Buffett's 4 Majors

BigR-KyParrothead · Post by **BigR-KyParrothead** » June 20, 2008 2:22 pm

Capt.Flock wrote:
BareFootBoy wrote:It's got to be:

Alpine
Indy
Cincy
Chicago

And he usually does them all in a week and a half.
Uhmmmm sorry Indy is not even close please do not take offense but the tailgating is a little off

i have to agree with flock. indy is fun (if you are at sleepy bear) but it is not up there with the big boys

Tiki Bar · Post by **Tiki Bar** » June 20, 2008 2:43 pm

What if part of the criteria was the 2 per year factor?

Great Woods
Chicago
Vegas

Anywhere else? I see Nissan has 2 this tour, is that normal?

blackjack · Post by **blackjack** » June 20, 2008 2:58 pm

Starlake
Starlake
Starlake
Mann Music Center before Camden became the venue of choice in the Philly area.

BigR-KyParrothead · Post by **BigR-KyParrothead** » June 20, 2008 3:12 pm

Tiki Bar wrote:What if part of the criteria was the 2 per year factor?

Great Woods
Chicago
Vegas

Anywhere else? I see Nissan has 2 this tour, is that normal?

i remember the good ol' days when jimmy would do a 4 night stand in cincy

Dr.Corona · Post by **Dr.Corona** » June 20, 2008 3:55 pm

The Major Championships, often referred to simply as "the majors", are the four most prestigious annual tournaments in professional golf. In order of their playing date the current majors are:

April - Masters Tournament (weekend ending 2nd Sunday in April) - hosted as an invitational by and played at Augusta National Golf Club
June - U.S. Open (weekend ending with the 3rd Sunday in June) - hosted by the USGA and played at various locations in the USA
July - The Open Championship (weekend containing the 3rd Friday in July) - hosted by the R&A and always played on a links course at various locations in the UK
August - PGA Championship (4th weekend after the Open Championship) - hosted by the Professional Golfers' Association of America and played at various locations in the USA

Based upon the term prestigious being for the "4 Golf Majors", I would think the Buffett equivalent would take into account the number of shows at a particular venue as well as the anticipation that a show at that particular venue generates. Having only been to Pine Knob & the Nati I can't judge a top 4. While everyone favors their "local" venue, some shows seem to generate a "buzz" from many pholks across the country.
I see the top 4 currently being in no particular order...........

1) Great Woods..Gets 2 dates...Are the unopphicial "End of Summer"
shows!!
2) Vegas....Again, gets 2 dates..Draws Nationwide....Consistant dates of
last 2 weekends in October...The "What happens in Vegas/at Buffett stays in Vegas/stays at Buffett News phrase seems to fit perfectly!!
3) Alpine..Always gets a Saturday Night...The sheer numbers on the lawn.
4) Cincy....The dawn to dusk tailgating is legendary...."Where it all began" should account for something!

My 2 cents.

TommyBahama · Post by **TommyBahama** » June 20, 2008 3:56 pm

cmatt wrote:This is a no Brainer.

Great Woods is easily the Masters followed by Cincinnati, Jones Beach, and Alpine.

Jones Beach isn't every year!!!..I'd say Nissan or Hawaii

Maters....Greatwoods
US Open....Alpine
British Open....Nissan or Hawaii...maybe Vegas
PGA Championship...Cincy

The 5th Major or should be..The Tour Championship at Sawgrass....would be any of the British open venues

Capt.Flock · Post by **Capt.Flock** » June 20, 2008 3:59 pm

BigR-KyParrothead wrote:
Tiki Bar wrote:What if part of the criteria was the 2 per year factor?

Great Woods
Chicago
Vegas

Anywhere else? I see Nissan has 2 this tour, is that normal?

i remember the good ol' days when jimmy would do a 4 night stand in cincy

the good ole days

BigR-KyParrothead · Post by **BigR-KyParrothead** » June 20, 2008 4:38 pm

Dr.Corona wrote:The Major Championships, often referred to simply as "the majors", are the four most prestigious annual tournaments in professional golf. In order of their playing date the current majors are:

April - Masters Tournament (weekend ending 2nd Sunday in April) - hosted as an invitational by and played at Augusta National Golf Club
June - U.S. Open (weekend ending with the 3rd Sunday in June) - hosted by the USGA and played at various locations in the USA
July - The Open Championship (weekend containing the 3rd Friday in July) - hosted by the R&A and always played on a links course at various locations in the UK
August - PGA Championship (4th weekend after the Open Championship) - hosted by the Professional Golfers' Association of America and played at various locations in the USA

Based upon the term prestigious being for the "4 Golf Majors", I would think the Buffett equivalent would take into account the number of shows at a particular venue as well as the anticipation that a show at that particular venue generates. Having only been to Pine Knob & the Nati I can't judge a top 4. While everyone favors their "local" venue, some shows seem to generate a "buzz" from many pholks across the country.
I see the top 4 currently being in no particular order...........

1) Great Woods..Gets 2 dates...Are the unopphicial "End of Summer"
shows!!
2) Vegas....Again, gets 2 dates..Draws Nationwide....Consistant dates of
last 2 weekends in October...The "What happens in Vegas/at Buffett stays in Vegas/stays at Buffett News phrase seems to fit perfectly!!
3) Alpine..Always gets a Saturday Night...The sheer numbers on the lawn.
4) Cincy....The dawn to dusk tailgating is legendary...."Where it all began" should account for something!

My 2 cents.

great post...exactly my points

Tarheel Tail-Gator · Post by **Tarheel Tail-Gator** » June 20, 2008 4:53 pm

spucketts wrote:Depends on how you measure for this question. From the tour listings found on this site:

Top Cities
1. Cincinnati, OH 47
2. Mansfield, MA 45
3. Columbia, MD 44
4. Atlanta, GA 42
5. New York, NY 34
6. Irvine, CA 29
7. Charlotte, NC 26
8. Noblesville, IN 24
9. Raleigh, NC 24
10. Burgettstown, PA 24
11. Denver, CO 24
12. Clarkston, MI 23
13. New Orleans, LA 22
14. Houston, TX 22
15. San Diego, CA 21
16. Tinley Park, IL 21
17. Los Angeles, CA 21
18. Cuyahoga Falls, OH 21
19. Las Vegas, NV 21
20. Nashville, TN 20

The top four have had at least 10 more shows than number 5.

Technically, only the Masters is held at the same venue each year. So, by tradition, put the Masters in Great Woods or Cincy.

The US Open--Rotates between Cincy--(if it's not the Masters pick), Alpine, Chicago and Indy
The PGA--Rotates between Great Woods (if it's not the Masters pick), Pittsburgh, Jones Beach, and Bristow, VA
The British (becomes the Western) and rotates between Vegas, California, and Red Rocks (why not)

and The Players Championship (for the elusive "Bubba" trophy and the right to wear a White Sport Coat) is rooted in the South- rotating between Frisco, Atlanta, Char-Raleigh, and Florida. On every sixth year, Miami Marine Stadium is dusted off for a return to Live By The Bay.

Oh, and while Cincy or Great Woods is redesigned to meet today's Masters' Standards, The Masters is relocated to BOISE temporarily

kinda of like the 1942 Rose Bowl was played at Wallace Wade Stadium in Durham, NC due to WWII.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1942_Rose_Bowl

BigR-KyParrothead · Post by **BigR-KyParrothead** » June 20, 2008 5:02 pm

ok, if we are going to place a venue with one of the golf majors, here is my list....

Cincy=The Masters---simply because this is where the madness began
Alpine=US Open---just from my experience, this seems to be always one of the most anticipated shows of the year
Great Woods=British Open---lots of tradition, jimmy always says how he loves playing there on labor day weekend
Vegas=PGA Champ---vegas also seems to be highly anticipated, and just like the pga, it's one of the final shows of the year

chippewa · Post by **chippewa** » June 20, 2008 5:30 pm

BigR-KyParrothead wrote:ok, if we are going to place a venue with one of the golf majors, here is my list....

Cincy=The Masters---simply because this is where the madness began
Alpine=US Open---just from my experience, this seems to be always one of the most anticipated shows of the year
Great Woods=British Open---lots of tradition, jimmy always says how he loves playing there on labor day weekend
Vegas=PGA Champ---vegas also seems to be highly anticipated, and just like the pga, it's one of the final shows of the year

So Detroit would kinda be like the John Deere Classic?

BigR-KyParrothead · Post by **BigR-KyParrothead** » June 20, 2008 6:23 pm

chippewa wrote:
BigR-KyParrothead wrote:ok, if we are going to place a venue with one of the golf majors, here is my list....

Cincy=The Masters---simply because this is where the madness began
Alpine=US Open---just from my experience, this seems to be always one of the most anticipated shows of the year
Great Woods=British Open---lots of tradition, jimmy always says how he loves playing there on labor day weekend
Vegas=PGA Champ---Vegas also seems to be highly anticipated, and just like the pga, it's one of the final shows of the year
So Detroit would kinda be like the John Deere Classic?

yeah...kinda like all the other tourneys tiger plays in but nobody really cares about....hahaha

ParrotHeadInThe Making · Post by **ParrotHeadInThe Making** » June 21, 2008 4:05 pm

Alpine
Cinci
Chicago
DTE (even though he has not played this venue every tour, it is a major for me as it is where I saw Buffett for the first time this year, and considering it was a Tuesday night, it was a sellout.
I'm adding a fifth major, and that is Vegas.

drunkpirate66 · Post by **drunkpirate66** » June 21, 2008 4:29 pm

Yeah . . . the venue where Jimmy Buffett proclaims . . . proudly proclaims annually (well . . . other than Gillette and Fenway) that "Great Woods wins BEST parking lot hands down . . . " HANDS DOWN PEOPLE!

is the easily the Major of all Majors without question. Not to mention that he parties more out on the Cape and Nantucket then anywhere else north of 10 degrees latitude. You all can argue about numbers 2, 3, and 4. Nothing beats Great Woods. It is just so obvious.

Who was the nob who said Orlando? Must be an old timer.

PARROT HEAD MIKE · Post by **PARROT HEAD MIKE** » June 21, 2008 5:05 pm

drunkpirate66 wrote:Yeah . . . the venue where Jimmy Buffett proclaims . . . proudly proclaims annually (well . . . other than Gillette and Fenway) that "Great Woods wins BEST parking lot hands down . . . " HANDS DOWN PEOPLE! is the easily the Major of all Majors without question. Not to mention that he parties more out on the Cape and Nantucket then anywhere else north of 10 degrees latitude. You all can argue about numbers 2, 3, and 4. Nothing beats Great Woods. It is just so obvious.

Who was the nob who said Orlando? Must be an old timer.

I concur.

4. Alpine Valley East Troy WI, I hear they are good shows (Never Been)
3. Jones Beach, because its a great venue and you can take a break and go for a swim (3 Times)
2. Great Woods
1. Great Woods, I would consider each Great Woods show a MAJOR.

SchoolGirlHeart · Post by **SchoolGirlHeart** » June 21, 2008 5:12 pm

hmmm.... tough call.....

I think I'd have to go with:

Great Woods
Alpine
Cincy
Either Vegas or Irvine....

Brown Eyed Girl · Post by **Brown Eyed Girl** » June 21, 2008 5:14 pm

Lightning Bolt wrote:exactly, Chip.
I can't stand the MGM Grand Arena, but the pre-party that USED to happen in the pool area/backyard of the hotel was EPIC

Naturally, I have to chime in with SAN DIEGO/Irvine (whichever stop he picks that year)
We've been a sold-out venue for Jimmy for over 25 years, and he even put us in a song!
When the volcano blows, you don't hear him sing about landing in Cincinnati!!

Awww c'mon Brad...a west coast venue can't make the list. We're not real fans, remember?

drunkpirate66 · Post by **drunkpirate66** » June 21, 2008 6:37 pm

Brown Eyed Girl wrote:
Lightning Bolt wrote:exactly, Chip.
I can't stand the MGM Grand Arena, but the pre-party that USED to happen in the pool area/backyard of the hotel was EPIC

Naturally, I have to chime in with SAN DIEGO/Irvine (whichever stop he picks that year)
We've been a sold-out venue for Jimmy for over 25 years, and he even put us in a song!
When the volcano blows, you don't hear him sing about landing in Cincinnati!!
Awww c'mon Brad...a west coast venue can't make the list. We're not real fans, remember?

finally! someone gets it!

ragtopW · Post by **ragtopW** » June 21, 2008 8:06 pm

RinglingRingling wrote:Alpine, yes.
Cinci, probably
Great Woods, probably
Frisco, yes
Atlanta, maybe - depends on the day of the week
Shoreline/Irvine, again, depends on the day of the week

take the bottom of the list... add 100 venues..

then add Shoreline..

Irvine.... whole 'nother story..

RinglingRingling · Post by **RinglingRingling** » June 21, 2008 8:53 pm

chippewa wrote:
BigR-KyParrothead wrote:ok, if we are going to place a venue with one of the golf majors, here is my list....

Cincy=The Masters---simply because this is where the madness began
Alpine=US Open---just from my experience, this seems to be always one of the most anticipated shows of the year
Great Woods=British Open---lots of tradition, jimmy always says how he loves playing there on labor day weekend
Vegas=PGA Champ---vegas also seems to be highly anticipated, and just like the pga, it's one of the final shows of the year
So Detroit would kinda be like the John Deere Classic?

more like two guys named Earle on a John Deere..

:D:D