Peninsula State Park Golf Course

A Door County Gem

By Brian Weis

Peninsula State Park is a household name for Wisconsin Campers and outdoor enthusiasts. The park offers over 400 campsites, miles of walking and bike paths and a public beach. A trip to the state park is not complete without climbing the 76 foot tower that overlooks Eagle Bluff, surrounding islands, and door county shoreline. If you are planning a trip to Door County add the 18 hole golf course to your itinerary.

While golfing you will enjoy spectacular views of Eagle Harbor and the Village of Ephraim. The front nine touts one of the most talked about holes in the area. The eighth hole coined as "The Drop" hole, paces off at 69 yards but plays about half that due to the four story elevation drop. While the front nine features the signature hole the back nine 9 offers more scenic views and dramatic elevation changes.

Local Knowledge
Jason Daubner, Golf Course General Manager shares, "The course is always busy, so call ahead as far in advance as possible to reserve a tee time."

The Skinny
3 Tee Boxes: 6304, 5928 and 5428 yards
Slope/Rating: 123/69.8
18 Hole Rate: $35

Directions
From Sturgeon Bay, drive north on state Highway 42 towards Fish Creek. Pass the first entrance into Peninsula State Park. Continue on north state Highway 42 until it descends into Ephraim. Watch for the golf course sign on the left. Turn Left on Shore Road. Clubhouse is 1/4 mile on the right.

Contact Information
Peninsula State Park Golf Course
9890 Shore Road
Ephraim, WI
www.peninsulagolf.org
920-854-5791

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Photo Credits: Brian Weis, GolfWisconsin.com

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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.