Reflections of the BMW Championship: Wednesday, September 9, 2009 - 47th Chick Evans Memorial Pro-Am
On the day before the start of the BMW, the Western Golf Association, in partnership with the Evans Scholars Foundation, holds its annual Pro-Am. I didn't have a lot of interest in covering the event, but I would have liked to check it out and walk the course prior to the actual tournament starting. Instead I was in PGA limbo, still unsure if I would be granted press access to Cog Hill.
I woke up that morning with more of an anxious excitement and repeated the routine of the previous morning. Again, there was no message in my inbox.
I gave my editor some breathing room, confident that he wouldn't forget about me, but by 1:00 p.m. I was a wreck. My dream of covering the BMW Championship, 
now almost 48 hours old, was slipping through my fingers. Since text messaging had become my editor's preferred mode of communication, I decided to forego the phone call and email.
Success! He had come through. Hopefully I would be hearing from Sara soon...
Hi Joe:
Your credentials have been approved. Please stop at Will Call to pick up a package in your name, which will contain your gate entry pass and parking pass for the week. You will need to stop in the media center to get your permanent credential.
Thank you.
Sara
I was on my way to beautiful Lemont, Ill.
To be continued...