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 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.