Ran on Golf Course Ratings

[Jim Hoak]

In the current December-January issue of Golf Magazine (the one with the Top 100 in the World rankings), Ran has a great introductory essay called Change of Scenery on his philosophy of the ratings/rankings of courses.  It describes well his view on the appreciation of golf course architecture.  It is a view that all of us on GCA know--and most agree with.
I would love to send this essay to some friends.  Anyone know how to reproduce it for emailing?  Or is this philosophy written somewhere else?
Any comments from anyone on it?  I doubt many on here disagree with much of it.

[Dave Maberry]

Jim,


If you go to the article at Golf.com:


https://www.golf.com/top-one-hundred/courses/2019/11/20/deep-dive-golf-top-100-world-ranking/


An email icon to the right of Ran's name allows you to forward the link to the article.


I hope that helps.


Dave

[Jim Hoak]

Thank you.
I hope everyone reads this.  It is a coherent summary of current, evolving theory of golf course design.
It may not have the import of Luther’s treatise nailed to the door of a German church, but the similarities are there.

[Thomas Dai]

When Ran published his "147 Custodians" his introduction, the explanation if you like, was probably more important than the list itself.
Not saying his intro to the top-100 listing is too but ........
atb

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