The U.X. Open Alternative Golf Tour took hundreds of adventurous golfers to ski slopes turned not-so-fairways across America. Behind the sponsorships of Beefeater Gin, Golf Magazine, Outdoor Explorer and Bushnell Sports Optics, the top three finishers from four qualifiying tournaments advanced to the 2000 U.X. Open Championship on September 2 at Snowshoe Mountain (WV). Media coverage included Time, USA Today and Good Morning America. An hour-long U.X. Open highlight show aired Spet. 27 on