Lakeview Hills Country Club & Resort Announces Rebrand and Rennovation By Brian Weis

Lakeview Hills Country Club & Resort Announces Rebrand and Rennovation

Updates include new outdoor wedding options, a reimagined ballroom and prime steakhouse - plus total renovations to hotel guest rooms and junior suites

By Brian Weis

LAKEVIEW HILLS COUNTRY CLUB & RESORT ANNOUNCES MAJOR REBRANDING CAMPAIGN AND RENOVATION PLANS FOR 2023 Updates include new outdoor wedding options, a reimagined ballroom and prime steakhouse - plus total renovations to hotel guest rooms and junior suites

Tom Fabbri, President and CEO, along with his siblings Dennis Fabbri, Rick Fabbri and Sue Willis, have agreed to a substantial investment in improvements to transform Lakeview Hills Country Club & Resort, formerly Lakeview Hills Golf Resort, into a world class golf, lodging, dining and wedding destination in the thumb of Michigan.
"Our Father, Emilio Fabbri, wanted this property to be a destination for world class golf and hospitality. We have my brother, Dennis Fabbri, a PGA professional, taking care of the golf side of the business, and our family recognized the need to elevate our services in the hotel, restaurant & banquet operations side of the business. We couldn't be happier to have Fadi

Achour at the helm to take this operation to the next level," said Tom Fabbri.

The renovation plans highlight a fine dining restaurant to be called Emilio's Prime Steakhouse, a homage to the late patriarch of the family, Emilio Fabbri. Emilio's Prime aims to be a great special occasion restaurant and destination for those in the surrounding areas, serving specialty steaks and fresh seafood.

Other plans include a new outdoor wedding ceremony location on the golf course, offering magnificent views and photo opportunities for couples; a modernized large ballroom, affectionately named the Lexington Ballroom; and total renovations to the 29 on-property guest rooms, plus an addition of 4 junior suites. Topping off the list are a breathtaking bridal suite and a fun groom suite, both of which will have views of the course and outdoor wedding area.

Fadi Achour, a 35-year hospitality veteran brought on as General Manager says "When I was approached about this 294-acre slice of heaven in the small town of Lexington, Michigan, I immediately fell in love with the charm and old world feel. The property transports you to San Marino, Italy, where Emilio Fabbri was born and raised, which was the inspiration to create such an iconic destination here in Michigan."

Situated twenty miles north of Port Huron and the Canadian Border, Lakeview Hills Country Club & Resort prides itself on its pristine 36-hole golf course with a full-service clubhouse. The club also features a full fitness center with racquetball and wallyball courts. The Lexington Ballroom can hold up to 300 guests and there is potential for hosting larger sized weddings on the greens, along with smaller indoor spaces for more intimate gatherings.

Along with the planned renovations, the entire property is being rebranded to stay in line with this fresh start and modernization. The project is expected to be completed by summer of 2023

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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.