Shouldn't we be asking "Which course that has offered a mediocre product for the last few decades has finally decided to scrap the pile of junk they've built and commit to a culture change?"
The Browns got a FIRST ROUND PICK for a RUNNING BACK yesterday! In 2013! In an era where there are 90 quality running backs in the league. When guys like Arian Foster and Alfred Morris contend for the rushing title every year while we continue to wait for guys like Darren McFadden, Reggie Bush, and Rashard Mendenhall to fulfill the potential that got them picked in the first round. It's funny how the Browns got panned a year ago for being dumb enough to spend a third overall pick on that position, but now a year later we're getting cries of "What are they thinking?!? Richardson could've taken them to 15 wins combined over the next three seasons! Now they're just stocking up on draft picks they'll use to replace their current junk roster over the next two years! Those idiots!"
With all that in mind, I'm going with Oakmont as their GCA equivalent:
Both beloved and heralded parts of a blue-collar town in the Midwest.
Both have a history of championships dating back many decades.
Both departed from the values that made them great for a long period of time. The Browns by scouting poorly and committing too much to the likes of Derek Anderson, Braylon Edwards, Tim Couch, and Kellen Winslow. Oakmont by planting a million trees and wrapping up too many of the resources that should've gone to their turf into tree roots instead.
Both made a wildly unpopular decision that caused a lot of public uproar - The Browns by trading a running back with a career 3.6 YPC and Oakmont by buying a bunch of chainsaws.
Oakmont, of course, reclaimed its rightful place as a trend-setter in the world of golf course maintenance and elite championship club. We'll see what happens with the Browns. But Cleveland fans have to relax. I've never seen a fanbase throw such a fit over their team bailing on a potential 4 win season, and I've never seen a team like the Colts so excited to spend a first round pick on a guy whose production they could've replaced by just signing Willis McGahee for the minimum and who probably won't be on the team by the time they're legitimate Super Bowl contenders anyway.