"Admire the monster-vexing skills of professional golfers with today's Groupon"

I haven't found Groupon to be the next Twitter despite the hype. However, people swear by the daily deal arriving in their email box. Having failed to buy Groupon, Google is trying to copy the concept and I have to say, I'm encouraged to see the folks running next week's fan-starved Northern Trust Open for using such a cutting edge method to get more warm bodies out to the tournament.

If nothing else, you have to admire the in-house writing team at Groupon, which sent this NTO ticket offer out as today's deal for Angelenos:

The Scots developed golf to irk common loch pests, such as merats, locharoaches, and Nessie, who to this day rarely surfaces for fear of being beaned by a well-aimed ball. Admire the monster-vexing skills of professional golfers with today's Groupon: for $45, you get two weekender tickets for February 19-20 (a $90 value) to the PGA TOUR's Northern Trust Open in Pacific Palisades.

The Northern Trust Open, the fourth-oldest event on the PGA TOUR outside of the major championships, has showcased the talent of professional golfers on one of the world’s most distinguished courses. So far, 19 of the top 30 players on the PGA TOUR have committed to the tournament. Watch as they gingerly insert a dimpled egg into 18 small holes speckled throughout the vast, obstacle-strewn acreage at the illustrious Riviera Country Club. The revered par 4, 475-yard 18th hole challenges linksmen from the tee box, requiring a blind shot that must climb a hill to reach the fairway. From there, golfers must strike their shot solidly to reach the green, which is encircled by a family of wild boars.