Hutch, I can answer the 2nd part of your question...try to go to the last day of the practice rounds of the tournement. I went last summer to the PGA at Baltusrol and you get much closer to the action, plus the players are willing to chat a little/interact with fans. Once they are playing for real, you can't get close to them.
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