Mike,
Were you surprised at the tone of the Taconic review? Did your sister consider Williams over St. Mary's?
You lost me on this one, Ran's review?
He states:
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Though Taconic is considered Stiles's finest work for good reason, it does lack cross bunkers. Undoubtedly influenced by Herbert Leed's masterpiece at the Myopia Hunt Club, Stiles did not hesitate to employ cross bunkers where possible, with the 18th at Thorny Lea GC being the best example. At Taconic, Stiles placed little directly between the golfer on the tee and the green in the distance. Rather, he let the rolling terrain create the need for accurate driving. Hence, the latin phrase on the front of the scorecard which translates to 'safer from the middle.'
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Ran really is good at this. It is only when I read this after my round that I thought what Taconic was missing that could make it iconic. I really like the lower key nature of all these Stiles courses.
FYI, the nuns at Merion Mercy Academy in the 70's did not expose their girls to much beyond the standard Catholic schools and of course the Jesuits were often seen as barely Catholic.
PS. Still waiting on the Cornell issue.