Hmmm, let’s see, my opinion on the restoration of Riviera huh? Is reserving my judgement until I play it one more time an option?
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Actually I think they should bulldoze the whole darn course under and start over from scratch. That way they could add those uniformly shaped mounds along the fairway. You know the mounds I am talking about right. The ones that tend to kick all but the most errant shots back into play. Yeah those ones, they help speed up play. Heck, while we are on the subject of speeding up play, maybe they can add those shallow, round, cookie cutter style bunkers that are so much easier to get out of then say those nasty looking, scraggly, sod faced buggers. Besides, the cookie cutters are so much cheaper to maintain. Nice bright, white sand though and not to close to landing areas it has to be showy, but not too penal. More of a visual aid for us routing challenged hacks. That would be nice. Heaven forbid that we should be presented with options, why confuse the issue after all. And how about water hazards? That course really needs to have more water hazards, as well as a framed, signature hole for the score card – definitely!
I also think that they should modernize the Mona Lisa while they are at it. I mean lets be honest that babe is tired. She could really stand to have her hair redone to look like Jennifer Aston. Maybe some blonde streaks would be nice. Yeah! And would it hurt to add a smile for crying out loud. I am sure they could get some graphics art student from the Art Institute of America to redo the old hag. Maybe even using a computer to do the “upgrade”. Hey, the feather in the cap of the person awarded a modernization project of this magnitude would look darn good on their resume if nothing else. They might even do it for very cheap just for the publicity? Who knows?
I am being facetious of course. Tom you know that was a loaded question. I have gone on record many times stating that my favorite courses are those that were built in the 1920’s. All I can wish for is a damning of the souls to hell, playing the nondescript goat tracks of their own design, for an eternity if they dare change the classic courses to conform to the super balls of today that are being trampolined off the face the flavor of the month Driver. The way I see it, it is all a matter of priorities. What is more important the flavor of the month club and the super ball that are both guaranteed to be obsolete tomorrow or the course that is historical treasure and a timeless classic?
Alas, yet another loaded question for thee to ponder – and with that I shall get off my stump for my tee time at The Eastmoreland Golf Club awaits me…
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