Play with Future Pro Golfers at the Citrus Golf Trail Pro-Am on Nov. 5 By Brian Weis

Play with Future Pro Golfers at the Citrus Golf Trail Pro-Am on Nov. 5

Local Golfers Encouraged to Register

By Brian Weis

The 4th Annual Citrus Golf Trail (CGT) Open returns to Sebring's Sun 'n Lake Golf Club Nov. 6-8 and includes a Pro-Am Tournament on Tuesday, Nov. 5 starting at 8:30 AM. The Pro-Am will consist of local amateur golfers and members of the golf media paired with the Minor League Golf Tour's professional golfers who are in town for the CGT Open. Nearly 100 players from the Minor League Golf Tour (MLGT) are now playing on the PGA Tour or the Korn Ferry Tour. Find out who they are here.

"The Citrus Golf Trail is looking forward to hosting the MLGT once again this year for the 4th Annual CGT Open," said Jason Beatty, CGT director. "It's always exciting to host these professionals as they are outstanding young golfers with bright futures who we often see later on the PGA Tour"

The CGT Open winner will receive a check for around $10,000 plus the right to wear the prestigious Orange Jacket.

"We are thrilled to be returning to Sebring for the 4th Annual Citrus Golf Trail Open in conjunction with the International Network of Golf's (ING) Fall Conference," said MLGT's Scott Turner. "We are anticipating a great field of very talented professional golfers and several days of great golf in Sebring."

The fee to participate in the Pro-Am is $50/Sun 'n Lake member; $75 non-member. This includes lunch, prizes and cart. Male and female golfers are welcome. To register for the CGT Open Pro-Am, contact Jason Beatty no later than October 31 at Sun 'n Lake Golf Club (863) 385-4830.

The Citrus Golf Trail (CGT) is comprised of seven golf courses at six golf clubs and a partner hotel to collectively promote the Sebring area's quality golf courses that offer affordable golf with a unique play experience that visiting golfers cannot find in the typical golf resort atmosphere. For more information about the Citrus Golf Trail, visit CitrusGolfTrail.com and follow the CGT on social media @CitrusGolfTrail and #CitrusGolfTrail.

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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.