Take advantage of area’s best practice facilities
By JERRY SLASKE
KeyMilwaukee.com Golf Editor
 IF YOU DON’T have time to play 18, or even nine, while in the Milwaukee area, you might want to squeeze in some practice time. The region has a number of fine practice facilities to keep your game sharp.
Here are four facilities covering all points in the area:
NORTH:
Missing Links Golf Course & Driving Range, 12950 N. Port Washington Rd, Mequon. 262-243-5711 www.missinglinksmequon.com
Open 365 days of the year: after Memorial Day, 7 a.m.-9 p.m. Peter Epperson, owner
• Automatic ball dispensers that take credit cards (also “pay by the bucket”)
• Grass tees (bent grass tees available) that can accommodate up to 120 players; 25 premium mats with same co-efficient of drag as regular turf.
• Heated & covered hitting stations
• Brand new Top Flight soft-core balls
• 3,000-sq.-ft., two-tier putting green
• Triple-tier chipping green with greenside and pot bunkers; grass surrounding green cut at different levels to simulate all types of lies on golf course
• Fairway bunker
• PGA teaching pros on staff
• Clubs free for practice range
• Jack Nicklaus-designed nine-hole, par 3 course (1,200 yards) with seven water holes, 10 bunkers, and bent grass greens and tees; nominated as one of the top 20 short courses in America by the Golf Range Association of America; Greens fee: $7
• Full-service pro shop (rental clubs available)
NORTHWEST:
Washington County Golf Course, 6439 Clover Rd., Hartford, about 40 miles northwest of downtown Milwaukee. 262-670-6616 www.golfwcgc.com Whenever the course is open, the practice facility is open. John Statz, PGA pro.
• Three acres of bent grass tee box
• Landing area 320 yards deep with 6 target greens
• Pay by the bag
• Clubs are available
• Two short-game greens surrounded by three bunkers and bent-grass chipping area
• You can also play three practice holes: 275 yards, 245 yards, and 130 yards
• Clubhouse with pro shop, restaurant
• Part of the Arthur Hills-design championship links-style golf course
SOUTHWEST:
Moorland Road Golf Center, 5900 South Moorland Road, New Berlin, about two miles south of I-43 on Moorland. 262-784-7552. Open 9 a.m.-9 p.m. (under lights). Tom Major, owner
• 50 grass hitting stations; 50 mats
• Landing area is 320 yards deep with 11 target greens
• 2 putting greens
• 2 chipping greens
• 2 sand traps
• Free use of clubs on practice range
• Pay by the bucket
• 18-hole miniature golf course
WEST:
Storms Golf, 16210 W.Wisconsin Ave., Brookfield, across Bluemound Rd. from Brookfield Square Mall. 262-782-4010. Open 9 a.m. until dark.
Laura Sullivan, owner
• 100 grass hitting stations; 20 mats
• Landing area 275 to 300 yards deep w/target nets
• 4 putting greens
• 6 chipping greens
• 4 traps
• Clubs available (free except for oversized drivers)
• Pay by the basket
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