USGA Rent At Bethpage
/I've searched a few articles on Monday's U.S. Open media day and most focus on the sale of unwanted corporate passes, but a witness said that the state of New York's Dave Catalano David Paterson mentioned that the USGA is paying $5.5 million in rent for the Bethpage week. Has anyone seen his comments mentioned? ASAP only features Mike Davis and Tiger Woods' transcripts. That number sounds ridiculously high.
We have clarification! It was the governor. From Mark Herrmann's story:
Gov. David A. Paterson, who appeared at media day, said, "They say that sequels are never as good as the originals, but we are working very hard to make sure that this U.S. Open will be as exciting and as energetic as the one seven years ago. From the tens of millions of dollars that will be generated into the region to the $5.5 million that has already been paid as a rental fee by the USGA, this will be a real shot in the arm for Long Island and for our entire state."
