Nothing to add here, but it made me realize again that one of the primary benefits of golf in the golden age -- i.e. the calm and measured exercise it provided, in an outdoor and natural setting -- has gone almost completely by the wayside in the modern era. A shame -- as a society and in general we never needed it more, and have never gotten it less. In the value system of modern golf course architecture, it might be a good thing if walkability carried as much weight as playablity, or shot values or strategy.
Peter