Going to summer events in Milwaukee like Brewers games, Summerfest, State Fair, races at the Milwaukee Mile, the ethnic festivals at the lakefront, a Miller Brewery Tour, the Milwaukee County Zoo, local church festivals..... add in a few hundred Harley Davidson motorcycles for background noise and these are the things that make Milwaukee a truly unique city in the summer. These are events that you just have to go to. The US Bank Championship is one of those events.

In the world of professional sports, Milwaukee has always been mentioned as one of the "small market cities", and that's fine with me. As long as Milwaukee is one of the markets in the discussion, it's all good. Better to be talked about than go about unnoticed.

Having the Brewers, the Bucks, the Milwaukee Mile and yes, the US Bank Championship, keep the city of Milwaukee in the national sports news all summer long.

Whether you are an avid golfer that hits the course every chance you get, or a duffer that hits one charity outing each year, golf is one sport that anyone can play. Going to a professional golf tournament is a unique experience. I remember going to the tournament for the first time back in grade school. At the time, it was at Tuckaway, and it was known as the GMO. Having never been, I was amazed at the shots these guys making. The drives off the tee were almost impossible to follow as they traveled so far down the fairway. The chips and putts these guys were hitting were amazing to everyone.

I was there with my parents, my uncle and aunt, none of which were golfers....at all....they just loved being out there at big events. After a few hours, I learned that being there wasn't just about golf. I stared as if I was frozen as a beautiful woman with long blonde hair went walking past. I felt an elbow in my ribs, and looked up to see that it was my uncle. He leaned in, pointed at the woman and said, "I don't care about golf, that's why I come out here." Yes, he was there for one of Milwaukee's favorite pastimes, "people watching". What's the best part about Summerfest? The music? The weather? No, the people watching. From there on out, I looked at Milwaukee's professional golf tournament in a whole new way. Great golf, great weather, great scenery, great atmosphere and great 'people watching'.

So this weekend get off the couch and get out to Brown Deer Park and support one of Milwaukee's best summertime activities, the US Bank Championship. You don't have to be a scratch golfer to enjoy this event!

Dan Croak, the US Bank Championship Tournament Director, gets us caught up on this weeks events....