Major Changes at Pebble Beach

[Bill_Yates]

Just out today.  A firm and fast PB with no guard rails.

Check the story on this link and let's discuss.
http://www.thegolfchannel.com/core.aspx?page=15100&select=28227

[Kyle Harris]

Golf journalists really need to stop making statements like this:

"It’s something of a contradiction to shave roughs into fairways and produce a tougher test of golf."

[CJ Carder]

If it's truly consistent with the original design intent, I don't have a problem with it. 

Sort of piggybacking off that idea though, how do people feel about altering a course's playability and features in response to nature events?  I mean, what would be the appropriate response if say, Ike's tree at ANGC were to die?  Should they plant another?

[JohnV]

Already being discussed below:

http://golfclubatlas.com/forum/index.php/topic,38255.0.html

[Bill_Yates]

Golf journalists really need to stop making statements like this:

"It’s something of a contradiction to shave roughs into fairways and produce a tougher test of golf."

Kyle,
I'm guessing that Brian Hewitt made that comment because the USGA has trained many of us to think in terms of narrow fairways and growing a thick graduated rough as being the hallmark parkland USGA hazard.  That is, the farther you are from the fairway centerline, the deeper the rough should be. 

However, in this case, by expanding the bunker on this seaside course, they are moving the centerline closer to a natural hazard that is far worse than the USGA deep rough hazard that Tiger recovered from on No. 6 to within 15 feet of the hole during the 2000 Open.

Perhaps they don't think of Pebble Beach as a parkland course anymore.