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Any advice for attending at Stanford for a neophyte who has never been to a golf tournament before?  
Thanks,
Pete F.

Hi Pete,

It's very unlike what you see on TV in terms of galleries and ropes etc. The only ropes are around the practice greens, scoring tents, 1st/10th tees, and 18 green. I find the best spots to watch are around the greens because you can watch shots into the green and play around the green - tee shots are harder to follow. A few good vantage points to watch players hitting into the greens and putting out are the hillside to the left of 9 green, above 14 green, and above 3 green.

You can also just follow a group for a few holes just keep your distance and don't talk to the players unless they talk to you. If you follow the Stanford players there will likely be other people there too just stick with them. If you can identify a player's parents they are great to talk to they are very golf-savvy and most are very friendly and thankful you're out there supporting them.

I'll be out there Tuesday afternoon on 17 handling a timing checkpoint and will be a walking scorer with an early group off #10 on Wednesday (8:10a). After my Wednesday round I'll go back out and watch Stanford finish - they will almost certainly be the last five groups off #1 tee (where the top 3 teams will be playing in the final round).

Almost sure to have a Condi sighting or two out there. She's also very friendly.

Last piece of advice - WEAR RED!

[winflop]

Any advice for attending at Stanford for a neophyte who has never been to a golf tournament before?  
Thanks,
Pete F.

Hi Pete,

It's very unlike what you see on TV in terms of galleries and ropes etc. The only ropes are around the practice greens, scoring tents, 1st/10th tees, and 18 green. I find the best spots to watch are around the greens because you can watch shots into the green and play around the green - tee shots are harder to follow. A few good vantage points to watch players hitting into the greens and putting out are the hillside to the left of 9 green, above 14 green, and above 3 green.

You can also just follow a group for a few holes just keep your distance and don't talk to the players unless they talk to you. If you follow the Stanford players there will likely be other people there too just stick with them. If you can identify a player's parents they are great to talk to they are very golf-savvy and most are very friendly and thankful you're out there supporting them.

I'll be out there Tuesday afternoon on 17 handling a timing checkpoint and will be a walking scorer with an early group off #10 on Wednesday (8:10a). After my Wednesday round I'll go back out and watch Stanford finish - they will almost certainly be the last five groups off #1 tee (where the top 3 teams will be playing in the final round).

Almost sure to have a Condi sighting or two out there. She's also very friendly.

Last piece of advice - WEAR RED!