Eye-Opener: USGA heartless to U.S. Open fans?
Good morning. Well, it's a good morning for some, but not for those who spent $100 for one-day passes to the U.S. Open's first round.
The USGA is getting heavily criticized for not finding away to give those fans something extra for their largely washed-out day. Something like a rain check for a day when Michael Phelps would have had a hard time navigating Bethpage Black. (Photo by Shannon Stapleton/Reuters)
Writes Michael Bamberger, for Golf.com:
"Now granted, the USGA is in a tough spot, with this rain of biblical proportions soaking the golf course. But for crying out loud, you play about one-quarter of the day, and you're not giving refunds? You're not inviting the Thursday fans to come for Monday's golf if there is any? (And that of course could happen.) You're not giving them a credit to a future USGA event in the New York area? You're not going to let them apply the cost to a visit to the USGA museum, and a free bucket of balls at its testing center? Or to a green fee at one of the courses at Bethpage?
"Yes, it's an act of God, all this rain. But suck it up, blue coats!"
Rains forced postponement at 1:55 p.m. ET and the USGA said the one-day passes wouldn't be honored further.
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