The Golf News Net

Airing in two parts over the next two episodes of Golf News Net's 19th Hole Golf Show, Ryan Ballengee speaks with San Diego Union-Tribune reporter Brent Schrotenboer about his and Eleanor Yang Su's analysis of the cost of the 2008 US Open at Torrey Pines. 

Schrotenboer joined Ballengee to discuss the bottom line for the city of San Diego, the United States Golf Association, and the Friends of Torrey Pines - a 3rd party organization created to be the middleman between the city and the USGA.

The interview and the article's findings indicate that the value to the city of San Diego is not entirely clear.  Though the city's economy was boosted by nearly $100 million, the city itself lost approximately $2 million in the deal while the USGA made somewhere between $50 and $100 million.  

Schrotenboer also discussed the controversial Jay Rains and his involvement with the Friends of Torrey Pines, as well as his future appointment to the USGA Executive Committee.

The interview is approximately 15 minutes and is available in full on the GNN Media Player.