Would these changes improve the Royal Melboune Composite for Professional Events

[Jason Topp]

I am looking forward to seeing the Presidents Cup and expect the venue to be perfect for a match play event.  Due to the inability of our governing bodies to restrain driving distance, my one disappointment in watching events at the course in the last decade is the fact that top professionals can hit shorter clubs off the tee and not be punished for it much.  Hopefully this map of the course being used will show up:

Here is a link to the course map:  http://i.cdn.turner.com/pgatour/docs/pdf/Pcup_course_map_2011_27.9.11.pdf

[Jason Topp]

Here are the modifications I would think about to try and reward the player who can hit a long accurate drive.  Many of these might not work on the ground as unfortunately my memory of the terrain has faded somewhat in the last 6 years:

2.  Remove some trees and add a tee far enough back that the bunker in the middle of the fairway matters (maybe 50 extra yards)
7.  Put a tee back into 9W fairway that could get some use by the members as a forward tee on 9W - (50 yards)
10.  This would be controversial but what about putting a tee to the right of 9 green, creating a crossover but bringing the diagonal bunker more into play.  The drive would be blind, but would return the hole to being a very stout long challenge.  50 yards
12.  Use the tee for 9W (maybe 50 yards) - would create another crossover.
14 - use the other par three that is being skipped now
15 - use one of the forward left tees on the hole that is being used as the 14th now and remove the trees in the way (100 yards)

Here is a link to the aerial I reviewed in thinking about this  http://binged.it/vC8Ijz
Of course you would need to do any of these changes if the ball were rolled back 10-20%