1st Day of the week's events: Practice rounds and my 1st day working in the Merchandise tent.
Volunteer parking is off of Via de la Valle at the Polo Grounds; from there shuttle buses to the course. Since it was the 1st day there were some mixups, like when the driver turned north up the coast away from Torrey Pines. After going thru Del Mar we turned around and made it in safely.
The volunteer shuttle drops us off at the 9th tee where there is also a volunteer hospitality tent with free sodas, coffee, and bagels and a place to relax and watch the tv screens. But too much to see, so after a quick gulp of Diet Coke I was off for the grand tour.
Walked the entire course and took lots of pictures. Saw a lot of players, including Mike Weir, VJ Singh, and others. Tiger started early and snuck off before it got too crowded, so I didn't see him, but I'll catch him either tomorrow or Wednesday.
Decided to sit in the grandstands for the 18th to eat my lunch before my shift, as getting a seat there later in the week will probably be tough.
From 1130 - 1600 we were busy ringing up sales. There were a few single items sales, but most amounts were close to $100. A wife of one of the players came through and ran up over $1000 before we directed her to customer service so she could get her spousal discount. I still can't believe all the cash flowing thru the US Open!
Uploaded a few pictures today as I bought a SD card to USB adapter after getting back here to the hotel. More tomorrow!!!
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