Green Spring Golf Course

Getting To Know: Green Spring Golf Course

An Insightful Interview With Nick Neeley, Golf Professional

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 Nick Neeley 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
Public Golf Course. Driving Range, Snack, Bar Pro Shop. 18 holes par 72 6859 yards from the back tees Desert Layout, Ravines, Gorges, Sand Traps, Lakes, Ponds, Golf Course surrounded by upscale homes. Gene Bates Design. It was one of Gene Bates first designs, some say it was his best effort and Gene Bates has Designed some beautiful Golf Course in his career. Pin Valley Mountain backdrop, the gorge holes #5 and #6 and the two most prolific colors in nature, Red Rock and Green Grass are absolutely stunning.

If Someone Was Looking To Golf In The Area, Why Should They Play Your Course?
Price, Very Reasonable rates, Very Friendly Tee boxes, Gold Senior tees, Men White tee. Golf Course has all the excitement any Golfer can stand.

What Tips or Local Knowledge Would You Provide To Help Them Score Better At Your Course?
Hit it Straight. Aim for the middle of the Green. And Two putt.

Recent Awards or What You Are Most Proud About The Course?
Green Spring Golf Course has is constantly being ranked by different Golf Publications as being one of the top Golf Courses in the State of Utah to play.

What Is The Signature, Most Talked About, or Most Photographed Hole?
Holes #5 and #6. Because 0f the Gorge you have to hit over and Pine Valley Mountain as the backdrop.

What Is Your Favorite Hole? Any Tips to Play It?
#12 because it is short and easy and gives you a break from the demands of the rest of the Golf Course. It is only 300 yards and you can gamble with a Driver off the tee or you can protect yourself with a Fairway Wood or Hybrid off the tee.

Must Have Dish or Drink after the round at the 19th Hole?
It is always nice to settle up the days action on the course with a little H2) or other stuff after the round.

Who Holds Course Record and What Was Their Score?
62 Kim Thompson

Back Tee Stats
Par: 72
Yardage: 6859
Slope: 138
Rating: 73.5

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Green Spring Golf Course
588 N. Green Spring Dr.
St. George, Utah, 84780
435-673-7888

www.greenspringgolfcourse.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.