West Coast road trip

[MilfordHusky]

I bought 2 tickets in Section 113 from Ticketmaster. The seats were about $10-12 each and the fees were $6-8 each. Prices for better seats were running $36-150 on StubHub and as high as $300 elsewhere. One problem for this game is that the upper deck is not sold for women's games, so the supply is artificially limited.

 

[MilfordHusky]

I'm really curious about what the attendance at the UCLA game will be. LA sports fans tend towards fickle and apathetic. I glanced at attendance for last year, rarely topped 2000. They didn't have any big name OOC opponents. Maybe the fans will show up to see a top program like UConn. Even the men's team rarely fills the arena for games. I'm pretty sure the game in Eugene will be well attended.

It looks as if they don't sell tix for the upper level for WCBB.

 

[uconnfan68]

Some pros this it's not an especially hard course unless set up for U.S. Open conditions. But when the wind blows, 5" rough isn't needed.

#1. They had no practice facilities then. A bucket of balls after 3 days of driving would have been nice.
#2. Perfect day in July. A 10. No wind, no crowds. Played as a 2-some, with a spectator for the ride.
#3. Lots of blind/placement shots. Absolutely needed local knowledge. The greens were much more treacherous than it looks on tv now. Had a few 20' breaks.
#4. If I could have played 36, I could have shot my handicap on the second round.
#5. Would love to play it again with the changes since then.

 

[MilfordHusky]

#1. They had no practice facilities then. A bucket of balls after 3 days of driving would have been nice.
#2. Perfect day in July. A 10. No wind, no crowds. Played as a 2-some, with a spectator for the ride.
#3. Lots of blind/placement shots. Absolutely needed local knowledge. The greens were much more treacherous than it looks on tv now. Had a few 20' breaks.
#4. If I could have played 36, I could have shot my handicap on the second round.
#5. Would love to play it again with the changes since then.

Everything breaks toward the ocean.

As I recall, the tee shots on 8, 9, 10, and 11 are blind. Probably others too.

 

[Carnac]

I'm really curious about what the attendance at the UCLA game will be. LA sports fans tend towards fickle and apathetic. I glanced at attendance for last year, rarely topped 2000. They didn't have any big name OOC opponents. Maybe the fans will show up to see a top program like UConn. Even the men's team rarely fills the arena for games. I'm pretty sure the game in Eugene will be well attended.

As you well know, the UConn women travel very well where ever they go, while also bringing a small contingent of Connecticut based fans that travel with them. UConn is usually the biggest game on their opponent's schedule that year (any year). There are more UConn women BB fans in the Golden State than you might think. When I was waiting in line for the doors to open at Maples Pavilion (Stanford), I was talking with a group of UConn fans (we were all proudly wearing our UConn gear). We were all excited about the rare opportunity to watch UConn IN PERSON. Believe it or not, there were a few UConn fans there that had never heard of the BONEYARD ?!? Needless to say, I enlightened them.

There were fans from all over the state. Some came from as far away as San Diego, and Palm Springs. Some were local (the bay area - San Francisco/Oakland & Sacramento). I would imagine that a good number of them will make the trip to Westwwod.

A trip to L.A. for the weekend can be fun. Lots of things to do there. There are 3 airports to serve you........LAX, Long Beach and Burbank. There will be a lot of WCBB fans at Pauly Pavilion for this game. Get there early. Traffic on the west bound 10 freeway, leaving downtown L.A. can be very slow. The traffic in Westwood, especially around the campus can can also be heavy, even on weekends.

 

[wallman]

Keep in mind LAX is a nightmare

 

[Carnac]

Keep in mind LAX is a nightmare

Yes!!! even in the daytime.

 

[Longtime fan]

I just got UCLA vs UCONN tickets... woo hoo... Section 116 Row 2 seats 17 and 18. Stop by and say hello to me and the wife. I'll be the older man with the UCONN hat and... huh... oh yeah.

I was only able to get General admission seats. I am planning to buy scalper tickets on site, if available.

 

[rugbymate]

Everything breaks toward the ocean.

As I recall, the tee shots on 8, 9, 10, and 11 are blind. Probably others too.

10 and 11 are very long par 4's along the ocean.,,,if the wind is blowing that are a bear...however, they are not really blind shots as they are straight....8 is the hole with an up the hill blind tee shot that sets up what many call the greatest second shot in golf, often a 170-200 yd shot over a gorge to a well defended green..11 is a short uphill par 4 with a slight dogleg and after being on the ocean for the last 6 hole seems like a disappointment...probably TMI but i could go on and on about Pebble( and Cypress, Spyglass and MPCC)

 

[CMC'72]

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