Jeff Houston, Fairfield Glade Director of Golf Receives Prestigious Bill Strausbaugh Award By Brian Weis

Jeff Houston, Fairfield Glade Director of Golf Receives Prestigious Bill Strausbaugh Award

By Brian Weis

Fairfield Glade Community Club would like to congratulate Jeff Houston, Director of Golf for receiving the prestigious Bill Strausbaugh Award for Distinguished Service in mentoring fellow PGA Professionals, integrity and character reflecting positively upon the profession, and outstanding involvement in charitable and community activities. Jeff was given the award at the Spring Meeting on February 25th at the Embassy Suites in Nashville.

Established in 1985, The Bill Strausbaugh Club Relations Award recognizes PGA professionals who by their day-to-day efforts have made significant contributions through mentoring of fellow PGA Professionals. The award also considers the integrity and character of the PGA member, proven leadership ability, service to the Association, and involvement in community charitable activities. The award is presented to an individual based up their contributions to:

* Building the image of the game of golf, the PGA Professional, and the Association
* Involvement and significant contributions through mentoring PGA Professionals and impacting their careers
* Overall integrity and character of the PGA member
* Involvement in community and Association activities including civic and charitable activities

For more information contact Jeff Houston, Director of Golf (931) 456-5724

Photo: (from left to right) Warren Huddleston, PGA; Jeremy Jones, PGA Head Golf Professional at Heatherhurst Golf Club, Rag Jones, PGA Head Golf Professional at Druid Hills Golf Course; Jeff Houston, PGA Professional, Director of Golf Fairfield Glade; Corey Wade PGA Head Professional at Stonehenge Golf Club, Adam Forgey PGA Assistant Professional, Heatherhurst Golf Club; Grant Goodwin, PGA Assistant Golf Professional, Dorchester Golf Club; Jack Sixkiller, PGA Head Golf Professional Dorchester Golf Club.

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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.