Brand New Hole #4

Lehman 18 Course - What Are The New Changes (2023)

By Brian Weis

Following a multi-million-dollar renovation by Minnesota native and PGA professional golfer Tom Lehman, the Lehman 18 made its grand debut on Monday, July 24, 2023 at Cragun's Resort with an official teeing off ceremony.

Initially the rumor was a few holes were renovated with wider landing areas and new bunkers.

"Quite the contrary", Jack Wawro, Director of Golf shared. "The project was a complete over haul of the golf course in some cases renovating existing holes, combining holes and even adding brand new ones. For golfers it will be an all new experience."

Below is hole by hole summary of the renovation and changes.

Lehman Hole #1
* 3 new fairway bunkers and location
* 1 new greenside bunker
* New green location adding 40 yards to hole
* New green surround

Lehman Hole #2
* All new tees
* Completely sodded entire fairway of 600 par 5
* 4 new greenside bunkers and location
* Tree removal
* Added new green areas and surround.

Lehman Hole #3
* Bunker removal
* Added green to extend out into marsh area

Lehman Holes #4-#7
* Brand new holes

Lehman Hole #8
* All new tee areas
* Tree Removal
* New Green & Green complex
* 2 new bunkers and location

Lehman Hole #9
* Added & reshaped fairway
* Added new fairway bunker and location
* Added 2 new greenside bunkers
* Removed back portion of green and added to front half of green
* Tree Removal

Lehman Holes #10-#13
* Brand new holes

Lehman Hole #14
* Removed back tee
* 2 new greenside bunkers
* Added to back right portion of the green
* Tree Removal

Lehman Hole #15
* Removed 2 fairway bunkers
* Added 1 new greenside bunker
* Reshaped fairway line

Lehman Hole #16
* Removed 2 fairway bunkers
* Added 2 new fairway bunkers and location
* Added 2 greenside bunkers
* Tree removal

Lehman Hole #17
* Added 3 new tee boxes
* Removed 2 fairway bunkers
* Added new fairway bunker and location
* Tree Removal
* New fairway line
* Added 1 greenside bunker
* Added to the back right portion of the green.

Lehman Hole #18
* Brand new hole

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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.