Guest,
It does get better than that !
Standing on the 17th tee all even or one up, with driver in hand, is better than being one down.
J Olson,
I'm not so sure it's fair to compare architects who only take on select sites to architects who take on all sites.
I'm not so sure that those people who sold Cisco when it was at twenty times what it is today didn't think it was worth it.
Corey,
I'm with Brad and Tim, I'd opt for Maidstone 20 out of 20, not necessarily because Maidstone is so great, but because the greens at Stanwich are so severe that the element of fun is eliminated. Having a four foot birdie putt that sits above and at an angle to the cup, one shouldn't be concerned with three or four putting. The fun of Maidstone combined with the over the top greens at Stanwich determined my choice, and, if the wind blows, that's the icing on the cake.
Maidstone is sporty and fun to play, Stanwich is a constant struggle.
TEPaul,
I don't see some of the holes you see as being that great.
# 1, #17, # 18, nice holes, but great
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I've also played Maidstone when even the members, who belong to other clubs, complained about the shaggy fairways
Maidstone enjoys a pretty strong piece of property, and probably couldn't be built today due to environmental issues.
How do you compare courses built with no constraints to todays courses built with unending constraints ?
Guest,
Now we're taking hearsay from a caddy as gospel.
Seems like the advice to hit it down the middle is pretty good advice, especially if you want to play a round of golf and not engage in a four hour question and answer session with your caddy. As Tiger Woods said, following a question about his caddy Timmons, at NGLA, he doesn't like a caddy to talk to him, unless he asks the caddy a question. Now Rees is obligated to engage in dialogue or debate with his caddy ??
Nah, there's no bias here.
I can't speak about The Bridge or Friar's Head since I haven't played either one. But, I'm hoping to play both this summer.