[Chris Pike]

...blamed a bad score on poor architecture?

I had one the other day.  I was playing a hole that was a tree-lined dogleg right, with the fairway sloping pretty dramatically away from the dogleg (right to left, which I believe is an architectural faux-pas).  To make matters worse, it was a shortish par-4 at 340 yards.  Took a 5-iron off the tee, hugged the right side, and sure enough, ran it through the dogleg and into the heavy rough.  I then proceeded to triple the hole and go on a rant about the ridiculous hole.  My playing partners certainly got a kick out of it  

[ChasLawler]

sounds like you should have hit less club

[Joel_Stewart]

I'll second the Hell Yes and go a bit further.  There is a Johnny Miller golf course in San Ramon California that is the worst routed mess of a golf course I have ever seen.  Nothing works on the course, the slopes or speeds, bunkering, its a mess.  Of course I was pissed which hurt my game and swing so I shot a million.

[McCloskey]

Sounds like #10 at Southern Hills!

[Mike Benham]

I'll second the Hell Yes and go a bit further.  There is a Johnny Miller golf course in San Ramon California that is the worst routed mess of a golf course I have ever seen.  Nothing works on the course, the slopes or speeds, bunkering, its a mess.  Of course I was pissed which hurt my game and swing so I shot a million.

Repeat after me ... The Bridges at Gale Ranch, The Bridges at Gale Ranch ...

[Jeffrey D. Brauer]

The bad thing about being an architect and playing one of your own courses is that bad results are your fault either way!

[Patrick_Mucci]

cdpike,

Never

McCloskey,

What's wrong with # 10 at Southern Hills, a short par 4.

[Dave_Miller]

Only at Castle Harbour in Bermuda Never anywhere else
Best
Dave

[Bill_McBride]

I understand Castle Harbour is gone.  Is the new course going to enjoy the same quirky routing and hit/hope holes?

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