Verdict?
The course was quite interesting and dramatic
the fairways wide, firm, and fast
Dramatic finish
"Mike" (like Madonna or Prince) is too involved in architecture/setup.
I will say I was on this as early as Torrey Pines when he took a mediocre hole, placed the tee on the ladies tee and was hailed as a genius.He was passionately haled as a genius then and this seems to have fed on itself.
I say it every year-pick a great site and play it-as is, not after killing the turf and then modifying the yardage to make it more "playable"
Certainly an interesting event-but did the course or the event really need an individual to add more to an already highly stimulating environment?
Overall I think a success, but in spite of ,not because of the setup.
Even the mainstream press is on him now.
Super USGA rant
Sure can't wait till we get that evil anchoring Langer out of the game in 2016.
We'll just ignore ball and driver technology and keep building 7900 yard unwalkable beasts, but at least they'll putt "traditionally" for the 540 yard par 4's (when they're not playing from the ladies tees)