I missed watching the live broadcast, but I watched it via ESPN3. I think the new bowling facility at South Point gave the World Championship event a different look, as was the case for the other WSOB events.
Could you imagine how jacked that place would be had, say, $500k been offered to the winner instead of $50k? I remember how big of a deal it was back in 1987 when Seagram's was the title sponsor for the U.S. Open, offering a $500k prize fund and $100k to the winner.