Anyone ever been to a big PGA tour event?

dar_cool

Getting married in April and going to america for a few weeks, will be in florida for when the players championship is on in sawgrass so would be rude not to go for at least one round of it, ive checked up the tickets and there not that bad at $58, Anyone have any experience of these events? Probably be the Thursday or the Friday that we go. Definitely going to be shouting mashed patatoes and get in the holeeee!!! haha:D

ForeRight

Sounds brilliant. Dont miss the oppurtunity and enjoy it. $58 is nothing for a day out like that IMO.

Senna

Could you not go on the Sunday?

Rikand

Getting married...... Going to America.....

You have checked this with your future wife I'm sure ?

Senna

Rikand wrote: »

You have checked this with your future wife I'm sure ?

Start as you mean to go on:D

FixdePitchmark

Talk about setting the tone. Class - well done dar.

Wife " Would you like to go on the romantic sail with lunch in am. "
dar " Sorry, luv - got to go to sawgrass in am"
Wife "What, cut grass ?"
dar " well it is a once off - America - A pga thing - "maaaaaassshhh potato""
Wife "It is our honeymoon"
dar " Look - this chance is a once in a lifetime"
Wife " "
dar " It is only $58 - want to come "
Wife " "


Joking - class.
She will get you the tickets for your present.

sawdoubters

your not allowed shout at the events,you miss most of it because your in seats


you would see more on tv,some events they will let you follow the players around

sodbuster77

dar_cool wrote: »

Getting married in April and going to america for a few weeks, will be in florida for when the players championship is on in sawgrass so would be rude not to go for at least one round of it, ive checked up the tickets and there not that bad at $58, Anyone have any experience of these events? Probably be the Thursday or the Friday that we go. Definitely going to be shouting mashed patatoes and get in the holeeee!!! haha:D

Might see you there. I'll be heading up on the Sunday. Got my tickets last week. Been at Bay Hill a couple of times and really enjoyed the experience. I've been told Sawgrass is very spectator friendly

dar_cool

Cheers lads, she is the one that suggested it funnily enough, we are flying home the saturday so thursday/friday is the only day we will be able to go. Yeah ive heard alot of good things about it being a good spectator event.roll on april/may:D

Freemount09

yea it would be really cool alright, but deffo not worth getting married just to go to a PGA tour event though imo !

FixdePitchmark

dar_cool wrote: »

Cheers lads, she is the one that suggested it funnily enough, we are flying home the saturday so thursday/friday is the only day we will be able to go. Yeah ive heard alot of good things about it being a good spectator event.roll on april/may:D

:eek::eek::eek::eek:

A keeper.

PARlance

FixdePitchmark wrote: »

:eek::eek::eek::eek:

A keeper.

Ah Fix... I didn't think you would be so naive... Dar may not know it yet but he will be dragged shopping the day before and it'll be a marathon session

Personally, I just get worried whenever the missus is nice

Dbu

dar_cool wrote: »

Cheers lads, she is the one that suggested it funnily enough, we are flying home the saturday so thursday/friday is the only day we will be able to go. Yeah ive heard alot of good things about it being a good spectator event.roll on april/may:D

Does she have any sisters, girls who like golf......my dream

Kace

Bring the wife along - she will like the fuss and atmosphere. Plus she will be in Honeymoon mood and you will be best thing since sliced bread - you could bring her to a sh1t slinging contest and she would love it ;-)

Heading to the Masters myself in April as my first "Majors" attendance so excitement is building. I won't get to shout "swallow an apple" at that one though :-D

dar_cool

Dbu wrote: »

Does she have any sisters, girls who like golf......my dream

I wouldnt go that far that she likes golf but she does enjoy the majors and will watch it into the early hours with me, she loves bubba!!
That sounds brilliant Kace, id love to go to augusta!!

ForeRight

Kace wrote: »

Bring the wife along - she will like the fuss and atmosphere. Plus she will be in Honeymoon mood and you will be best thing since sliced bread - you could bring her to a sh1t slinging contest and she would love it ;-)

Until the first big fight when she throws it in your face that you brought her to watch golf on honeymoon!!!!

PARlance

Dbu wrote: »

Does she have any sisters, girls who like golf......my dream

My nightmare.....

The lack of knowledge or interest can be great.
I have "qualified"/"made the cut" for day 2 of our weekly competition (two separate competitions run on Sat & Sun) quite a few times over the last few months...
It'd be bad form if I pulled out of the competition darling after making the cut today darling

There ya go Dar, you can't spell marriage without a mirage (made that one up myself)

dar_cool

hahah thats a good one, ill have to try that, "qualified" for the next round, brilliant!!:D

PARlance

dar_cool wrote: »

hahah thats a good one PARlance, ill have to try that, "qualified" for the next round, brilliant!!:D

Ah Dar_Cool, you're green and innocent, if I'm writing a post about pulling the wool over my wife's eyes... don't respond with my real name.

Do a quick edit there before you're paying half my solicitors fees.

Dbu

PARlance wrote: »

My nightmare.....

The lack of knowledge or interest can be great.
I have "qualified"/"made the cut" for day 2 of our weekly competition (two separate competitions run on Sat & Sun) quite a few times over the last few months...
It'd be bad form if I pulled out of the competition darling after making the cut today darling

There ya go Dar, you can't spell marriage without a mirage (made that one up myself)

Ya have tried that...but my buddy met my wife in Tesco while i was on the fairways:eek:
Following few days were tough, very tough:D
forced to watch all types of tripe on the tv,anything except sport.
forced to watch quality shows like Americas fattest nun, etc etc etc:P
I love her really though

PARlance

Dbu wrote: »

Ya have tried that...but my buddy met my wife in Tesco while i was on the fairways:eek:
Following few days were tough, very tough:D
forced to watch all types of tripe on the tv,anything except sport.
forced to watch quality shows like Americas fattest nun, etc etc etc:P
I love her really though

Ha, sure if we're being honest, I'm sure very few of us said we were going to play golf with internet friends for our first Boards Outing....
I only confessed last year!

Russman

Sawgrass is definitely worth the trip. I've been lucky enough to have had a couple of games on it and its very spectator friendly. Its a bit off the beaten track though. You could take the wife, it'd be a great day (the practice days would almost be more fun), or depending on what direction you're coming from, you could leave her off in the St Augustine Outlets to shop away (about an hour away, maybe slightly less) and pick her up on the way back to wherever. Or the St John's Mall which is a lot closer, but a lot more high-end shopping.

There's a cool restaurant around the back of the property, right on the Intracoastal Waterway that's worth checking out called LuLu's or something like that. Its a bit "homey" but the food is fantastic and I think its where Rory had his 21st birthday a few years ago during the The Players.


It'd be a shame not to call into the World Golf Village near St Augustine too, seeing as you'll be in the area !:)

They have divorce courts too, you'll be fine.