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Article: GARY D'AMATO U.S. Bank needs a change in direction
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- July 22, 2009
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If the tournament formerly known as the U.S. Bank Championship
can be saved, and that's a big if, the reincarnation can't just be
the same product with a new name slapped on it.
The good ol' GMO has a worn, tired feel to it. It's a '75
Chrysler Cordoba in a world of Prius hybrids, vinyl records in the
era of iPod, Sansabelt slacks and persimmon woods at Old Folks
Country Club.
To say the event is poorly marketed would be a compliment. A
swarm of bumblebees makes more noise than the barely audible buzz
emanating from the Brown Deer Park Golf Course last week.
The galleries on Thursday and Friday were embarrassingly small.
The corporate hospitality village looked more like "Little House on
the ...