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Originally Posted by Flabbibulin
It will be interesting to see what they do about pathways along both sides of the course- particularly the one on the reservoir side. There is a lot of room for people to go watch incredibly close, and for free.
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Putting up the bannering along the fences will solve most of the issues with that. But the main issue for viewing is that Earl Grey doesn’t have a lot of good viewing corridors. It’s an easy walk, but everything is pretty tight. Not much room spectators and have them move around. It will be interesting to see what they come up with since Brooke being even more established now than in 2016 plus the Covid golf surge will, I’d imagine, make this a busier open than the previous ones at Priddis. Compare it with Canyon Meadows for the Shaw, there’s a bit more breathing room between holes and more space behind around greens. I say all that, but it’s not like St. George’s was some expansive venue for the RBC that was super busy, they’ll make it work.
In a similar vein, it will also be a challenge just getting people in and out, especially if Lakeview puts up a fuss. Deals with Grey Eagle and MRU for parking and shuttles seems like the most likely option, but Earl Grey is rather isolated for access points. I wonder if they’ll try to get something set up at the Canoe Club end to spread out the traffic rather than trying to funnel everybody in through the main entrance since that will be busy enough with players and staff and VIPs.