Time Arrives at Peninsula and Idlewild
Multiple championships are up for grabs early next month during two of Door County’s most competitive golf events. Teams of players ages 55 and older can vie for prizes and either of two titles during the 31st Jocko Rader Senior Outing at Idlewild on Aug. 4. The senior scramble typically draws more than 30 four-person […]
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As a lifelong gym rat, I didn’t get decent at basketball until about 28 years old, when that skill wasn’t worth anything at all. And I didn’t learn the truth about the game until 42. By then, when I wasn’t very good or quick, but my teammates were, I morphed into that space-occupying, aggravating guy-in-the-middle […]
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Salty Seagull Adds County’s Second Mini-Golf Tournament
You drive for show, but you putt for dough. Or for bragging rights. Or to win a friendly bet to force a fellow competitor to pay for the post-round refreshments. In an era of 300-yard driving averages among almost all PGA Tour pros, that short-game adage now holds true more in miniature golf than on […]
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Golf by Design: Modern Marvels and Bootstrapped Courses
This is the second installment in a two-part look at the people behind the design of Door County’s 10 golf courses. Part one was published in the Early Summer edition of Door County Living. Read part 1 here>> Door County’s most prestigious clubs and the nine-hole tracks designed for leisurely family outings have one thing […]
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Sturgeon Bay Grad Sean Zak Writing at the Home of Golf
The work-from-home trend gave Sean Zak a once-in-a-lifetime chance to make his dream job even more magical. Five years ago, the former three-sport athlete from Sturgeon Bay made his UW-Madison journalism peers and golf-addict roommate jealous when he landed a full-time position at GOLF Magazine. At first, his chores included writing captions and filling other […]
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Wanted: Good Homes for Golf Art
Peter Trenchard made great contributions to golf in Door County and nationwide through the years, and along the way, he amassed hundreds of art and history pieces related to golf. Many of them had a home at Cherry Hills Golf & Lodge in Sturgeon Bay, but after completely renovating the lodge, clubhouse and dining areas […]
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Lightning Bolt Gives Stonehedge a Jolt, but Course Is OK
Remember the Caddyshack scene in which Carl the greenskeeper used explosives while hunting for a troublesome gopher? New Stonehedge Golf Course owner Kevin Wehrenberg said that scene from the classic golf movie came to mind after he showed up at the course one May morning and had to start digging in several parts of the […]
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Golf-History Buff Chips in Great Research Resource
Retired Wisconsin golf-course superintendent Scott Schaller loves golf history and shared a treasure trove with us this spring. After reading part one of our Door County Living magazine feature about the designers of the county’s oldest golf courses, Schaller emailed a link that leads deeper into the rest of the story. Schaller’s dad, Fritz, designed […]