For the second day in a row, I attended the Bank of America Open in Glenview, IL. Since the morning tee times were postponed about 4 hours due to rain, I decided to go after work. The last tee time was scheduled for 6:30 pm after the rain subsided. In addition, The Glen (the shopping area that surrounds the golf course) was hosting a wine tasting event that started at 5 pm. The ticket I bought for the event ($10 for the week) came with one free drink at the wine tasting event.<\/p>\n
Generally, I have strict attendance rules about how much of an event I need to attend in order for the sporting event to be \u201cofficial.\u201d For example, I need to watch at least 5 innings of a Major League Baseball game and at least the 1st or 2nd half of an NBA or NFL game. While I normally stay for the entire event, these rules were created for extraordinary exceptions.<\/p>\n
When it comes to golf attendance rules are especially important. For the fan, one round of golf can take up to 12 hours. The first tee time occurs around 7 am while the last golfer finishes around 7 pm. While I have attended one full day of golf before, I do not recommend it. It is a long and sometimes boring day. Even attending half the event (6 hours) can be too much time.<\/p>\n
Thus, I have allowed the golf attendance rules some flexibility \u2013 in order for a golf event to count, I must watch at least 9 holes of golf. Since playing 18 holes for a single golfer takes around 4.5 hours, 9 holes of golf should last around 2 and 2.5 hours. Thus, as long as you are at a golf event for over 2 hours you can consider your attendance official.<\/p>\n
In addition, one may not leave a sporting event in order to attend another sporting event. Since a golf event does last for 12 hours, I would not attend an afternoon baseball game for example.<\/p>\n
The one exception to that rule is to attend a night game after a golf event. Since golf does last until the early evening I do allow myself to leave early in order to attend a night game, which was the case Thursday night.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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