Western Open

[My Dixie Normus]

I went to the Western for the final round on Sunday. Thanks to the Sox for hanging in there till I got home. As for the golf, wow. I played the red/white/blue course that they carve out of courses one and three in the morning. The put together 3 nines and we started about 5:30 AM. I shot a 43, 48, 40. Then it was off to see the Pros play. I planted my self at the 12th tee. For those unfamiliar with Cog Hill, the 12 tee and the 14th green are right next to each other. You can sit on top of the hill to the left of the 12 tee and watch both holes. They are par 3s starting on an elevated tee to well protected greens. The 12th is a kidney shaped green with a deeeeep bunker in front and the Sunday pin was set just above the front bunker at the narrowest point of the green. It is only about 20-25 feet deep there. To the right of the green is a large oak and OB. Behind the green is OB.

 

We watched as the PGA pros put shot after shot in the bunker, over or out. The smart play seemed to be hitting the fat part of the green and playing for par. No one had attacked the pin successfully... until Tiger came to the tee. He hit a ball with in 18" and stopped it dead on the stick. It was a tap in for bird. Just nuts. On 14, he landed on the from of the green and played the break perfectly as the ball rolled to with in 10'. He knocked it down for another bird. So then he cracks a huge drive down the 15th fairway, a short par 5. He shanked his approach shot into the trees. He actually yelled fore... like anyone in the county didn't have their eyes on him. He made a 5 but that was giving one back to the field as the 15th surrendered birdies all day. He ended up falling one shy of the leader until he birdie 18 to make the final a two stroke win. Hot day but worth it. These guys are just incredible.

 

Damn shame that the Western Open will be no more. I have been there several times. I will miss it even if it is here every other year. There will be a big gapping hole in July now. To bad.

[JoeBatterz]

Sucks that they are moving it. Chicago deserves an annual PGA event.

 

All we have in Nashville is an LPGA event in May that nobody goes to.

[THEWOOD]

Back in the day they had the Ameritech senior open at my CC and then they had the Kellogg Keebler Classic, LPGA event but now that is gone aswell. I lived right on the 7th tee, was perfect place to grill out, party and to watch the pros.

[Steff]

I went to the Western for the final round on Sunday. Thanks to the Sox for hanging in there till I got home. As for the golf, wow. I played the red/white/blue course that they carve out of courses one and three in the morning. The put together 3 nines and we started about 5:30 AM. I shot a 43, 48, 40. Then it was off to see the Pros play. I planted my self at the 12th tee. For those unfamiliar with Cog Hill, the 12 tee and the 14th green are right next to each other. You can sit on top of the hill to the left of the 12 tee and watch both holes. They are par 3s starting on an elevated tee to well protected greens. The 12th is a kidney shaped green with a deeeeep bunker in front and the Sunday pin was set just above the front bunker at the narrowest point of the green. It is only about 20-25 feet deep there. To the right of the green is a large oak and OB. Behind the green is OB.

 

We watched as the PGA pros put shot after shot in the bunker, over or out. The smart play seemed to be hitting the fat part of the green and playing for par. No one had attacked the pin successfully... until Tiger came to the tee. He hit a ball with in 18" and stopped it dead on the stick. It was a tap in for bird. Just nuts. On 14, he landed on the from of the green and played the break perfectly as the ball rolled to with in 10'. He knocked it down for another bird. So then he cracks a huge drive down the 15th fairway, a short par 5. He shanked his approach shot into the trees. He actually yelled fore... like anyone in the county didn't have their eyes on him. He made a 5 but that was giving one back to the field as the 15th surrendered birdies all day. He ended up falling one shy of the leader until he birdie 18 to make the final a two stroke win. Hot day but worth it. These guys are just incredible.

 

Damn shame that the Western Open will be no more. I have been there several times. I will miss it even if it is here every other year. There will be a big gapping hole in July now. To bad.

 

 

We sat in a tent on the 17th green - thank God it was not in the sun - and had a blast also. Got there at 7 and sat all the way to the end. Ran over to watch Immelman birdie 18 then raced home to see the rest of the game. The way I understand it the Western will be back next year then start the tour. Is that not correct? Also, it will be lucky to get back here every 3 years, and they are moving it to the fall. It's totally going to suck I agree. We've gone every year the past 7 years.

[My Dixie Normus]

We sat in a tent on the 17th green - thank God it was not in the sun - and had a blast also. Got there at 7 and sat all the way to the end. Ran over to watch Immelman birdie 18 then raced home to see the rest of the game. The way I understand it the Western will be back next year then start the tour. Is that not correct? Also, it will be lucky to get back here every 3 years, and they are moving it to the fall. It's totally going to suck I agree. We've gone every year the past 7 years.

 

It will be back next year as the BMW Championship, not the Western Open.

[Steff]

It will be back next year as the BMW Championship, not the Western Open.

 

 

 

That's right.. At least it will be an event here. It's going to suck without golf in July here from then on out.