Utah Valley Golf

Local Charm, National Prominence

By Brian Weis

Utah Valley's golf courses include the nationally-ranked Thanksgiving Point golf course designed by Johnny Miller; it is the largest golf course in the state and was ranked among the top ten new courses in the country by Golf digest. Hobble Creek golf course in Springville has been rated by Golf digest magazine at 4.5 stars ("one of the best values in North America," according to the magazine). Talons Cove Golf club, located in Saratoga Springs, was the site of the 2005 & 2006 Utah Open.

Places To Play

Cascade Golf Center
1313 East 800 North, Orem, UT 84097
801-225-6677

Cedar Hills Golf Club
10640 North Clubhouse Drive, Cedar Hills, UT 84062
801-796-1705

Gladstan Golf Course
1 Gladstan Drive, Payson, UT 84651
801-465-2549

Hobble Creek Golf Course
Hobble Creek Canyon Road, Springville, UT 84663
801-489-6297

Spanish Oaks Golf Course
2300 Powerhouse Road, Spanish Fork, UT 84660
801-798-9816

TalonsCove at Saratoga Springs
2220 South TalconsCove Drive, Saratoga Springs, UT 84045
801-407-3030

Thanksgiving Point Golf Club
3300 West Clubhouse Drive, Lehi, UT 84043
801-768-7400

The Links at Sleepy Ridge
730 South Sleepy Ridge Drive, Orem, UT 84058
801-434-4653

The Ranches Golf Club
4128 East Clubhouse Lane, Eagle Mountain, UT 84005
801-789-8100

The Reserve at East Bay
1860 South 380 East, Provo, UT 84606
801-373-6262

Fox Hollow Golf Course
1400 North 200 East, American Fork, UT 84003
801-756-3594

Places To Stay

Provo Marriott Hotel and Conference Center
Conveniently located downtown and beautifully surrounded by the Wasatch Mountains and their accompanying recreational diversions, the Provo Marriott is the ideal place to stay.

101 West 100 North
Provo, UT 84601
801-377-4700

Things To Do

Thanksgiving Point, Utah Valley
3003 North Thanksgiving Point Way
Lehi, UT 84043
801-768-2300

As a non-profit organization, Thanksgiving Point of Utah Valley is dedicated to providing guests a one-of-a-kind, hands-on opportunity for discovery and an entertaining, educational experience in a variety of arts and sciences. This family oriented destination offers a variety of things to do and see including a world class golf course and dinosaur museum.

Thanksgiving Point has cultivated beautiful outdoor spaces, fascinating exhibits, and impressive recreational facilities. Enjoy scenic gardens, educational classes, movie theaters, and quality restaurants. Look below for a listing of all the great activities and venues available at Thanksgiving Point.

Article Tags: Utah Valley Golf

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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.