All Neighbors in San Diego's Torrey Pines
Top Neighbors: The magic behind the mirrors
You will never have to pay to be listed as a top neighbor. Period. That important detail clarified, let's discuss how we arrive at two "top neighbors" for a given region:
Localism is a bustling collection of hyper-local communities, and the top neighbors should reflect those members who are most active. When ranking users in a given region, several factors are considered. To get your foot in the proverbial door, you need to have posted at least one "Localism" article or photo for the region.
The very best way to quickly rise to #1 is to post high-quality local content. Keeping a steady strem of incoming posts and photos will massively tilt the scales in your favor.
What doesn't count toward the top neighbor ranking? ActiveRain points and community sponsorships. The top neighbor spots will always go to the most active members in a region. We want to create a level playing field that encourages the growth of communities — talent and dedication are required to win the day.
This year's tournament is the 59th PGA Tour event to be played in San Diego. What I really like about this tournament is that it is hosted by 
Armed Services YMCA
Homes For Our Troops Foundation
This year's field will feature 156 players, including Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, Ernie Els, Vijay Singh, Davis Love III, José Maria Olazabla, and many others. Defending champion is Ben Crane, who won with a 275 last year, one shot better than Marc Leishman, Brandt Snedeker, and Michael Sim. The tourname purse this year if $2.8 million, with first place taking home $1,044000. Just for fun, when the first tournament was held at Torrey Pines in 1968, the total purse was $150,000. Tom Weiskopf won that year and took home a mere $30,000.
Torrey Pines US Open 2008
