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 Publisher of GolfTrips.com, a network of golf travel and directory sites including GolfWisconsin.com, GolfMichigan.com, ArizonaGolfer.com, GolfAlabama.com, etc. Professionally, Brian is a 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). In 2016, Brian won The Shaheen Cup, an award given to a golf travel writer by his peers.

All of his life, Brian has been around the game of golf. As a youngster, Brian competed at all levels in junior and high school golf. Brian had a zero chance for a college golf scholarship, so he worked on the grounds crew at West Bend Country Club to pay for his University of Wisconsin education. In his adult years, his passion for the game collided with his entrepreneurial spirit and in 2004 launched GolfWisconsin.com. In 2007, the idea for a network of local golf directory sites formed and GolfTrips.com was born. Today, the network consists of a site in all 50 states supported by national sites like GolfTrips.com, GolfGuide.com and GolfPackages.com. It is an understatement to say, Brian is passionate about promoting golf and golf travel on a local, regional, national and international level.

On the golf course, Brian is known as a fierce weekend warrior that fluctuates between a 5-9 handicap. With a soft fade, known as "The Weis Slice", and booming 300+ drives, he can blast it out of bounds with the best of them.