Windance Country Club

Getting To Know: Windance Country Club

An Insightful Interview With David Lee, Director of Golf,

By Brian Weis

Whether you have played a course 20+ times a year or looking to play the course for the first time, insights from an insider can help enhance your golf experience. Below is an interview with David Lee who shares some valuable tidbits about the course, memorable holes and must eats and treats at the 19th.

Give Our Readers An Overview of the Golf Course/Property
Best greens on the MS Coast, Best Value on the MS Coast, can't find chicken and sausage gumbo like ours anywhere, the golf course is relatively short on paper but plays longer, challenging golf course, hosted all state tournaments, high school tournaments, PGA tour events, presently the Monday qualifier for the Champions Tour event on the MS Coast, only course that has a game just about every day for anyone.

If Someone Was Looking To Golf In The Area, Why Should They Play Your Course?
Because of quality of golf course/experience, great value, open to any golfers to play in our weekly games if they desire.

What Tips or Local Knowledge Would You Provide To Help Them Score Better At Your Course?
The greens are typically quick. Stay below the hole if possible and distance off the tee isn't a great advantage.

Recent Awards or What You Are Most Proud About The Course?
Golf Course of the year MS Gulf Coast Chapter 2007. Hosted and still host several touor and state events

What Is The Signature, Most Talked About, or Most Photographed Hole?
#5. Short hole but very difficult from the tee shot to the final putt. Two ponds and two creeks come into play on this hole.

What Is Your Favorite Hole? Any Tips to Play It?
#12. Par 5. No matter how you are playing it's an oppurtunity to make an eagle or birdie and start a run as you near the finish line.

Must Have Dish or Drink after the round at the 19th Hole?
Chicken and Sausage Gumbo. Best you have ever had.

Who Holds Course Record and What Was Their Score?
Willie Wood. 63. Shot that during the Ben Hogan Tour in the late 80's

Back Tee Stats
Par: 72
Yardage: 6659
Slope: 127
Rating: 72.3

More Information
Windance Country Club
19385 Champion Circle
Gulfport, MS, 39503
228-832-4871
www.windancecc.com

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About: Brian Weis

Brian Weis is the Publisher of GolfTrips.com, a network of golf travel and directory sites including GolfWisconsin.com, GolfMichigan.com, ArizonaGolfer.com, GolfAlabama.com, etc. Professionally, Brian is a 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). In 2016, Brian won The Shaheen Cup, an award given to a golf travel writer by his peers.

All of his life, Brian has been around the game of golf. As a youngster, Brian competed at all levels in junior and high school golf. Brian had a zero chance for a college golf scholarship, so he worked on the grounds crew at West Bend Country Club to pay for his University of Wisconsin education. In his adult years, his passion for the game collided with his entrepreneurial spirit and in 2004 launched GolfWisconsin.com. In 2007, the idea for a network of local golf directory sites formed and GolfTrips.com was born. Today, the network consists of a site in all 50 states supported by national sites like GolfTrips.com, GolfGuide.com and GolfPackages.com. It is an understatement to say, Brian is passionate about promoting golf and golf travel on a local, regional, national and international level.

On the golf course, Brian is known as a fierce weekend warrior that fluctuates between a 5-9 handicap. With a soft fade, known as "The Weis Slice", and booming 300+ drives, he can blast it out of bounds with the best of them.