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RichYou are correct, the two are very similar except for the exremely raised green at Deal. These are the type of holes I like to see near the end of a round. They are short enough to be high index holes so not many shots would be given. Imagine standing on the 17th (if the first were the 17th) of Brora one down. Making the decision of which shot to play would be great fun.BTW You are in my bad books. First you ask people to come up to Dornoch a week AFTER I get fixed in Cornwall then you mention Brora. You are a cruel man.CiaoSean
Barney; your not the only one who plays and played in the real world for a long time. Two of the best players I ever played with including my first pro and my deceased Uncle who played to scratch for about 40 years always emphasized choosing small targets for each shot and basing the target on the desired position for the next shot. Sounds kind of like Hogan after he transformed himself from a long wild hitter to a great ball striker. Planning a hole backwards from the green has been recommended for a long time. But your way works for you as I know you are a good player. Although I question your statement because I am certain that there are times when you ignore the middle to cut a dogleg or otherwise shorten a hole.My question to you is why bother with this thread? If you truly believe that the only thought other than swing thoughts is to aim down the middle and hit it as hard as you can, then aside from avoiding penal areas, there is no strategy, as strategy implies thought. Maybe you're right, but if you are architecture is largely irrelevant other than for its aesthetic impact. If that's what you believe, then any discussion of architectural nuance aside from technical aspects like depth of bunkers, grasses etc, is a waste of time.