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In Praise of the golf course that belongs to Augusta National Golf Course
Mike Hendren:
Rather than hijack another thread and as a service to others, I thought I'd make a pre-emptive strike in hopes of getting the annual bashing over with well in advance of the tournament:
I continue to marvel at the manner in which so many participants on this site manufacture criticism and cheap shots at dynamics and elements that simply don't exist at Augusta. Also, the cry to "put 'em back the way they was" merely suggests that too many of you are drinking too much Yokumberry Tonic.
I don't know much about golf architecture, but am always greatful for those who know less. I simply can't fathom how anyone can miss Augusta's greatness. (And I'm not even trolling for tickets, btw.)
Dang you all.
Bogey
Terry Lavin:
ANGC is great on many levels. The Masters is great on many levels. To the extent that the organizers have diminished some of the architectural features of the design of the golf course, it has done little to diminish the greatness of either the course or the tournament. This is probably the case because of the institutional memories that we all have for all of the great moments in the Masters past. From the "Yes, Sirrrrrrrrrrrrr" to Norman dunking a couple to the odd double eagle or hole-in-one to Bubba's awe-inspiring recovery shot, these memories have the effect of muting some meaningful criticism of the course architecturally speaking.
Don't get me wrong, I hate to see clubs planting trees to redirect play and I hate to see rough planted where it really doesn't belong and I hate to see places like Merion get altered architecturally for the sake of hosting a championship, but the greatness of Merion or ANGC is pretty hard to diminish.
Peter Pallotta:
Sure, let's keep it simple: with all the changes, I'd still rather watch golf played at Augusta every single year than at Merion. To my inexperienced and inexpert eyes, the former's architecture and intention still shines through, while of what the latter once was or intended to be I have no idea.
Peter
Mark Bourgeois:
So anyone who criticiszes the design or setup believes the course is not great. Got it, thanks.
Bill_McBride:
Sunday afternoon watching the back nine is still the best day of the year. Unless it's boring.
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