I like the PGA setup better than the U.S. Open. With the PGA they don't make it so ridiculously difficult with deep rough and other obstacles. The U.S. Open sometimes turns into a survival race with who gets the lucky bounce or break. People want to see great shots be rewarded. It's not always that way with the U.S. Open.

 

One of Phil's comments was along the lines of "the most boring shot in golf is the third to a par-5". He was praising the setup that permitted green lights on many par-5 second shots.

One of Phil's comments was along the lines of "the most boring shot in golf is the third to a par-5". He was praising the setup that permitted green lights on many par-5 second shots.

Actually he said the most boring shot is the 2nd on a par 5 when it is just laying up and is why he loved how the par 5s were set up at Valhalla because you could go for it on 2.

Good to finally meet you HB. It was an awesome tourney

Ditto here. Bengal Maniac is a gentleman and a scholar. Also got to meet his Mrs which I. Ow understand where he gets his manners from. She is a wonderful lady!

 

Great to meet up with BGP'ers anytime!

Very exciting tourney. But, I really enjoyed wathing the finale from home yesterday. I went to the tourney Saturday, and we had a nice time. However, I will not complain, but rather ask some questions: 1) we had a lot of trouble texting...so much so, I couldn't hook up with mini-Doomer1...I guess cell tower overload?; 2) I have been to other PGA events where they use digital billboards which are much more informative, easier to update, but at Valhalla this weekend, the old style "manual" scoreboards were utilized which were not nearly so informative. Was this because it was a major or a course limitation? And with the network overload, I couldn't access the internet consistently.

 

Lastly, hats off to the grounds crew, even with all the rain, the course and even walking areas were in remarkable condition.

The cell service was a huge topic of conversation on talk radio here this morning.

The cell service was a huge topic of conversation on talk radio here this morning.

 

Geez. how did we survive just a few years ago with out cell phones?

The cell service was a huge topic of conversation on talk radio here this morning.

 

Louisville can never seem to get that right at major events. At Cardinal Stadium you can basically forget about it.

Geez. how did we survive just a few years ago with out cell phones?

 

Same way we got by before TV and Radio... worse.

The two most wonderful memories I will take away from this tournament.

1. Sitting on the 18th and hearing the roars from throughout the golf course from the last 2 groups whenever something great happened. You hear commentators on tv talk about the roar and how the leaders can hear them and know something special just happened, but I never imagined in my wildest dreams these roars could be so loud that they'd send shivers of excitement down your spine. It was amazing.

 

2. The crowds! Wow, sitting on the side of 18th green and watching the crowd build up and down the fairway that by the time the last 2 groups came through the crowd lined both sides of the hole and fairway, the entire fairway, and it was up to a dozen rows thick of fans lining both sides of the hole all the way to the tee. It was remarkable and sent chills just watching!

 

i also have to add the most memorable shot of the week for me also occured yesterday on the 18th.

on his Birthday and on the last hole of his last PGA tournament and after a bad drive which forced him to lay up on his 2nd shot which left him 200+ yards from the green for his 3rd shot on the par 5, Kenny Perry took aim and had the best shot into the green all day when he landed his ball just a couple feet from the hole. The crowd went wild and the biggest ovation of the day was for Kenny Perry as he walked up the 18th green to tap in for his birdie. You could see he was physically and emotionally moved by the crowd, it was awesome. Best shot into the green all day came from Kentucky's own Kenny Perry.

Geez. how did we survive just a few years ago with out cell phones?

I assumed you used smoke signals. How do you spell A D A M D U N N with smoke signals anyway?:idunno:

I assumed you used smoke signals. How do you spell A D A M D U N N with smoke signals anyway?:idunno:

I've been to a few PGA events. if the major inconvenience is poor cell service, then they're doin pretty well. As far as the question, just take a large smoking stick out of the fire. Hold it above your head. Move it in the shape of a large capitol L, and there you have it.

The cell service was a huge topic of conversation on talk radio here this morning.

 

Louisville can never seem to get that right at major events. At Cardinal Stadium you can basically forget about it.

 

My biggest pet peeve about large events in Louisville. Might as well leave the cell phone at home.

Actually he said the most boring shot is the 2nd on a par 5 when it is just laying up and is why he loved how the par 5s were set up at Valhalla because you could go for it on 2.

 

You are correct. It was the layup he was talking about.

Geez. how did we survive just a few years ago with out cell phones?

 

If we had known they didn't work, we would have gone old school and pre-arranged a meeting place and time.

Louisville can never seem to get that right at major events. At Cardinal Stadium you can basically forget about it.

 

I am not sure how this is a 'Louisville' problem. Unlike land lines where the telephone company can run a fiber with almost unlimited capacity and then slice it off into a bank of temporary pay phones or drop a bunch of lines into a CBS trailer cell networks have to be engineered to cover a certain geography with towers at specific heights to support an expected number of users with all the different 3,5, x G (high frequency, low distance) technologies. Putting up a 'temporary' overlay network would be very, very expensive.

 

I have problems at Commonwealth Stadium and other large venues when they are packed. It would seem a 'problem' anywhere where more than 60,000 people are crowded into a limited area hitting only a handful towers around.

I am not sure how this is a 'Louisville' problem. Unlike land lines where the telephone company can run a fiber with almost unlimited capacity and then slice it off into a bank of temporary pay phones or drop a bunch of lines into a CBS trailer cell networks have to be engineered to cover a certain geography with towers at specific heights to support an expected number of users with all the different 3,5, x G (high frequency, low distance) technologies. Putting up a 'temporary' overlay network would be very, very expensive.

 

I have problems at Commonwealth Stadium and other large venues when they are packed. It would seem a 'problem' anywhere where more than 60,000 people are crowded into a limited area hitting only a handful towers around.

 

I have not been to enough crowded venues (usually avoid them) to know this, but I will know next time. Maybe walkie-talkies?