MASTER PLAN TO RENOVATE MEDINAH CC COURSE #3 MOVES FORWARD By Brian Weis

MASTER PLAN TO RENOVATE MEDINAH CC COURSE #3 MOVES FORWARD

Member Approval Granted for Project to Commence in 2022

By Brian Weis

The members of Medinah Country Club have voted to move forward with a long-term Master Plan for its highly regarded Course #3, working with Ogilvy, Cocking, and Mead (OCM - Geoff Ogilvy, Mike Cocking, and Ashley Mead), an international golf course design and architecture firm.

Originally designed by Tom Bendelow and redesigned by Rees Jones, Course #3 has hosted five major championships: three U.S. Opens (1949, 1975, 1990) and two PGA Championships (1999, 2006), as well as the Ryder Cup in 2012. In 2026, the club will host the Presidents Cup.

The complete 18-hole renovation, at a cost of $23.5 million, will also include three new holes. The renovation will begin in 2023; the course will reopen in 2024.

"It is with great excitement that I can announce that the members voted with overwhelming approval of the Course #3 Master Plan," said club President William R. Kuehn. "This renovation is especially timely as the club looks forward to hosting the 2026 Presidents Cup."

According to the club, the design will honor the best elements of the course's history and current layout while developing opportunities to strengthen the overall golf experience. Additionally, the renovation will address course infrastructure improvements necessary to provide ideal playing conditions as well as modifications to support professional tournament operations.

OCM's Ogilvy said, "We feel incredibly humbled and honored that the Medinah Country Club membership voted in favor of our plan. It's a huge sign of confidence that the members are as excited with our concept as we are, and we can't wait to get planning started in 2022."

Kuehn added that this plan "encapsulates a continuing vision to provide compelling tournament play and a world-class golf experience for members, guests, and the professional tournament player."

Medinah Country Club, established in 1924, is one of the preeminent private country clubs in the world, highly ranked among the top Platinum Clubs of the World and is ranked #12 by Platinum Clubs of America.

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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.