With all the talk about the game we love related to Balls, 460cc drivers, belly putters etc, and protecting the integrity of golf and classic golf courses...part of me wonders why we don't just clamp down on where equipment currently is.
Players are more fit, have the technology of the equipment, the technology of launch monitors and fittings. I'd also say the size of the athletes playing the game are slowly getting larger. Is it that crazy to think the very best in the world are shooting a few strokes better than they were 40 years ago? It actually tells me so much about how great the game and challenge is.
If some guy goes out and shoots 60 in benign conditions on TOC, I don't have any problem with that at all. at the end of the day, the scoring avg for the winning score the past 6 Opens there dating back to 1984 w/ Seve using Persimmon: 68.45 / round Faldo avg 67.5 / round in his win in 1990, Oosthuizen w/ 68 / round in 2010. I know the course has been lengthed in spots etc, but still, one guy shooting 60 likely won't change the winning score that much as low rounds like 63 have happened to guys who never won the event.
I don't know if this scattered thought of a post means much to anyone, but just saying..... Cap the ball here, cap equipment here and LEAVE THE COURSE ALONE!