It's amazing how quickly things can get done. I think we'll see a stunning relief effort over the next several months and a surprising rebuilding. It wouldn't surprise me to see a TOUR event in New Orleans next year. That would be a perfect stage for raising additions funds for the area.
It's amazing how quickly things can get done. I think we'll see a stunning relief effort over the next several months and a surprising rebuilding. It wouldn't surprise me to see a TOUR event in New Orleans next year. That would be a perfect stage for raising additions funds for the area.
I just moved into the sarasota area and the Punta Gorda country club has just reopened after being wiped out by Charley last year. 2.5 million was the bill. If they can do it in just over a year a tour stop supported by corporate bucks should do it a lot quicker.
Unfortunately the "haves" have their country club back while the "have nots" are still without proper shelter. I hope New Orleans and the US can get their priorities right this time but I doubt it.
It's amazing how quickly things can get done. I think we'll see a stunning relief effort over the next several months and a surprising rebuilding. It wouldn't surprise me to see a TOUR event in New Orleans next year. That would be a perfect stage for raising additions funds for the area.
The bigger challenge than getting the golf course ready would be getting housing and motels ready.
Break the dykes and flood the city and be done with it. Build a new city north of Baton Rouge.
No. I want them to fix New Orleans and not for golf. Obviously, for the people who have lived there for so long.
Not to mention that I can't wait until my 21st birthday in November 2006. My family and I actually went there at the beginning of this summer (right after I got out of Texas Tech) and I still managed to have my fun on Bourbon Street despite not being allowed into the clubs. I just hope it's alive and kicking like it always was by the time late 2006 comes around. Good luck to the people and businesses of New Orleans. We're all praying for you.
The bigger challenge than getting the golf course ready would be getting housing and motels ready.
Beyond that they don't even have roads right now. If I'm the PGA commissioner I'm starting to think of alternate sites that could host the tournament, yet still stay in the South or Southeast.
No. I want them to fix New Orleans and not for golf. Obviously, for the people who have lived there for so long.
Do you think all those people who are getting bussed to Houston will ever return to N. O. no way.
Getting a golf course ready for the event....easy. Getting the city ready for the event...forget about it. I'd expect that they'll move the event to a nearby area that hasn't been as badly damaged, where hotels and roads are intact, and hopefully where a great tournament can be staged to benefit the relief/rebuilding efforts which will still likely be going on in one form or another at the time.
I've gotta agree with stlcard, and I also think that the last thing people will be thinking about for a couple of years to come is getting the area ready for a golf tournament. They should be focused on getting the area hospitable for people to live. The last thing the City of New Orleans should worry about is a golf tournament.
Folks,
You have to remember that everyone is still in a state of shock. Things are chaotic right now. But life goes on, folks. Remember 9/11? Two months later New Yorkers were cheering and rooting for the Jets and Giants.
There's a huge wave of help that will be flowing over the deep south and, slowly but surely, these people will get back to living their lives.
Folks,
You have to remember that everyone is still in a state of shock. Things are chaotic right now. But life goes on, folks. Remember 9/11? Two months later New Yorkers were cheering and rooting for the Jets and Giants.
There's a huge wave of help that will be flowing over the deep south and, slowly but surely, these people will get back to living their lives.
I agree with your analogy of the mindset of people involved in bad situations, but keep in mind that many of the victims of Katrina have no homes, very few possessions, and no jobs to return to. There will be no rooting and cheering for a long time in that area.
I was reading how important it'll be for the people of New Orleans to get to see their beloved Saints... it was interesting to see that people consider sporting events, and rallying together with your peers to cheer the team on with the community, as such a beneficial tool for healing.
I have to say, I went to the home opener for the football Giants in '01, and let me tell you, that was about as patriotic a feeling as I've ever had. It really did feel good to do something with the people of the community other than grieve and generally freak.
just .02, I hope we see some golf and football back in New Orleans...
If the event itself can not be held, why not hold a 2-day weekend pro-am celebrity charity event in a nearby city, like Baton Rouge. .. -OR-
Hold a special spring edition of the Southern Farm Bureau Classic at its site in Madison MS (near Jackson), with proceeds going to all affected by Katrina.
If the event itself can not be held, why not hold a 2-day weekend pro-am celebrity charity event in a nearby city, like Baton Rouge. .. -OR-
Hold a special spring edition of the Southern Farm Bureau Classic at its site in Madison MS (near Jackson), with proceeds going to all affected by Katrina.
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Thanx-A-Lot, Frank-0-Sport
Great ideas, Frank! You can bet something like these will almost certainly happen.
August 31st, 2005, 09:34 PM
I'd expect that they'll move the event to a nearby area that hasn't been as badly damaged, where hotels and roads are intact, and hopefully where a great tournament can be staged to benefit the relief/rebuilding efforts which will still likely be going on in one form or another at the time.
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