"This is a worldwide event that they'll be talking about in the pubs of England."

Marisa Lagos in the San Francisco Chronicle addresses privitization rumors for the San Francisco city courses while Tod Leonard in the San Diego Union Tribune does the same thing for San Diego's crown jewel, Torrey Pines.

At Torrey it's the same old story, with Lodge owner Bill Evans seen as the likely operator, even though he flat out denies it and doesn't play golf or apparently, even like it. Especially because he's (claiming) that the U.S. Open won't be a cash cow.

However, Evans does have strong opinions about the matter. 

“There is a responsibility to run the golf courses in the most profitable manner we can,” Evans said. “Golf is such an island among Park and Rec. It doesn't benefit the overall general citizens of San Diego. A large percentage of the owners of the golf course will never play golf.

As for the U.S. Open, Evans said he is “sick of hearing that it benefits me more than anybody else.”

Evans would not comment about the possibility of striking a similar deal with the USGA for future U.S. Opens here.

“This benefits all citizens. This is a worldwide event that they'll be talking about in the pubs of England. Maybe those people will want to visit. Maybe they'll move a business to San Diego. Not everything people do is motivated by greed.”

No, just most things!