Just to clarify, today, April 1 '09, was the first official day of 10 hole preview rounds at Old Mac, with a starter building and starter, shuttle service, all sets of markers out, cups cut, etc.
Craig Sweet...sorry your friend had difficulties with his visit. My sense of things is that there is plenty of room to play, and in fact, I played the last three days, at three different courses, and we played in about 4 hours each round.
Of all the superlatives one might offer about Old Mac (and there are many, in my mind), the quality of the turf, to me, stands out...dense, rooted, consistent, pure fescue at it's best. Kudos to the growin Supt, Ken Nice, and the team out there.
Tom
Tom