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2012 Membership Details at The Bog

An Interview With Diana Wakefield, Director of Sales and Marketing

By Brian Weis

After a fall round at The Bog, I crossed paths with Diana Wakefield, Director of Sales and Marketing at The Bog. After asking her about the 2011 season, I inquired what was in store for 2012. She was excited too share their new membership options for 2012. I was blown away at the value provided at one of Milwaukee's finest daily fee courses.

Why should someone become a member at The Bog?

The Bog's membership programs provide a tremendous value for those who are serious about golf. Because there is no initiation fee, no monthly dues, no food and beverage minimums, and no possibility of capital assessments to fund non-golf related amenities, members save tens of thousands of dollars versus a private country club membership. In addition to this substantial savings, members can play an unlimited number of rounds at one of the best daily fee golf facilities in the Milwaukee area.

What is included within a membership?

The options fairly extensive. Let me bullet point them for you.

* 30-day advance tee time reservations
* No tee-time restrictions
* Range membership included
* 10% off on House Account Charges
* Two Complimentary Guest Rounds of golf
* Member Guest Fees, for example Weekend rate of $79; Weekday rate of $69 (includes cart)
* Children of members under the age of 10 can play with parents after 5:00 pm on weekends at no additional charge

What is new for 2012?

For 2012, we have made several enhancements to our membership programs. They include:

* Discounted our membership pricing
* Added Weekday and Weekend Membership Options
* Added additional free member guest round
* Discounted member guest rates
* Discontinued member tee time restrictions
* Introduced a membership referral incentive program
* Added an Installment Payment Plan Option

What is pricing options and deadlines?

Let me email that to you. (I pasted it below)

Individual Members
$2800 - When paid by December 31st, 2011
$3000 - When paid by March 31st, 2012
$3200 - When paid after March 31st, 2012
*Installment Payment Plan Option: $613/month.
Due 1st day of (April, May, June, July, August, September)

Intermediate Members (21-35
$2000 - When paid by December 31st, 2011
$2200 - When paid by March 31st, 2012
$2400 - When paid after March 31st, 2012
*Installment Payment Plan Option: $460/month
Due 1st day of (April, May, June, July, August, September)

Weekday (or) Weekend Members
$2000 - When paid by December 31st, 2011
$2200 - When paid by March 31st, 2012
$2400 - When paid after March 31st, 2012
*Installment Plan Option: $460/month
Due 1st day of (April, May, June, July, August, September)

How does one apply or become a member?
They can call The Bog's General Manager, Ted Osmundson, at 262-292-0715 or more information can be found online at

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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.