PGA Tour: My Observations From Outside The Ropes at the Byron Nelson

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Published: May 29, 2010

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Normally I wouldn't do this, but I'm feeling somewhat inspired to, so bear with me, ok?

Last weekend, I got my first opportunity to cover the Byron Nelson Classic in Irving, TX, or as the native Texans call it, "The Nelson."

The drive from my home to "The Nelson" is about 35 to 40 minutes though it doesn't feel that long since I've done this kind of drive before, so much it's become automatic.

As I exited the freeway and started north, the closer I got to the golf course the more I started to notice small signs either on the side of the road or in front of people's homes. The signs either read "Nelson tickets here" or "need Nelson tickets."

It made me chuckle a little bit because of the signs that sat in front of people's homes. I can't imagine someone would be comfortable with some stranger knocking on their door and saying, "your sign says you're selling Nelson tickets."

Call me crazy, but I'm not exactly comfortable with having a stranger come to my home and knock on my door for tickets to a sporting event. Though it does make me curious if those signs are up on Sundays selling Dallas Cowboy tickets.

After parking and boarding the media shuttle bus, I found my way to the media center and took a quick look around, just to get my bearings. I got to meet a few members of the media and had a great time getting to know them over the next couple of days.

I know you didn't come here to read about who I met there, so let's get back to the fun stuff shall we?

The first thing I will say is a big thank you to the Four Seasons Golf Resort and Spa for feeding us incredibly well. For my first ever PGA Tournament event as a member of the media, I didn't really expect the food to be any good, but the food was incredible.  So, big ups to The Four Season's in Irving.

I made the mistake of not staying in the air conditioned media center where I was nice and comfortable a...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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