The Ledges

Getting To Know: The Ledges

An Insightful Interview With Terry Wilbanks, Membership Director, PGA Class A Professional

By Brian Weis

Whether you have played a course 20+ times a year or looking to play the course for the first time, insights from an insider can help enhance your golf experience. Below is an interview with Terry Wilbanks who shares some valuable tidbits about the course, memorable holes and must eats and treats at the 19th.

Give Our Readers An Overview of the Golf Course/Property
At 1,582 feet, the highest point in Huntsville, The Ledges offers an 18-hole Championship Golf Course like no other in Alabama. The course was designed by Hurdzan/Fry GCD, Inc. and first opened in 2000. Designer, Michael Hurdzan, was named Designer of the Year in 2003 by Golf Magazine for his work at The Ledges. Members experience breathtaking panoramic views for the valley, downtown Huntsville, and even the Space and Rocket Center.

Bent grass greens, zoysia fairways, and bermuda rough make up the landscape of the course. Designed with five different sets of tees, sculpted greens and wide rolling fairways, the course offers an outstanding and memorable golf experience for golfers of all skill levels.

If Someone Was Looking To Golf In The Area, Why Should They Play Your Course?
Ranked #3 in State behind Shoal Creek and Birmingham CC.

What Tips or Local Knowledge Would You Provide To Help Them Score Better At Your Course?
The golf course was built around top of Huntsville Mountain, and a tee shot going left will fall some 1,500 feet off the ledge.

Recent Awards or What You Are Most Proud About The Course?
Best golf course in Huntsville, by Huntsville Times Reader poll.

In the top 5 in the State by Golf Digest.

What Is The Signature, Most Talked About, or Most Photographed Hole?
#15 Tee and #18 Green, panoramic views of valley and Tenn. river.

Must Have Dish or Drink after the round at the 19th Hole?
The Ledges Burger, sweet potatoe fries and an Arnold Palmer!

Who Holds Course Record and What Was Their Score?
Spike McRoy 64 non competitive championship tees

Back Tee Stats
Par: 71
Yardage: 7136
Slope: 132
Rating: 74.9

More Information
The Ledges
32 Castle Down Drive
Huntsville, Alabama, 35802
256-883-4191
www.theledges.com

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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.