The WMPO set another attendance record this year with 719,179 people attending over the full week of festivities. This was my first time attending and I joined 216,817 other people on Saturday to witness this spectacle firsthand.
The plan was to get to the 16th hole so we got in around 7:15am and ran to try and get seats. Huge mistake - if you want to see the 16th hole on Saturday, get there by 5am. There was already a huge line and it took us nearly 5 hours to get in. A not so hidden secret is that you can skip the line with a little bribery and we saw multiple groups do this to our frustration. Once we got in around noon, we finally got some food and drink and got some seats. It's a huge party inside with everyone cheering or booing the golfers, chanting "Chug your beer!" and just generally being a drunk mess. Needless to say, the people watching is on point. If you're a golf purist, the 16th hole is probably not for you.