Glenn Providing A Lesson

Interview With Glenn Hagberg, PGA Head Golf Professional Madden's on Gull Lake

A Light Hearted Golf Q & A Interview

By Brian Weis

Below is an interview with Glenn Hagberg. He has been at Madden's for last 8 years. Glenn went to Ferris State University, graduated with Marketing/PGA major. Worked previously at Cloquet CC, caddied at Northland CC, Eagle Vail Golf Course, and The Village Club at Sands Point on Long Island. He became became PGA member in 2008, passed PAT on 24th attempt.

The following are a few traditional and non traditional golf centric questions that I love to ask influential people in the golf industry.

When did you start golfing and who introduced you do the game?
My grandfather took me to a free jr golf program at Lester Park Golf Course in Duluth when I was 8 years old.

What is your current home course?
I oversee all 63 holes/4 courses at Madden's on Gull Lake. Primarly spend my time at The Classic at Madden's.

To date, what is your proudest golf accomplishment?
Passed my Playing Ability Test on my 24th attempt.

What is your biggest golf pet peeve on or off the course?
I do not care how good or bad anyone plays. The thing I can't stand is people who get mad and lose their temper.

What is your favorite club in your bag and why?
Callaway FTi Driver!

What is your favorite golf destination?
Outside of MN it's a tie between Kohler and Bandon.

What course is on your bucket list that you have not played yet?
A Scottland trip, specifically St Andrews.

If you woke up tomorrow and could play one course you played before, where would you play?
Pacific Dunes.

If you could change one aspect, rule or thing about golf, what would it be and why?
Carts, the game is much better walking.

Dream foursome (living)?
My son, dad, and Bubba Watson. It would be fun to play with someone who hits the ball far.

Dream foursome (living or dead)?
Bobby Jones, Old Tom Morris, and Ben Hogan.

18 Rapid Fire, Off The Cuff Questions

1) Hitting Long Drive OR Sinking Long Putt?
Long putt

2) Having Round of Life OR Hole in One?
Round of life

3) Golfing at the crack of dawn OR twilight? Crack of dawn

4) Hit a power fade OR power draw?
Fade

5) Beverage cart OR halfway house?
Halfway house

6) Bathroom OR bushes?
Bushes

7) Hot dog OR wrap?
Hot dog

8) Around the green, being in sand OR thick rough?
Around the green

9) Walking OR riding?
Walking

10) Do you carry traditional 3 iron OR hybrid?
3 iron

11) Do you prefer long par 3 OR long par 5? long Par 5

12) Pants OR Shorts?
Pants

13) Palmer OR Nicklaus?
Palmer

14) Beatles OR Elvis?
Elvis

15) Play for fun OR play for money?
Fun

16) Bump and run OR flop shot?
Bump and run

17) Lay up OR gamble?
Lay up

18) 18 holes OR 36?
36

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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.