Ownership Submission
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, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 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 *
  HAMILTON PETER B
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
09/15/2008		 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)
SR VP & CFO
 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 87,064
D
 
Common Stock 10,700
I
By Family Prtnership

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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) (1)   (2) 07/26/2010 Common Stock 45,000 $ 18.875 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) (1)   (2) 02/06/2011 Common Stock 90,000 $ 19.92 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) (3)   (2) 04/30/2013 Common Stock 12,000 $ 21.83 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) (1)   (2) 04/21/2009 Common Stock 40,000 $ 22.875 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) (3)   (2) 02/18/2014 Common Stock 12,000 $ 38.36 D  
Stock Settled Stock Appreciation Right (4)   (5) 01/31/2015 Common Stock 15,000 $ 46.12 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
HAMILTON PETER B
BRUNSWICK CORPORATION
1 N FIELD COURT
LAKE FOREST, IL 60045		       SR VP & CFO  

Signatures

By: Power of Attorney For: /s/ Peter Hamilton 09/23/2008
**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) 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.
(2) Currently all shares are exercisable.
(3) 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.
(4) Employee Stock-Settled Stock Appreciation Right granted under the 2003 Stock Incentive Plan.
(5) One-fourth of the total shares granted may be exercised on each of the first, second, third, and fourth anniversaries following grant date.

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