My wife had a conference in San Francisco two weeks before the 2000 U.S. Open. I went with her. On Sunday we drove down to Pebble Beach to pick up some gifts for our babysitters. It was the last day that the course was open to the public before closing to get ready, and there were only 8 foursome going out that day. I asked if we could go out to the 18th green to take a picture, and was told that we could walk the entire course. We went down 18 to 17 green, checked out how deep that front bunker is, looked across at the elevation changes of 6 and 7, and then my wife said we neded to get back to the conference as there was some event that afternoon. I said we have a chance to walk the course but she wanted to be on time for the event. We argued. We left. It turned out that the "event" was just a cocktail party that most people skipped and those that came showed up near the end. I think we were the first ones there. Oh good. Much better than walking PB. My wife is still kicking herself over this, and when I mentioned this thread to her she immediately thought of this. Me too. We are still married as it was her idea to go to the 1991 Ryder Cup at Kiawah as that was our 10th anniversary, but I have not forgotten this one.