Happens to me often, too, Jeff...
I always love reading Sean's thoughts on U.K. golf, and since it's looking increasingly like I'll never make it over, I can't really do much more than read wistfully...
However, I do need to defend the honor of American golfers with regard to foursomes. 🙂 I think two things are at play here. The first is the simple notion that if you're making the effort to travel that far, I think it's only natural to want to hit as many shots as possible.
The other thing is that the vast majority of posters on here are pretty dedicated golfers who are likely solid players. I can certainly sympathize with anyone who would be saddled with a partner who plays as I do, which is erratic to say the least. I played a little rotating every 6 holes foursomes with a few gcaers awhile back, and it was pretty obvious the gentleman saddled with me for the first 6 holes was frustrated, and that made us both uncomfortable. And to be clear, I don't blame him in the least; it's hard enough for me to play my misses, I don't relish anyone else having to do so!
Now, back to the real discussion...
Why no Prestwick on the list, Sean? It's pretty high on my dream list, based mostly on one photo someone posted on here almost 20 years ago. Just looked like golf, as Bill Coore would say (actually, I think he says feels, but I can't really feel the golf from over here).