US Open ~ Who's watching?

[campgottagopee]

Thanks Camp! The place I was going to stop at on my way home is actually on their dealer list

Best boot I've ever had for staying warm and dry---my wife calls them my "farmer boots", whatever, ain't no fashion show baby.

 

[Trekchick]

if it gets really bad, you might want a pair of galoshes. these could fit in just fine on the golf course:

Do you have any idea how funny it is that a guy with your username posted that!
:lol:

 

[Philpug]

This is from Jason Sobels Blog on ESPN....

3:25 p.m. ET: Those earlier vents and complaints? Those were nothing -- absolutely nothing -- compared to this, from Matt in the City of Champions:

I purposely scheduled my vasectomy for this morning so that I can do nothing but lay around and watch four days of U.S. Open golf and ice down my boys. I get home just in time to find out the first round has been cancelled for today! And there is nothing -- and I mean NOTHING -- else on TV right now. Somebody please shoot me!

ROFLMAO

 

[Warp Daddy]

OMG 2 funny !!!!!

 

[campgottagopee]

Yup, that's a goodn'

 

[Philpug]

If Bethpage Black was a ski area, what would it be?

 

[Geoff]

If Bethpage Black was a ski area, what would it be?

Almost as flat as Okemo?

 

[ComeBackMudPuddles]

no refunds or rain checks or anything for the first round $100 tix? OUCH!

From the linked-to article:

"But for crying out loud, you play about one-quarter of the day, and you're not giving refunds? You're not inviting the Thursday fans to come for Monday's golf if there is any? (And that of course could happen.) You're not giving them a credit to a future USGA event in the New York area? You're not going to let them apply the cost to a visit to the USGA museum, and a free bucket of balls at its testing center? Or to a green fee at one of the courses at Bethpage?"

 

[Trekchick]

This is from Jason Sobels Blog on ESPN....

3:25 p.m. ET: Those earlier vents and complaints? Those were nothing -- absolutely nothing -- compared to this, from Matt in the City of Champions:

I purposely scheduled my vasectomy for this morning so that I can do nothing but lay around and watch four days of U.S. Open golf and ice down my boys. I get home just in time to find out the first round has been cancelled for today! And there is nothing -- and I mean NOTHING -- else on TV right now. Somebody please shoot me

!

ROFLMAO

ROFLMAO!
Thanks for making me spit my morning coffee on my monitor.

If Bethpage Black was a ski area, what would it be?

Bridger

 

[Trekchick]

no refunds or rain checks or anything for the first round $100 tix? OUCH!

From the linked-to article:

"But for crying out loud, you play about one-quarter of the day, and you're not giving refunds? You're not inviting the Thursday fans to come for Monday's golf if there is any? (And that of course could happen.) You're not giving them a credit to a future USGA event in the New York area? You're not going to let them apply the cost to a visit to the USGA museum, and a free bucket of balls at its testing center? Or to a green fee at one of the courses at Bethpage?"

Holy smokes! Every sport I've attended had some sort of rain check for situations like this.
This policy hurts.

 

[Philpug]

I can see that the course can handle X amount of spectators especially in these conditions.
If they go past 4 days, what do they do then? Sell more tickets? IMHO, any tickets from days 1-4 should be valid on day 5

 

[Warp Daddy]

If Bethpage Black was a ski area, what would it be?

Overpriced and lacking in customer service based on that tix policy

 

[Philpug]

Overpriced and lacking in customer service based on that tix policy

Over priced? it is $55.00 to play a course that they the US Open on??????

 

[SkiDork]

If Bethpage Black was a ski area, what would it be?

Not sure if you're aware of this, but Bethpage Black actually WAS a ski area.

NELSAP page

 

[Warp Daddy]

referring to the open tix situation , altho FWIW i have no desire to play it when so many other beautiful courses are closer . At the end of the day its still just a game about knocking balls into gopher holes . and i never bought into :" champagne effect price theory" :wink:

 

[Philpug]

Thursday ticket holders will be allowed in Monday if the tourny is still going on. Not sure if that is the case if it is the playoff.

 

[ComeBackMudPuddles]

Thursday ticket holders will be allowed in Monday if the tourny is still going on. Not sure if that is the case if it is the playoff.

that's a fair compromise. a no-brainer.

wonder how many people are going through their trash now after having thought they ticket stubs were worthless?

 

[Trekchick]

Not sure if you're aware of this, but Bethpage Black actually WAS a ski area.

NELSAP page

That's a cool little piece of information.


Who'd have thought the course would be like this today after yesterday when it was more fitting for a kayak?


Since I don't have cable at my office, I'm following the live streaming on the USGA site. Its not so bad, all things considering.

At 3 I'll probably switch to NBC.


Bet DrJeff is having a great time......


I gotta spend more time with my golf clubs.

 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

74 for Tiger Woods..go David Duval!!!!

 

[Trekchick]

Anyone think Rocco will pull it off this year?

At this point, its anyone's game, but I wouldn't sell Tiger short just yet.