ClubCorp Acquires TPC Craig Ranch in McKinney, Texas By Brian Weis

ClubCorp Acquires TPC Craig Ranch in McKinney, Texas

Tom Weiskopf Championship Golf Course Ranks among the Top 20 in Texas

By Brian Weis

ClubCorp - The World Leader in Private Clubs® - announces the acquisition of TPC Craig Ranch, a premier, private club in the Dallas suburb of McKinney. Located on 233 acres of breathtaking countryside within a lifestyle community, TPC Craig Ranch features a Tom Weiskopf-designed championship golf course, ranked #18 on Golf Digest's 2018 "Best Golf Courses in Texas" list.

"As the Dallas-Fort Worth area continues as a leader in the nation in population growth - with McKinney as one of the fastest growing cities - we are thrilled to add this premier property to our portfolio," said David Pillsbury, ClubCorp CEO. "The TPC brand represents exceptional quality and great golf experiences and is a complementary addition to our premier collection of clubs. We are excited to build on the traditions of this great club."

"Craig Ranch is a true live, work and play community with TPC Craig Ranch as one of the centerpieces," added David Craig, Craig Ranch Developer. "As the community continues to grow, Craig Ranch continues to expand the lifestyle amenities for residences. We are confident ClubCorp will provide many enhancements to the benefits and services members receive."

The par-72, 7,438-yard golf course, designed by Weiskopf with PGA TOUR player D.A. Weibring serving as a consultant, features beautiful, gently rolling hills and mature woods with lush Zoysia fairways and Bentgrass greens. Breathtaking Rowlett Creek crosses the course 14 times, creating a stunning backdrop for an inspiring test of golf.

Complementing the course is an expansive practice facility with a dual-sided 350-yard practice area with target greens, a 14,000-square-foot putting green, a 100-yard short game area with bunkers, and a dedicated chipping green. The club also offers a world-class golf instructional academy led by top PGA professionals.

The 40,000-square-foot stone façade clubhouse at TPC Craig Ranch features a grand veranda with panoramic views of the golf course and offers a variety of dining options, including casual dining in The Legend's Grille and upscale dining in The Portabello Room, plus private meeting rooms and venues for both intimate and large-scale private events and member entertaining. Amenities also include fully serviced men's and women's locker rooms and a fully appointed top 100 golf shop.

Members of TPC Craig Ranch will have the opportunity to obtain access to ClubCorp's industry-leading network of private clubs, services and benefits.

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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.