George,
Thanks for asking me to take part. As we discussed via PM, I thought as a "cameo performer," as opposed to a "featured player," on the long-running hit series GCA DG, it wouldn't be that appropriate for me to participate. But you said the opposite--you encourage fellows with less than 10,000 posts to do a GTK. (Or in my case, less than 1,000 posts...way less!)
Brought to Golf---By my dad in the later 60s and early 70s. I never played as a kid (One of approximately 17,000 lifetime regrets) but was around and aware of the game. Started in earnest in the late '80s, and as my first "home course" was Van Cortland in the Bronx, had nowhere to go but up!
Architecture--Having had the opportunity to play a wide range of excellent (and less than excellent) courses has awakened my interest in architecture. When I lived in WMass for years, I belonged to a club with a "vanilla" Geoff Cornish designed course...fun, but relatively simple. So the first time I played Crumpin Fox (known to many here I'd imagine) I was blown away at the challenge, excitement, layout and strategy...that was my "aha" moment in regards to architecture.
This site--I was lucky when Ran granted me that initial interview in '03, yet to my shame I never thought to click on the DG...and didn't do so for years, until my '08 interview. Now it's semi-addictive..kind of a Facebook for golf geeks!