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It's just different out there now

Yesterday afternoon, at the end of the third round, people were crushing against each other for a peek at the action on the 18th hole, as such celebrity players as Paula Creamer, Michelle Wie and Annika Sorenstam were wrapping up their rounds. A teenager asked me how much he could pay me for my media pass -- which gives me the chance to get up close to the action.

Today, as Sorenstam and Pat Hurst near the finish line, there are not many people gathered in the bleachers or around the ropes that surround the 18th green -- and a lot of the people who are here seem to know each other. Last night as I was going home, a woman from New Jersey was telling me how disappointed she was to be heading home without knowing the winner. If she's watching TV today, she probably feels better about not having extending her stay in the Ocean State.

Back in the press tent, there's no lunch out yet, and the coffee machine is out of order; it's making some strange whirring noises and its lights are flashing.

-Mike McDermott

Posted by Mike McDermott  at 12:02 PM | Permalink

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