U.S. Open

[AndyC]

Originally Posted by TJDave

Gary is right. I can't see how playing that course would be an enjoyable experience.

Gary's attitude is that one size must fit all. The course was built for championship golf played by elite players not for Mr and Mrs Havecamp with their 20+ handicaps. I would love to play the course because I enjoy challenging courses but not at $300 a pop.

[mountainman]

Originally Posted by AndyC

Gary's attitude is that one size must fit all. The course was built for championship golf played by elite players not for Mr and Mrs Havecamp with their 20+ handicaps. I would love to play the course because I enjoy challenging courses but not at $300 a pop.

You must be an exceptional golfer.

[DJofSD]

https://ncrdb.usga.org/NCRDB/courseT...?CourseID=3943

Golfers carrying a higher index can always use the forward tees.

Join the golf club and wait until after mid-July, you can play for $150.

P.S. Make sure your shoes are a good fit. It is a walking only track, so, just like the pros you'll be hiking up and down, hill and dale.

P.P.S. How many other venues which have hosted a US Open are accessible to the public? I know there are a few and off the top of my head I can think of 3: Torrey Pines (my backyard), Beth Page (Black) and Pinehurst.

[Greyfox]

For me, golf is a good ride spoiled.

I won't even walk our local tracks anymore, far less a monster like Chambers Bay.

[rastajenk]

Pebble Beach is public, isn't it? Or somewhat accessible, for the right amount?

[DJofSD]

I was never sure about course fees on the Monterey Peninsula until now when I looked for the specifics.

PB is accessible to the general public and it is a part of a resort. If you are not a guest of the resort you pay an additional fee for a cart. I know from a couple of different email offers I receive throughout the year, if you stay and play as a part of the package, the green fees are not as bad as just a pay-to-play user which about $495 per round (http://www.pebblebeach.com/golf/pebb.../current-rates).

So I guess that makes 4 courses accessible by the public that have hosted the US Open. BTW, the US Open is coming back to Pebble in a couple of years.

[AndyC]

Originally Posted by mountainman

You must be an exceptional golfer.

Exceptional is a relative term. I play well enough that I thoroughly enjoy the challenge of a championship course. I am a definite golfoholic. I am either playing or practicing every day.

[mountainman]

Originally Posted by AndyC

Exceptional is a relative term. I play well enough that I thoroughly enjoy the challenge of a championship course. I am a definite golfoholic. I am either playing or practicing every day.

I'm totally into golf and hit the shag range or course four or five times a week. Through costly instruction and lots of work, I've corrected most of my over-the-top move. But it's my own realization that I need to stop chicken-winging, keep my head behind the ball, and extend my arms down the target line that has me excited and playing better than ever right now. And "better" is another relative term. Unless the course is short and flat, I'm thrilled to shoot low 80's. And I still shank the short irons on occasion.

[DJofSD]

http://blog.darrencarroll.com/2015/0...after-the-win/

What the TV cameras did not catch.