In the spirit of "frank commentary", I think this is a challenge for Golf Club Atlas as we know/knew it.
It will be a tricky dance for Ran to balance "love of the game/courses" (and no ad revenue on GCA.com) with the advertising dollars of the "former magazine" that is driven by ad revenues. This website has always leaned towards Golf Magazine's rankings, so Ran's position makes sense, but will GCA.com's 147 Custodians be able to defend the 6000 yard Cape Arundel against Titleist and such when there is literally NO ROOM to lengthen the course?
When Titelist advertising is paying for the travel to Ireland and Scotland, will they be open to quirky courses such as Dooks, or do they want to see the tour buses at Waterville?
Ran is now THE most important person in golf, since Augusta won't do it, in the ROLLBACK/BI-FURCATION conversation. In the "old days", GCA.com picked on those "Championship Courses". Right now, those Championship Courses are paying the bills over at GOLF.com and our Fearless Leader is ranking them.