Classyposter58
Posts: 6,321
Jul 29, 2011 6:29pm
Big tournament goin on up in Toledo right now with NBC covering the weekend. Looks like heavy rains before the tourney is having the same effect it did in the regular open. Looks like super high ticket prices are driving the fans away though as no one is there basically compared to 2003, also none of the big 4 all time Are there
Laley23
Posts: 29,506
Jul 29, 2011 6:31pm
Classyposter58;846005 wrote:Big tournament goin on up in Toledo right now with NBC covering the weekend. Looks like heavy rains before the tourney is having the same effect it did in the regular open. Looks like super high ticket prices are driving the fans away though as no one is there basically compared to 2003, also none of the big 4 all time Are there
NO ONE is competing, plus thunderstorms in the AM and the threat all day kept people away. I wonder if they will show this weekend though.
But seriously, no one is here. Watson, Couples, Norman, etc. The best golfers are Mark O'Meara and Bernhard Langer. Still some talent, but no name recognition.
S
Sonofanump
Jul 29, 2011 8:17pm
Was up there yesterday afternoon pairings, no one was there. The biggest group following Pavin, Price and Lehman had maybe 30-40 people following.
Was able to stand at the ropes with plenty of room on any teebox, green or in any grandstand. Was hot, but able to find good shade. Was on ESPN a few times during the telecast.
Was able to stand at the ropes with plenty of room on any teebox, green or in any grandstand. Was hot, but able to find good shade. Was on ESPN a few times during the telecast.
Classyposter58
Posts: 6,321
Jul 29, 2011 9:49pm
Yeah and then they think they can get away with charging $50 a day for a grounds pass and $135 for a weekly pass. That's a lot more than the Bridgestone Inv that has the best current playersLaley23;846011 wrote:NO ONE is competing, plus thunderstorms in the AM and the threat all day kept people away. I wonder if they will show this weekend though.
But seriously, no one is here. Watson, Couples, Norman, etc. The best golfers are Mark O'Meara and Bernhard Langer. Still some talent, but no name recognition.
S
Sonofanump
Jul 29, 2011 10:46pm
Classyposter58;846193 wrote:Yeah and then they think they can get away with charging $50 a day for a grounds pass and $135 for a weekly pass.
Saw that as I walked pass with my free passes for the Jermain Pavilion.
karen lotz
Posts: 22,284
Jul 30, 2011 12:51am
Was there this afternoon. Crowd was really small as has already been stated. We followed Nick Price, Corey Pavin, and Tom Lehman around for a while then just sat in the grand stands and watched people finish up. I'd guess there were 30 people in the grand stands while we were there. I wouldn't have paid $20 to go, but the tickets were free.
TBone14
Posts: 6,383
Jul 30, 2011 8:33am
If you couldn't find free tickets to this event, you weren't looking. I have opportunities to go everyday this week, just haven't felt like it. Probably will go on Sunday though.
Classyposter58
Posts: 6,321
Jul 30, 2011 6:26pm
Yeah I got a free book too which is why I'm probably going tomorrow. I don't like that it has been easy scoring though but I'll be there tomorrow. Definitely looking forward to a great field at Firestone next week
T
Timber
Posts: 935
Jul 30, 2011 6:51pm
Inverness is hard... they are making it look real easy. As they say "These guys are good." Looked like real light winds today... Soft greens and light wind, and medium speed greens add up to these guys lighting it up.
Classyposter58
Posts: 6,321
Jul 30, 2011 10:48pm
Timber;846765 wrote:Inverness is hard... they are making it look real easy. As they say "These guys are good." Looked like real light winds today... Soft greens and light wind, and medium speed greens add up to these guys lighting it up.
These guys are also old lol. And still I understand that conditions have been more favorable to scoring but come on -15 under thru 3 rounds in a USGA event? That's pitiful it's playing still this easy
Skyhook79
Posts: 5,739
Jul 31, 2011 12:35pm
Yeah that would never happen on the Regular tour in an event like the 2011 US Open.Classyposter58;847083 wrote:These guys are also old lol. And still I understand that conditions have been more favorable to scoring but come on -15 under thru 3 rounds in a USGA event? That's pitiful it's playing still this easy
Classyposter58
Posts: 6,321
Jul 31, 2011 7:49pm
Course was brutal today...those pins were just not right