Getting To Know: Tegavah Golf Club By Brian Weis

Getting To Know: Tegavah Golf Club

An Insightful Interview With Brett Trenter, General Manager

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 Brett Trenter 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
Tegavah Golf Club, located just East of North Scottsdale delivers on its' local moniker, the desert jewel. Bordering the Tonto National Forest, with it's gently rolling terrain and breath taking views of the Four Peaks and the Mazatzal Mountains make the course an must play for locals as well as travelling guests.

Inspired by the Metropolitan Golf Club in Melbourne, Australia course architect Ken Kavanaugh wanted to create a course that offered cerebral strategy, elevating the player experiences through sculptural aspects and intricate shaping. Unparalleled post-card views are a byproduct of this gem's setting.

Conveniently close but perfectly removed, Tegavah Golf Club promises to deliver time after time.

If Someone Was Looking To Golf In The Area, Why Should They Play Your Course?
This is what golf in the desert was meant to be. Scenic beauty, impeccable conditions, and the service that exceeds expectations. The only thing that rivals these items is Tegavah Golf Club's value. More than competitively priced in its vicinity, Tegavah is simply the best experience for your money.

What Tips or Local Knowledge Would You Provide To Help Them Score Better At Your Course?
White on green is always good in desert golf (keep your ball on the grass). But seriously, many locals say that things break towards Four Peaks mountains to the North and East of the property.

Recent Awards or What You Are Most Proud About The Course?
Above all, the thing that always makes us the most proud is hearing our guests tell others that they were treated well.

What Is The Signature, Most Talked About, or Most Photographed Hole?
#13. Your tee shot sails through the air at the Mazatzal Mountains on this risk/reward Par 5. Beautiful as it is demanding, this 555 yard test is surrounded by mountain views and deep emerald fairways. It almost seems that the fairways run into the base of the mountains.

What Is Your Favorite Hole? Any Tips to Play It?
#17. This 626 yard beast is generally the deal breaker in your matches. Uphill and generally into the breeze, positioning is the key. The green is setback to the left on this slight dogleg left. Your target is also shallow and your angle to the green is paramount. Keeping your layup out to the right side of the fairway provides the best way to access the seemingly benign green complex.

Must Have Dish or Drink after the round at the 19th Hole?
How about the foot long chili-cheese hotdog (for the brave souls of course). Conversely, the Italian salad bowl tends to get its fair share of the kitchens attention.

Who Holds Course Record and What Was Their Score?
62 by professional Bronson La'Cassie.

Back Tee Stats
Par: 72
Yardage: 7020
Slope: 140
Rating: 72.8

More Information
Tegavah Golf Club
29005 N. Vista Verde Drive
Rio Verde, AZ, 85263
480-471-3232
www.tegavahgolf.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.