Any hints as to how I make friends who can afford a $100,000+ initiation fee? That would solve a lot of problems.

Yes - it is nice to be able to play some of the Open courses. I've played Bethpage Black and Pinehurst No. 2. Walked on but never played Pebble Beach. I suppose there is Torrey Pines as well. Can't think of any others. Still, I want to call a course my own and relax in the rich mahogany of the men's locker room before taking dinner on the veranda overlooking 18 all the while knowing that the 99%s can't sniff there way past the security guard except for once every 12 years when we host the U.S. Open and even then I get to park at the clubhouse.

Be creative. You may be surprised who you know that might know someone.

Hell many times the $100,000 isnt the hard part. The waiting list is what kills you.

In all, Olympic has about 5,000 voting members. The annual budget is a whopping $40 million, and the waiting list is eight to 10 years.

I could have set you up a few years ago but you would have had to come to the Dark Side.

In all seriousness I had an old roomie whos dad was a member at Newport CC (http://en.wikipedia.org/...Newport_Country_Club) while his mothers family had a membership at Myopia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myopia_Hunt_Club) and a grandfather was a member at a classic very private Donald Ross course. What he found funny was that he didnt appreciate what he had access to when he was young and didnt take up golf until his mid 20's. I have a standing invitation. His father also has a house at Pebble where my bud spent 6 months doing nothing but golfing the great courses in the area. ( I told him I hated him)

http://www.golfwrx.com/...us-open-odds-to-win/

Odds

I agree with you.

I would put Tiger as the favourite but would also give a few others some odds pretty close to his. I think Lee Westwood and Rory certainly should be up there and possibly Bubba Watson and Luke Donald too. Dustin Johnson is playing well and Phil always seems to be on the leader board on Sunday.

I can't wait for this major after Tiger sent his message a few weeks ago and a few others playing really well.

I'd love to see Rory and Tiger in the final pairing on Sunday.

Can't believe Tiger is that big a favorite...I mean, I can, but I can't. He still is playing way too inconsistently to be 6/1.

I'll probably look like an idiot for this post by Sunday afternoon.

I'm still a sucker for Phil and Tiger.


I'm a big Phil fan too but these guys just don't have a big rivalry. You would think that they would have been paired together countless times on a Sunday in a major but it rarely happens.