FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  WOLPERT STEPHEN M
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
10/22/2003		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
BRUNSWICK CORP [BC]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
BRUNSWICK CORPORATION, 1 N FIELD COURT		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
PRESIDENT US MARINE
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

LAKE FOREST, IL 60045		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock (1) 14,032
D
 
Common Stock 23
I
By ESOP Trustee

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) (2)   (3) 10/01/2011 Common Stock 8,000 $ 16.97 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) (4)   (3) 04/30/2013 Common Stock 7,000 $ 21.83 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) (2)   (3) 02/05/2012 Common Stock 6,500 $ 24.51 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
WOLPERT STEPHEN M
BRUNSWICK CORPORATION
1 N FIELD COURT
LAKE FOREST, IL 60045		       PRESIDENT US MARINE  

Signatures

By: Power of Attorney For: /s/ Stephen Wolpert 10/27/2003
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) 1,373 shares restricted stock granted under the 1991 Stock Plan with right to have shares withheld to pay income taxes on lapse of restrictions. One-third of the grant will be distributed free of restrictions on each November 21, 2003, 2004, 2005. 7,000 shares are restricted stock units granted under the 1991 Stock Plan. These stock units vest three years from the date of grant. Upon lapse of restrictions the officer can elect to defer receipt and take delivery of the units in predetermined installments or elect to receive certificated shares. 5,174 shares are stock units held in the officer's elective deferred account and will be distributed in predetermined installments which can commence not sooner than three years after the date of deferral. Reported amount includes a 20 percent premium over grant amount based on officer's election to defer the award.
(2) Employee Stock Option granted under the 1991 Stock Plan with right to have shares withheld or to deliver previously acquired shares to pay income taxes on exercise of option.
(3) One-fourth of the total shares granted may be exercised on each of the first, second, third, and fourth anniversaries following grant date.
(4) Employee Stock Option granted under the 2003 Stock Incentive Plan with right to have shares withheld or to deliver previously acquired shares to pay income taxes on exercise of option.

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