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Open Golf Live, On the Duffers Course By Eddie Mayrose

By: Eddie Mayrose


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At about 7:30 EDT on Thursday, June 15th, the world of professional sports will collide with the world of the weekend warriors as the U.S. Open tees off at Bethpage Black; the only completely public course to ever host the prestigious tournament. In what is likely the biggest tip of the hat any sport can give its loyal followers, the best golfers from all over the world will ply their trade on the same track where a multitude of regular joe golfers have done the same. Granted Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson won't be spending the previous night sleeping in their vehicles in order to gain a prime tee time but they will be faced with the same traps and pitfalls that duffers everywhere see every day. For the most devoted of them, it's Open Golf Live, on their home turf.

You can be sure that Bethpage Black's status as a public course adds an interesting element to what's already trumpeted as a premier tourney. How many who walk the hallowed grounds of the Old Course at St. Andrews, or Royal Troon or Carnoustie have actually played the break on any one of the greens? Can you imagine the thrill in walking the course during the 2006 Ryder Cup at the K Club in Ireland and watching the best that Europe and the USA had to offer? Now, how much more poignant would that be if you were sure that Steve Stricker would bring the bunker on the right into play if he under clubs himself? That's exactly what many of the fans on Long Island will be experiencing as they follow the four rounds of the U.S. Open. Open Golf Live, on the spot where you were taught the game.

Even those who can't make the sojourn to Long Island will clamor for any way to enjoy Open Golf Live. There will be countless weekend hackers downloading streaming video to their office desktops in order to watch the early parts of the first two rounds. With one eye on the screen and the other on the their work, they'll view with a very special interest as Tiger Woods finds the same rough on 6 that they always seem to find. A knowing grin will greet Paddy Harrington's misread of the break on the 11th green from the guy who's made the same error more than once. Open Golf Live, out of your own bag.

It's universally acknowledged that fan is an abbreviation for fanatic. It's the reason for all kinds of behavior, from the innocent face painting at the Final Four to the more serious death threats on referees during the World Cup. We rise and fall with our teams and our players but, most of the time, it is a vicarious experience. For one weekend in June, though, it'll be one with which we can identify on a level rarely felt. Open Golf Live, the way we hope to play.

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