As about everyone has heard by now, Crooked Stick Golf Club in Carmel is the location this year of the Seniors Open Championship. Today was just a practice day…but the atmosphere felt like the tournament was underway. I took this photo from the bleachers overlooking the 18th green as some Pros finished a practice round.
Although tournament play hasn’t begun yet, the place was energized with activity. I was expecting some changes, but it looked like the USGA and PGA had moved in and taken over big-time, transforming “The Stick” into a golf club ready for prime time. Expanded parking with shuttle buses, merchandise buildings, sponsors pavilions, concession tents, media communication equiptment and facilities, enormous bleachers and literally miles of rope to line the fairways and greens marking the boundaries to keep spectators from encroaching too close. The most impressive thing to me was the hundreds and hundreds of sky blue-shirted workers who staffed the course everywhere you looked. Everyone knew their assignments and had them down. To sum this up…they are READY there to host this thing.
There still are some tickets available if you want to come. Tournament play begins this Thursday 07-30.
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