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Why 'Monday' US Open Ticket Is Best Value
Why 'Monday' US Open Ticket Is Best Value
Posted By: Darren Rovell Fans who had tickets to today's US Open got the worst value for their money. But the best value for the money might still be the "Monday" ticket. When you buy a book of tickets for the US Open, the last ticket is the Monday playoff ticket. The face value is $100, ...
U.S. Open fans rained-out Thursday will get in Monday -
newsday.com — The U.S. Golf Association was obviously concerned that ticket-holders Thursday believed they had been left high and... dry, and announced this morning that anyone with a Thursday ticket will be allowed to watch whatever golf will be played on Monday. ... (more) U.S. Open fans rained-out Thursday will get in Monday -

Video: Rocco Mediate Attempts to Walk on Water
Video: Rocco Mediate Attempts to Walk on Water
youbeenblinded.com — In the 2008 version of EA Sports’ PGA Tour one player found a “Walk on Water” glitch... that Tiger Woods later performed in real, non-video game life. For PGA Tour 10 (and just in time for the U.S. Open ) EA Sports has Rocco Mediate ... (more) Video: Rocco Mediate Attempts to Walk on Water
Above All, the U.S. Open Is an ‘Open’
Above All, the U.S. Open Is an ‘Open’
armchairgolfblog.blogspot.com — Shane Bacon attempted to qualify for the 2009 U.S. Open. FORTY YEARS AGO THIS WEEK, ex-Army staff... sergeant Orville Moody stood over a 14-inch putt on the 72nd hole of the U.S. Open at the Champions Golf Club in Houston, Texas. It was no gimme. “Sarge,” as he was nicknamed, was an awful ... (more) Above All, the U.S. Open Is an ‘Open’
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Fang's Bites — ... CNBC's Darren Rovell who's covering the U.S. Open, says the best value for a ticket to the event is the Monday playoff. Darren says Tiger Woods ...

Monday U.S. Open tickets tend to be quite a bargain
Sports stories from Newsday — An interesting ticket-buying strategy from CNBC's Darren (Roslyn) Rovell: Monday!

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