Inside the course: Brown Deer Park Golf Course

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A view of the 18th green at Brown Deer Park Golf Course -- this week's Kodak Challenge hole.

Jul. 15, 2009
By PGA TOUR Staff

The TOUR remains in the Midwest this week but heads north to Wisconsin for the U.S. Bank Championship in Miwaukee. Here's all you need to know about the host course -- Brown Deer Park GC.

Fast facts

Course Superintendent	Timothy R. Wegner
Original architect	George Hansen (1923)
Course remodel	North/Packard (partial redesign) (1991)
Number of TOUR events as host venue	16 (including 2009)
Course ranking	Ranked 43rd (out of 54 courses) in difficulty on the PGA TOUR in 2008
Yardage history	6,716 yards (1994-1995)
	6,739 yards (1996-1999)
	6,759 yards (2000-present)
Grass	Creeping bentgrass/Poa annua (tees, fairways, greens); Kentucky bluegrass (rough)
Tournament Stimpmeter	11.5 feet
Sand bunkers	53
Water hazards	10
Course tour	Click here

Course record

Player
Steve Lowery
Corey Pavin

Year
1999
2005

Round
4th
1st

Finish
T4
Won

Holes-in-one

There have been 14 aces recorded during at Brown Deer Park Golf Course

Player	Hole	Year
Richard S. Johnson	14	2008
Chip Beck	7	2003
Larry Mize	11	2002
Skip Kendall	7	2002
Mike Brisky	3	1999
Joe Daley	3	1998
Mike Brisky	11	1997
Steve Lowery	3	1996
Richard Zokol	5	1996
Jeff Gallagher	14	1996
Tiger Woods	14	1996
Lennie Clements	5	1995
Bill Britton	5	1994
Greg Twiggs	5	1994

2008 Rankings

Most Difficult Hole

	This hole will play as a par 4 for the first time, and it plays downhill from the tee to a landing area protected on the left by trees. Approach shots to the small green are over a creek. 2008: 0 eagles, 31 birdies, 241 pars, 132 bogeys, 13 double bogeys, 0 others.
Easiest Hole
	This par 5 may well decide the tournament. A good drive over the creek allows you to go for the green in two, otherwise you must lay up. The green has five bunkers in front to penalize the daring golfer who needs an eagle to win. 2008: 7 eagles, 210 birdies, 179 pars, 20 bogeys, 1 double bogey and 0 others.

Brown Deer Park Golf Course			2008 rankings		Last 15 years
Hole	Par	Yards	Avg. Score	Rank	Avg. score	Rank
1	4	461	4.163	2	4.144	2
2	4	417	4.031	5	4.099	5
3	3	171	3.002	7	2.946	13
4	4	485	4.305	1	4.302	1
5	3	164	2.882	13	2.911	14
6	5	556	4.626	16	4.687	17
7	3	215	3.113	3	3.102	3
8	4	436	3.974	10	4.101	4
9	4	359	3.815	15	3.886	15
10	4	447	4.077	4	4.096	7
11	3	196	2.923	12	3.058	8
12	4	381	3.964	11	4.026	9
13	4	437	3.981	9	4.098	6
14	3	188	2.983	8	3.024	10
15	5	531	4.583	17	4.713	16
16	4	371	3.839	14	3.957	12
17	4	387	4.017	6	4.015	11
18	5	557	4.516	18	4.675	18

Course origins

Brown Deer Park is one of 15 courses in the Milwaukee County Parks System, led by Sue Black, parks director. Brian Zimmerman, a GCSAA Class A member, oversees the golf operations. Brown Deer Park Golf Course has hosted the tournament for the past 13 years and is one of only two municipal courses on the PGA TOUR, with the other being Torrey Pines.

The course hosted the U.S. Amateur Public Links Championship in 1951, 1966 and 1977 and was the course on which Tiger Woods made his professional debut.

This traditional course features sand bunkers coming into play on nearly every hole. In addition, water hazards come into play on 10 holes. Most of the narrow fairways are tree-lined, and the undulating greens are fast. -- Source: Golf Course Superintendents Association of America

Tournament course history

Course	Location	Years
Brown Deer Park Golf Course	Milwaukee, Wis.	1994-present
Tuckaway Country Club	Franklin, Wis.	1973-1993
Tripoli Golf Course	Milwaukee, Wis.	1971-1972
Northshore Country Club	Mequon, Wis.	1968-1970

This week's Kodak Challenge hole

HOLE: The par-5, 557-yard 18th at Brown Deer Park GC
LAST YEAR: The 18th played to a stroke average of 4.516, with players recording seven eagles, 210 birdies, 179 pars, 20 bogeys and one double bogey.
DESCRIPTION: This par 5 may well decide the tournament. A good drive over the creek allows you to go for the green in two, otherwise you must lay up. The green has five bunkers in front to penalize the daring golfer who needs an eagle to win. (Click here for Brown Deer Park GC tour)