Jim
If I miss read your comment I apologise, but my original question and the basis of this thread was
Do the Members of GCA.com support this view point……The British Open is played on courses that are unfamiliar to me and in conditions that usually don't suit golf.Some have answered the question even Sam was straight to the point with his answer. Conditions, being defined as the weather I say has little bearing (unless very severe) does not normally affect the game which can and is played in what many on this site would described as poor to very poor weather conditions, hense my referenceto my father. My point being that the game is more at home in adverse conditions, experienced generally but not solely on links courses. By using some common sense golf is played inland as well as on the links, but this was about The Open which is a links Championship. The original comment was on links courses not inland, its not about which is best or better.
Mike
My language is no worse than many others, don’t believe me the read the Merion threads just as one example. As for my golfing heritage, believe what you want.
Bob
With all due respect to you, Young Tommy did not die of a heart attack. By the time of the match with the Molesworth, YT was very tired from the pain of his recent loss (wife & child), but it did not kill him nor was it the cause of his death on Christmas Day, 6 weeks or so after the match It also had nothing to do with a heart attack or broken heart.
The R&A records until recently did not know how their foreman David Honeyman died (Old Tom’s Assistant)
Craig
Again I must remind you that I am only talking about Links golf – being the location of The Open which was the original comment made by Tim.
Bill
Bitter, no I am not bitter in anyway, sorry, maybe for seeing many great opportunities for some great debated killed off thanks to attacks. As for your Gentleman friend DT, I have tried with PM’s to move forward, to clear the air but his response is to refer to me as Mr Spode, the leader of the ‘Blackshirts – see topic on Cullen first reply. Wow and you call him one of the Gentlemen on this site, seems we have a completely different meaning regards the word Gentleman. I am not without sin Bill but usually it’s via frustration or retaliation for some comment made against me or my family. What’s despicable, is not wanting to clear the air and move forward but using at every opportunity the need to refer to me as Mr Spode.
If only we had stayed with the topic, then we might have had an interesting number of posts.
But again trying to get back to the topic in had -
Do the Members of GCA.com support this view point……The British Open is played on courses that are unfamiliar to me and in conditions that usually don't suit golf.Or to make the question simpler when was the last time you remember The Open played in conditions not suitable for golf?Melvyn