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I was watching some of this tournament last night and realized that it's still it a pretty good tournament. Back in my younger days, it was always cool to watch this tournament from a snow covered mid-west and wish I was in Palm Springs playing golf. Pretty good field this year. Seems like the pros go pretty low every year but it's still fun to watch. I do miss all the celebrities that used to show up for Bob Hope. The fields used to be loaded back then too. One of these days I have to get out to Palm Springs and check out the golf and all the other stuff....

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4 hours ago, Bucki1968 said:

I was watching some of this tournament last night and realized that it's still it a pretty good tournament. Back in my younger days, it was always cool to watch this tournament from a snow covered mid-west and wish I was in Palm Springs playing golf. Pretty good field this year. Seems like the pros go pretty low every year but it's still fun to watch. I do miss all the celebrities that used to show up for Bob Hope. The fields used to be loaded back then too. One of these days I have to get out to Palm Springs and check out the golf and all the other stuff....

It has got some really beautiful holes. There is one with a huge bunker on the left that has to be 15 feet deep. Yesterday, a player chipped from the other side and the ball ran over the green down into that bunker. 

I like it because you can see up and coming players. 

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By the simple fact that you referred to this event as "The Bob Hope" I am compelled to comment and share my two cents.

I grew up in the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic era myself. When this, and the Crosby or AT&T in Monterey were the two flagship Pro-Am events. Ironically enough, it was this very season that I realized, the LPGA hosts a Pro-Am of their own, and it draws the names the PGA used to.  I can't help but think it's due to the fact that, even though the pros tear up the desert courses, the ams have always struggled. Not to mention the players on the LPGA Tour are no longer the stereotypical "dikes on spikes." But rather, not only being pretty damn cute, have a game that is fun to watch.

I think the best thing that could have happened to this tour stop in the desert was picking up a sponsor as major as American Express. I say, because the big name Ams have clearly chosen the LPGA event, the PGA should drop the pro am portion and make it a full fledge tour stop held on the Stadium Course. Then leave the big draw pro am to Pebble Beach. 

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5 hours ago, Ben said:

Not to mention the players on the LPGA Tour are no longer the stereotypical "dikes on spikes."

Did people actually think that?? Jesus...

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10 hours ago, Ben said:

Not to mention the players on the LPGA Tour are no longer the stereotypical "dikes on spikes." But rather, not only being pretty damn cute, have a game that is fun to watch.

 

Good grief.

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