Hidden Glen Golf Club's signature hole was defined by its island green — and by the timber bridge that carried players to it. After 25 years of Wisconsin winters, freeze-thaw cycles, and constant cart traffic, the original bridge had reached the end of its service life. The course needed a replacement that would honor the design of the hole, restore safe access, and last another generation.

Mark Winter visited the course during the early planning phase to walk the site with the club's leadership team. The water crossing measured 100 feet — long enough to require careful structural design, narrow enough that a single uninterrupted span would be the right approach. The brief from the agronomy team was clear: replace the bridge, but don't tear up the course doing it.

Construction sequenced the demolition of the original bridge and the installation of the new structure to keep equipment access tight, working from the shoreline rather than running heavy machinery across the fairway. The new bridge uses pressure-treated Southern Yellow Pine throughout — primary beams, joists, and decking — selected for its strength, density, and proven outdoor performance in northern climates.

The finished structure is a clean, ornate pedestrian bridge that lengthens visually toward the green and reads as part of the course rather than a piece of infrastructure dropped into it. Members have called it one of the best aesthetic improvements the course has seen in decades.