Tommy,
Well, coming from Ron, it did seem strange, given the fact that in the act of rating a golf course, one is trained to evaluate its strong points as well as flaws.
How one might *improve* Rustic Canyon was not meant as a criique; only a way to identify what little tweaks might make it even greater.
With the exception of his hubris-inflated nephew Peter Grace, even the great C.B. solicited the opinions on how NGLA might be improved. He continued to tweak it until his death - similar to Ross at Pinehurst #2.
I cannot think of a more learned crowd from which these brilliant designers might draw some inspiration. Golf courses evolve and we are lucky that all three of these men are so young.
They are also lucky that a group of passionate loonies have taken a special interest in what would otherwise be an unknown course, stuck in a remote corner of a Southern California neighborhood.
Simi Valley ain't Southampton . . . . if you know what I mean.
I started another thread about Augusta on the same subject. I doubt Ron will take as much interest . . . . .