Tom MacWood,
Had he not been in trees, what kind of shot would he have had ? Was he in the new trees, or the old trees ?
If he hit his second through that wide wet fairway
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He must have hit a BAD shot.
Should he play with immunity ?
There are tons of trees that have been there for decades, since the begining,
If he hits a bad tee shot into those trees should he not suffer the consequences on those holes
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# 15 fairway has plenty of room. And those turbo mounds were not part of the original design that you love so much.
The trees take the turbo mounds out of play. And remember, it was never AM or RTJ's intent to have turbo mounds boosting tee shots hit into the right rough on that hole.
Have you been to the golf course and seen how wide the fairways are ? Can you unequivically determine where and how far in the rough has come on each hole ? And whether or not it is contrary to the original design intent.
Can you unequivically state that AM and RTJ wanted players to hit the ball in the right rough on # 15 without consequence.
The original hole only measured 485 yards, downhill and the mounds that produce the turbo-boost were added in 1969,
and lowered in 1998 because the PROS were FLYING them.
Having trees replace the mounds, which were IN THE ROUGH isn't the big deal that you and others seem to think.
Perhaps if you actually saw the hole your opinion, and the basis for that opinion might be enlightened and altered.
If you and Tommy want to complain about something, complain about the change to the 9th and 18th greens, done before Fazio's involvement.