Phil Mickelson said words to that effect about TPC Sawgrass the other day.
My questions are:
Is this a virtue in a course designed specifically to host tournament golf?
Other than rewarding precision, do the big-time tourney courses that are also widely admired, like ANGC, Winged Foot, Merion, "favor a certain style of play" or not?
Do courses regarded as top-notch which do not often host "best golfers in the world," like Pine Valley, the courses at Bandon, or San Francisco have this characteristic?
Is this a characteristic of all great courses--after all, to avoid boring or repetitive play, different challenges on different days are preferred, yes?
Thanks to Ran for the new format, and thank you for your comments!