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2 days ago
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Fans have opportunities all weekend to see, take picture with U.S. Open trophy
If you are planning to attend the U.S. Open at Oakmont this week, but don't want to wait to see who wins to see the trophy, you can see it for yourself and even have your picture taken with it until early Sunday. The Driven By Lexus tent has the U.S. Open Trophy on display until early Sunday afternoon, when they'll take the trophy away in time for the U.S. Open Champion to celebrate with. Advertisement On Thursday, Channel 11 saw dozens of people coming into the air-conditioned tent to cool off and take their picture with the big prize! 'It's very cool. I've never seen it before up close, that's for sure,' said Don Szoszorek of Allison Park. 'I didn't think it was going to be over here, I didn't think I'd see the trophy today, so it was pretty awesome to see it and get a picture with it,' added Frank Lapinski of Michigan. 'I've never had my picture taken with any of the other championship trophies like the NBA or NHL or for football, the NFL, so it's definitely pretty cool,' said Aaron Rabinowitz of Akron, Ohio. Advertisement Crews are at the trophy with a camera, which sends the photo to your phone free of charge. Download the FREE WPXI News app for breaking news alerts. Follow Channel 11 News on Facebook and Twitter. | Watch WPXI NOW
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3 days ago
- Entertainment
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Artificial Intelligence helps analyze golf fans' swings at U.S. Open
Aside from watching the U.S. Open tournament itself, there's so much for fans to do at Oakmont Country Club this weekend. 'It was a Pebble Beach simulator. It was really cool,' said Matt Hillebrand of McMurray, who attended the U.S. Open practice round on Wednesday. Advertisement The Pebble Beach simulator is part of the Fan Central area in the 'Drive By Lexus' tent. Full Swing, a virtual golf company, has the simulator set up where you can hit a ball against a screen, and then technology does the rest! They also partnered with Sportsbox AI to analyze your swing. They let Channel 11's Andrew Havranek try it out. All you have to do is step up to the tee, swing, and the artificial intelligence takes over. 'We're taking a swing video of every fan that comes by, it processes it in about 15 seconds, and then what it's doing is it's converting their golf swing into 3D data, which is basically a fancy way of saying we're quantifying how much of certain movements they're doing,' said Nick Vecellio of Sportsbox AI. Advertisement Those different movements show things like pelvis rotation, chest rotation, and more. 'In two minutes, we can give these guys enough impactful data that they want to use our software and come back to see us again in the future,' Vecellio said. There is also a putting green that employees can alter to give steeper slopes and angles in the tent. Aside from these types of fan experiences, golf fans will be able to go up to the American Express tent starting Thursday to get a free radio. That will allow fans to listen to the golf broadcast while out on the course watching the golfers to get real-time updates around the course and from different groups. Advertisement Fans we spoke to on Wednesday had some tips for anyone coming out to Oakmont in the next few days. 'Leave extra time because if you leave later in the morning to get here, you're going to run into a lot of traffic,' Hillebrand said. 'So leave extra time and just enjoy the experience. Don't have too many expectations because there's a lot to see here and it's a great time.' The U.S. Open Trophy is on display for fans to take pictures with throughout the week at the Driven By Lexus tent. It will be taken away a little early on Sunday so that the winner of the U.S. Open will get their chance to hoist it. Download the FREE WPXI News app for breaking news alerts. Follow Channel 11 News on Facebook and Twitter. | Watch WPXI NOW
