Moving Day at Pinehurst

My wife and I went alone today about 10am. We had the plan to take our time and see every hole on the course. We entered between 4 and 5 and followed a group up the fairway. My favorite stands were completely filled as I expected. We watched several groups from the ground and watched Phil and Daly come up the 2nd hole.

We then went to stands behind 16, where you can see the approach to 16 and the entire 17th. After a short wait, Omar Uresti can through playing by himself. We then watched another group or 2. As we approached the first hole, we noticed the bleachers were half empty. So we settled down right on the tee blocks. We were right in line of the cameras, so I'm sure we were on TV at some point, but not sure anyone would recognize us.

We got their at noon and ended up staying for the last 18 groups. We saw everyone hit and it was very interesting. Fred Couples hit a fairway wood, and Tiger and Adam Scott used irons. Most guys arrived 10-15 minutes before their tee time, except for Tiger. I imagine that he causes such a commotion, that he arrives just in time.

Another late comer was VJ. It was about 1 minute before his tee time when he arrived. He then went to the little putting green next to the tee. The starter, after looking at the time, walked over to the green and picked up VJs balls and told him to get to the tee. You've got to know what you are doing to walk up to the #2 golfer in the world and tell him to get moving. The starter would also pick up any left over tees and hand them to kids in the audience.

We then went into the stands on 15 for a few groups, had lunch in the air conditioned Putterboy Pavilion, then walked home, just catching Jason Gore on 8. He had a monster drive and a decent approach. The rest of the course was empty.

Tomorrow, we'll bring our oldest daughter and head to #1 tee for a while, then watch at 18 for a spell. We'll probably come home to watch the end, it should be a great day....