The Presidents Cup Korea ... Second Round

Not your typical golf tournament merchandise tent!

This booth had about 100 DSLRs & strobes to capture people for 3D printed statues. Very cool!

Yardage markers

Everybody knows about butt-dialing & butt-texting. Today I butt-shot a LOT of photos ... 2249 to be exact! The biggest burst was 832 pix! Total stats: 10 single frames & 15 big bursts.

The Presidents Cup Korea ... First Round

Jack Nicklaus Golf Club Korea entrance

No selfie sticks allowed ...

... so fans were shooting stick-less selfies were everywhere!

Avatar chips

Crowds packed the course

The Presidents Cup Opening Ceremony

View of the Songdo Convensia from my hotel room before The Presidents Cup Opening Ceremony.

The stage is set ... time for the formal group photos

President Bush commended me on my bossiness tonight. He said I did a great job bossing him & the players around while arranging the formal group photos. He also told me he was used to it, since Barbara Bush bossed him around his whole life. LOL!

Captains Jay Haas & Nick Price

Korean President Park Geun-hye was present to welcome the players & fans.

Jack Nicklaus delivered the opening remarks.

Check out The Presidents Cup Opening Ceremony video

Kenny G

So many guests followed Kenny G around to try to take selfies.

Convensia Walk-thru

Opening Ceremony walk-thru at the Songdo Convensia.

Opening Ceremony set-up

This year I had the opportunity to design the specs for the formal group photos stage building. The light gray background & risers were perfect.

Here's the schedule for today & tomorrow ...

2015 Presidents Cup Player Portraits

Today I shot portraits of all of the players & captains on the NBC set. They each had to say "gomabseubnida" (thank you) at the end of their interview. We had a phonetic sign to help with their pronunciation. Some said it better than others LOL. Here's Bubba, Jason & Phil ...

Songdo Central Park

Across the street from our hotel is the awesome Songdo Central Park.

View of the Oakwood Premier & NEAT Tower (the tallest building in Korea), from the Photo Zone in the Sun Set Cafe, in Songdo Central Park

Buildings reflecting in the lake

Mirror sculpture, sort of like the Chicago Bean (Cloud Gate).

 Shooting a self-portrait ...

... the result LOL!

Tri-Bowl Multiplex Cultural Center

The Face of Global sculpture with masks from 120 countries

The Deer Farm ...

... & Rabbit Island in Songdo Central Park

Whale sculpture

Panorama of the Incheon skyline at dusk from Songdo Central Park

Getting ready for Korean BBQ dinner. Yum! Not an electric grill like KBBQ at home.