Thanks, Ben
I haven't played P&K (nor Porthcawl) but have done Southerndown which I found to be an excellent course. My personal feeling is that we should strive at BUDAs to have a solid 3 days at the central venue (or two nearly adjacent venues such as Sandwich and Deal) and encourage informal play at other nearby venues either before or after the main event. Of course, if South Wales is chosen, it will up to the organiser(s) to decide on the schedule. BTW, I'm sure if you wanted to organise a smaller gathering at P&K over the next 6 months you could get some eager participants off of this forum!
Some other thoughts/questions on other comments above:
1. What do people think about days of the week to be played? Weekends will always be a problem, although less of so if we do a late-May time when there is near maximum liight in the day (15 hours in Wales, 17 in Scotland).
2. In terms of timing (and assuming a May date) are there any preferences for any particular week.
3. Vis a vis foursomes, I think it is a good idea to have it for only one of the 5 matches over the 3 days, even though we have done 2 in most BUDAs, partly in homage to the Ryder Cup format, partly in homage to some of the clubs who have hosted us who like the format (e.g. Deal, Littlestone, Elie), and partly because it is a somewhat restful oasis in the Bataan Death March that these events can otherwise turn into for those of us who are advanced in years and or wisdom. As to Ulrich's point, honest people can disagree.
4. I'll try to mentally gather up all the good ideas from this thread early next week and arrange a convening of the Grand Committee soon thereafter. Expect some sort of decision/suggestion in the next 10-days or so.
Rich