Tiger Woods in Town

I am sure the biggest event in Pierce County ever at Chambers Bay golf course happens in two weeks.

Today Tiger Woods arrived in town take some shots on the course to get ready for the U.S. Open. He arrived by his private plan at Narrows Airport which happens to be only five minutes from where I live. Of course, if I had known I would have gone to the airport to see him come in.

Last week Phil Mickelson came in for a day to do the same thing as Tiger. It does make sense that they have some idea how the course works. Mickelson played nine rounds and I am sure Tiger is doing the same thing.

I am sure other golfers will come and check it out before the tournaments happens. It is possible that some have already showed up but not the names like Mickelson and Woods.

I do not have a pass or a ticket to any days of the tournament so I will be watching like most everyone else. I do know several people that will be working as volunteers during the U.S. Open.  My friend Art will be working security at the 8^th hole. So if you happen to be going say hi to Art. Another friend will be serving drinks primarily to the golfers which seems to be a great job to have. I am sure he will get in some good talks with them.

The U.S. Open will be the best thing to happen in this area for some time. I am sure it will benefit greatly financially. I know that people are renting out homes to those coming into town.

Here in my home town of Gig Harbor there are a lot of awesome homes that I am sure will have people staying in them including golfers themselves.  In fact my old neighborhood on the east side of Gig Harbor has really great places.  Also, there are some good places in University Place where Chambers Bay golf course is at along with nearby Lakewood.

I am sure that people will be talking about the tournament for years to come. In fact, it would be nice if everything goes well that a regular tournament would come to Chambers Bay every year.  This place would be a great to host a tournament every year. I am sure that there are other courses in the area that would love to host a tournament especially closer to Seattle.

The weather here in the northwest is wonderful especially in the summer and early fall. It could host a tournament in September if the PGA tour has an opening. People here would really be up for it.  The PGA will find that out with the U.S. Open.

The Seattle area is really big on sports especially when it comes to winning sports. You can see that with the Seahawks with their recent success going to the Super Bowl two years in a row. Also, the Mariners do really well when they have winning baseball though it hasn’t happened a lot lately.

Anyway, I will be looking at going to the Narrows Airport to see any golfers coming in. It is one really nice airport for small planes.