Registration opened today for tickets to this event. Sign up if interested and they reveal the winners in October. Maybe next best thing to the Masters.

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Flew too close to the sun on wings of pastrami

Thanks, registered. See you there

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"I honestly don't see a good bet on the board here."

Registered

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What's your favorite shitter in Whistler's Straights?

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Thanks for the heads up, T-Bone. Forgot all about this.

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"I honestly don't see a good bet on the board here."

No worse sporting event in the world to attend than a Ryder Cup. Unless you camp out in one specific spot all day you'll be lucky to see 3 shots taken the entire day.

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I would only go for a practice round, and for me personally I would love to walk all 18 with my wife and show her the property. You are stating the same problems as any golf tournament in general. This course more than most you can't find one spot and see multiple holes. You would need to potentially find a spot, watch people come through, then move again a few more times. No worse event to attend might be a stretch. I think a final four might be a waste with 40k or whatever it is watching a basketball game in a football stadium. I know it's nostalgic to see the outdoor hockey games in baseball or football stadiums but to me that seems like a tough watch live.

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Flew too close to the sun on wings of pastrami

Agreed on all counts.
* I would go for no other reason than to walk the course.
* I have purposefully skipped outdoor hockey games; at my advanced age I have trouble seeing the football at soldier field so I figure no way will I be able to see the puck.
* I won't spend 40k on a car. No way will I spend big $$ on a 3 hour sporting event.

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"I honestly don't see a good bet on the board here."

shakes is an idiot. Other than the result, Sunday at Medinah in 2012 was the greatest sporting event I've attended. Up close with the best players in the world, able to see and hear everything, cheering/booing the updates on the manual scoreboards fist bump from MJ. It had it all.

Manage the crowd - don't let the crowd manage you.

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I attended the 100th US Open at Pebble Beach in 2000. It was spectacular!

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But it is worse than any other golf tournament, much worse. Ryder Cup has a limited number of golfers on a limited number of holes compared to normal tour events. If there's only 4 foursomes on the course that means all those wandering fans are going to be concentrated on a few holes. Unlike a normal tour even there won't be random holes or spots where you can sneak up to the rope and get a close look at the action. At the RC every single hole is 10 deep with people on the rope. You can't see shit.

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Everything? I doubt you saw 10 shots to completion all day. I was there on Sunday as well, maybe saw 3 shots all day and that included time spent in an elevated sponsor tent on 18 fairway.

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If there are 24 players there would be a minimum if 6 foursomes practicing and they may split into smaller groups. One of the stars of the show is the course and views. It’s cool if you don’t want to go. I agree about watching the matches. I’d like to see that on tv.

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Flew too close to the sun on wings of pastrami

I'm talking about matches, not practice rounds.

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We had completely different experiences. Maybe it's all those festival shows I've attended. I just found a way. People come and go all the time - it honestly wasn't that hard to find a spot at whatever hole I was at. I don"t know what to tell you - I was like 6' 2" at the time. Maybe that's part of it.

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Sex isn't dirty, sex isn't a crime. It's a loving act between two or more consenting adults.

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Have you gotten that much taller or shorter over the last seven years?

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Just wait, Frank

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Sex isn't dirty, sex isn't a crime. It's a loving act between two or more consenting adults.

-Hank Kingsley

Got the chance to get into a virtual waiting room and buy tix for this. Will happen Oct 14th. Is it worth it to go? Anyone else getting tickets?

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I got the same invite.

I did also. I was wondering if it's worth going to. Can't find any 1st person online reviews.

I must have gotten the same thing. So it’s not like the Masters and I am guaranteed tickets at this point? I didn’t look at the message very closely. I’d love to go to a practice round. Not that interested in going to the real matches.

Edit—planning on getting in virtual line to buy 4 practice round tickets. I really want to walk the property with my wife. Seeing some of the best players in the world and raiding the gift tents are a bonus.

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Flew too close to the sun on wings of pastrami

I'm not counting on tickets. Everyone who.signed up for this got the email.

I’m not counting on it either. I’ll get in line and leave a window up on my screen while I work. If I get something, great, if not I’m ok with that, at least I tried.

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Flew too close to the sun on wings of pastrami

Had a chance to play the Straits and the Irish course a couple of years ago. A challenge to walk. Hopefully everyone who wants tickets gets them.

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Same. Hoping for Fri or Sat tickets. At least logistically this is a lot easier to get to than Augusta.

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Done the Straits twice. Not really worth the money if you are paying out of pocket during the summer season for it in my opinion. You can get out to the Straits for $300 at the end of this month before they shut down. Still too high for what would likely be rough temps. If you got a nice fall day it would be ok.

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Good luck to all trying for tix today. Hoping for 4 practice round. Not sure how it will be set up when in there.

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Flew too close to the sun on wings of pastrami

I already have the window up, damn near forgot about it.

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Looks like I will be going to this as a friend got tickets. It also looks like hotels are already sold out. Luckily, we can stay at my lakehouse, which is a reasonable distance away.

Not even a big golf fan....but I enjoy this event more than most.

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