BROOKFIELD – Burleigh Jacobs hasn’t played an 18-hole round of golf in years, but when he takes an imaginary grip – his hands placed just so on a club that isn’t there – it’s easy to see why he once was one of Wisconsin’s best.

BROOKFIELD — Mark Wilson did everything in his power to reverse the slow but steady decline in his golf game. He went from swing coach to swing coach searching for answers. He worked with a “performance coach” on the mental side of the game. He woke up in the middle of the night thinking abo…

It has taken time, the great healer, plus perspective and patience on a path of self-discovery, but Emily Joers has arrived at a very good place.

It’s the hole-in-one story to end all hole-in-one stories.

HAVEN — Chris Lutzke doesn’t have a business card, doesn’t grant many interviews and has never been big on promoting himself. He’s most comfortable on a bulldozer or a loader, pushing dirt around, moving it here and there, sculpting the skeletons of golf courses.

When Jeff Radder shot a 68 recently at Pleasant View Golf Course in Middleton, beating his age by one stroke, he accomplished what he said was his final goal in golf.