Wild Rock - Hole #3

Wild Rock Golf Club to host qualifying round for 2019 US Open

By Brian Weis

Wild Rock Golf Club has been selected by the United States Golf Association (USGA) to host a qualifying round for the 2019 US Open on May 8, 2019.
The course will also be hosting WSGA's Net Partners 2- Man Championship on September 15 and 16, WSGA Net Partners Championship on September 18, and WSGA's Senior Championship on September 19. For more information on any of these events visit WSGA.org

According to Pat Stein, Wild Rock's Golf Operations Director, "We are thrilled to see that Wild Rock has been rising in popularity over the past couple of years. Golf Week recently hailed us as the 12th best course in Wisconsin and 2017's Golf Advisor reviews Rated Wild Rock #1 in the Top 25 Golf Courses in Wisconsin.

The course was designed by Hurdzan and Fry, and is recognized for having three distinct terrains and five sets of tee boxes making it a challenging course for golfers of all abilities.

Wild Rock is part of the Wilderness Resort in Wisconsin Dells, which is home to the Wilderness Hotel, Glacier Canyon Lodge and Conference Center, Wilderness on the Lake and a variety of freestanding condos, villas and cabins. Golfers can bring their families and extend their stay to enjoy the amazing waterpark facilities featuring four indoor and four outdoor waterparks with thrilling rides and slides and fun attractions including mini golf, laser tag, a laser maze, a zip line, go-karts and so much more.

The Wilderness is also home to the nationally-acclaimed Sundara Spa where a full range of spa services are offered, including a specially-targeted golfer's massage. A variety of dining options are available at the Wilderness including Sarento's Italian Restaurant, Field's Premier Steakhouse, and several more. The resort has a variety of wonderful stay and play vacation packages as well. For more information on the resort visit www.wildernessresort.com or call 1.800.867.WILD (9453).

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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.