More and more new courses open with ''rugged-style bukering'', ''classic look'', ''minimalism''...
Is a pattern repeating here..
Back during the 70's, a man named Pete Dye developed his style, with severe artistic and visible shaping. He created golf courses following his own process and use his incredible talent with convincing and spectacular result.
Then it happens, Dye got famous by building courses like TPC at Sawgrass and people went nuts.
So a bunch of architect, not following the same process and definitely with less talent started to built courses like Pete Dye. The only way they had to go was to go more spectacular than Dye, and then a bunch of overshaped, ugly looking and overkilling spectacular were built.
It seems like the same is happening with the courses that guys like C&C and Doak built. They built courses with talented people on site, shaping and hand-crafting bunkers with great courses has a result...
And now a series of architect, drawing plans and with lesser talent (or time) built ''minimalist'' courses where they're trying to go more spectacular, big flashy bunkers, wilder greens, more flashy bunkers...
and there you go, courses are overdesigned, over the top and far away from the back to golden age vision...
will this pattern happen over and over again