Tom MacWood,
I was not trying to insult anyone. My "feet planted firmly" remark centers around the last two sentences of the Lewis quote, and also admiration for the plain-spoken nature of the quote. In keeping with my admiration for plain-speaking, I will try to make sure my future posts will not be seen as "implying" something. Best wishes.
Tim Weiman,
Is it possible for one to one to largely agree with the Lewis quote, especially the last two sentences, and still feel that a select number of classic courses should be left alone, as you do? If so, put me in that category.
I have a hunch that a lot of the "untouched" classic courses out there are not as pure as we would like them to be. Things are always evolving and changing, sometimes on their own, and some by a little two-legged help. And once in a while, those changes might just be for the better. I guess if we are totally into the purity of things, we could always throw out any changes/additions Flynn made to Brookline, Merion, and Shinnecock, for example. Anybody for that? Hope I'm making some sense this a.m.