Thanks.
(that's for the responses, not for my 'one word' -- though I suppose it could very well be!)
Striking how many different priorities golfers have.
Would anyone be bold (or foolish) enough to argue that one/a few answers are 'right' and the others 'wrong'?
I wouldn't.
Which goes to show how many ways there are to design a very good golf hole...but also (and I think this is too often forgotten in an environment where ratings/press dominant and instant success is so critical) demonstrates how a very good golf hole might not 'fully satisfy' quite a large number/range of different golfers.
I guess that's the trick of designing a 'successful' golf course - i.e. it has to cast its net as wide as possible, but at the same time stay true to itself/its designer.
On my mind: I just finished a small labour of love project (a feature film)....and the only way I could find to stay true to myself and to the story itself was to *not* cast the net as wide as possible...and in fact, to cast a very small net.