Anyone Going to the U.S. Open at Shinnecock?

[nevets88]

1 hour ago, fishgolf said:

Based on your pictures, I'm thinking you should pull out the credit card and at least go back for the opening round Thursday.

Tempting, but it is a real pain in the butt to get there. Shuttle bus took an hour to cover 13 miles. Multi days, you have to sleep overnight.  No wonder reporters can be grumpy.

[fishgolf]

33 minutes ago, nevets88 said:

Tempting, but it is a real pain in the butt to get there. Shuttle bus took an hour to cover 13 miles. Multi days, you have to sleep overnight.  No wonder reporters can be grumpy.

Sounds like my experience at Chambers Bay.  I went on Saturday and it was packed.  They had set up some obscure bus routes through JBLM (Ft. Lewis) to avoid I-5 and other main arterials.  This really helped, but my bus ride was still about 35 minutes.  Oh well, you don't do it often, so just exhale, relax and go with it.

[upndown21]

I still don't understand why the Open is always a logistical nightmare. Plenty of great courses that can handle the tournament elsewere. Then again it is the USGA so it does make some sense. 

Hope they redeem themselves there.

[boogielicious]

On 6/12/2018 at 9:17 PM, upndown21 said:

I still don't understand why the Open is always a logistical nightmare. Plenty of great courses that can handle the tournament elsewere. Then again it is the USGA so it does make some sense. 

Hope they redeem themselves there.

If you think about where courses are usually located, they were set up for their topography and put in areas where their members or the public could get access to play it. It is rare that they had intentions to hold tournaments where 100,000 people would attend. 

Some courses like TPC Boston in Norton, MA are lucky that there is a concert venue next to it with ample parking. But most of the gem courses that you would want for the US Open are either older courses or are in suburban areas not set up for massive traffic.