Berckmans Place, complete with replicas of Augusta National putting greens, might be the toughest ticket in sports
BP stands for batting practice. Or blood pressure. Or the British energy company. Or border patrol. Or boiling point in chemistry, barometric pressure in meteorology, basis point in finance, bench press in weightlifting.
Cameras and cellphones are strictly prohibited inside, although one guy smuggled in some sort of surreptitious body cam a couple years ago and posted a rare peak inside on YouTube. It’s 90,000 square feet of air-conditioned Southern antebellum opulence, with flowers, chandeliers, ornamental rugs, wood, glass, stone, tile, no detail overlooked.
There’s a merchandise store with items available nowhere else. There are trophies and memorabilia in glass cases. Photos and paintings are everywhere. There’s a slice of the famed Eisenhower tree from the 17hole that he unsuccessfully lobbied to have removed in the 1950s because he kept hitting it, only for Mother Nature to finally oblige 60 years later after an ice storm.greens.
Cory Pavin, the 1995 U.S. Open champion and 15-time winner on the PGA Tour, had a Berckmans badge with a purple stripe across the top this week, spending it with a Dell Chemicals exec and some clients. It was his first time inside. He was blown away.
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