LewPort71 Posted July 24, 2010 Share Posted July 24, 2010 PGA tour is playing at the Greenbrier Resort. This is my neck of the woods. I was on the fence about going, but Mrs. Lew's workplace gave her of FREE tickets for each of the four days. Included in the gift pack is vouchers to play at the Greenbrier after Sept.1.. Best part of the whole deal. On TV look for the guy wearing Bills gear. Some of the players include Furyk, Daly, Garcia, Janzen, Boo Weekley, Rocco, Snedeker, DL3, Applelby.....$1.08M to the winner. Only downside will be the traffic. Parking at the State Fair grounds and shuttle buses are the order of the day. Alas, no Hammer's Parking Lot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD in CA Posted July 24, 2010 Share Posted July 24, 2010 Included in the gift pack is vouchers to play at the Greenbrier Sweet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LewPort71 Posted August 2, 2010 Author Share Posted August 2, 2010 Well the golf tournament is over and congrats to Stuart Appleby. 59 wow. Tournament was fun and the shuttle bus service was actually well done. I was apprehensive about that. Ever watch a golf tournament as see an errant shot clip a spectator ? On Friday AM I was that guy. Mrs. Lew and I were walking along the left side of #1 and **thwack** I got hit on the back of the leg. Stung like heck, but I was OK. If the ball had not hit me , the ball would have gone deep in the 'stuff'. The player did make a great recovery shot, then missed the birdie putt. I was going to claim an assist if he had made it. By Sunday the back of my leg is black and blue. Two of the volunteers are lawyer friends of mine and they offered their 'services' LOL It was a lot of fun. Can't wait until next year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WVUFootball29 Posted August 2, 2010 Share Posted August 2, 2010 sounds like a good time. Always wanted to go down to greenbrier, play a round and tour the old bunker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LewPort71 Posted August 2, 2010 Author Share Posted August 2, 2010 That would be a great day. lots and lots of WVU apparel on golf fans. I'd say the ratio was 85 % WVU,,, 12 % VATech and 3 % Marshall. There will be more 'name' players next year as the word gets around how nice everything was. I am already planning to attend next year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD in CA Posted August 2, 2010 Share Posted August 2, 2010 Lew -- who was the player? No love from him? I guess it's not like baseball where they can let you keep the ball. sounds like a good time. Always wanted to go down to greenbrier, play a round and tour the old bunker. Is Greenbrier no longer one of the active gov't bunker sites? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloBud Posted August 2, 2010 Share Posted August 2, 2010 Is Greenbrier no longer one of the active gov't bunker sites? Small story about the resort during yesterday's telecast said that the bunker has been decommissioned. Bunker tour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HopsGuy Posted August 2, 2010 Share Posted August 2, 2010 The place looked impossibly green on TV. They were saying the course had to be watered so much over the last few weeks due to the crazy hot weather we've all been experiencing. This left the course defenseless against these guys. I wonder if they'll try to grow out the rough and narrow the fairways for next year? Here in Charlotte at Quail Hollow, there's talk that the membership wants the QH Championship to go away. That would be too bad because the "Green Mile" is the best 3 closing-hole stretch on tour. Great to hear you had a good time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LewPort71 Posted August 2, 2010 Author Share Posted August 2, 2010 Lew -- who was the player? No love from him? I guess it's not like baseball where they can let you keep the ball. Is Greenbrier no longer one of the active gov't bunker sites? I did not stick around after getting hit. I should have, but we were headed to see other players. The Bunker is no longer an active gov't site. The Greenbrier gives guided tours of the Bunker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LewPort71 Posted August 2, 2010 Author Share Posted August 2, 2010 The place looked impossibly green on TV. They were saying the course had to be watered so much over the last few weeks due to the crazy hot weather we've all been experiencing. This left the course defenseless against these guys. I wonder if they'll try to grow out the rough and narrow the fairways for next year? Here in Charlotte at Quail Hollow, there's talk that the membership wants the QH Championship to go away. That would be too bad because the "Green Mile" is the best 3 closing-hole stretch on tour. Great to hear you had a good time. It was GREEN and there was a lot of water put on the course and esp. the greens. "They" did not want the greens to burn out like several lawns have in S WV. Attendance figures. Thur 26,200 Fri 30,000 Sat 41,300 Sun 41,800 17,200 for Wednesdays Pro-Am Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dante Posted August 2, 2010 Share Posted August 2, 2010 Thats a great gift from your wifes work. Where is she employed to get a nice perk like that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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