I wonder if Desmond Muirhead's Stone Harbor reputation & ranking will have a resurgence?
More seriously, I wonder if golf courses are like music, in that you never really age out of what you liked as a kid, i.e., my parents liking Glenn Miller, me the Beatles, my wife with more 70's rock? Of course, from any era, the very best are remembered.
It might be an interesting exercise to post either the "Best New" or most popular course you can remember from the year you started playing golf, and then your favorite now. Or at least, your favorite place to play then, and see if it still holds a place in your heart.
Just random thought while drinking my morning coffee. Another interesting thought, it's Friday, maybe I should compare my first posts of the day, pre-coffee, to those at 5PM tonight, during happy hour?