I find it fascinating that Cruden Bay would make such a change, or that someone with the club would be so near sighted. Truth is I've never met anyone who made the trip to Cruden Bay who found the quirky bits anything other than intriguing and most had the same response I did -- they wanted to go back.
Well, there is the issue that a lot of the local residents think Cruden Bay is the third best golf course in the area. Rating both Peterhead and Fraaserbrough ahead of it.
At least that's what I was told by several people, including a well-known greenkeeper.
When I asked why, the quirk us Americans like so much in those holes was the only answer they could come up with.
Others obviously disagree.
Ken