Six years ago the PGA Championship was held for the first time in the state of Wisconsin at Whistling Straits, just outside of Sheboygan. I spent that week staying at my roommate Brian's parent's house in Sheboygan Falls, and watching the best golfers in the world compete on one of their biggest stages in front of my own eyes.
Today, I took my soon to be wife to Whistling Straits for the first practice round for this year's PGA Championship to see one of the best golf courses in the country and some of the best golfers in the world. We got to the course early in the morning so we could avoid the crowds for as long as possible, and so we could get back home at a decent time. When we arrived, we found out that Tiger Woods had teed off extremely early, but was still on the front 9, so we walked out until we ran into him on the 7th green. We spent the next couple of hours following him around, which was amazing to watch, even with his recent struggles. Thanks to youthful legs and curiosity, we climbed over one of the huge mounds on the course and sat down behind the 15th tee box, where we were able to watch Tiger tee off from approximately 10 ft away. To watch these golfers is just amazing, as a golfer I know how difficult it is to "put the ball in the hole", and these guys are able to do wonders with a golf ball.
Without more rambling, here are a few pictures from the day...
First green
Eighth tee, right along the lakeshore
Pitching practice on 11
Thoughful Tiger... I'm sure he doesn't have anything on his mind right now...
Looking back at the 9th green and fairway
11th green
Tiger on 15th tee
Tiger teeing off on 15
What actually happened after this drive, he then pulled out another ball and striped it (BTW, this hole is a 518 yard par 4... where I'm from we call those par 5's... Tiger hit driver, 5-iron... FML)
The par 3 17th, if you look close, there's a ball about an inch from the hole, that's Tiger's ball. So yes, he can hit decent golf shots and not just spectators.
I didn't know who this was until someone else said his name... Bob Vokey. For those of you who golf, Titleist wedges, for those of you who don't golf, ignore this picture.P.S. No spectators were harmed by Tiger Woods during the photographing of this round.
