Some call it the Austrailian look. You know, when there's no stupid rough stopping a ball from rolling into a bunker. Well, the Deuce is replete with this effect, and not a stitch of rough. To say this is an ideal is an understatement. For me, it represents the core principles of the sport, allowing balls to ultimately reach their final conclusion in an almost unpredictable manner. I say almost because for the creative shotmaker, sometimes these things are predictable.
After a long summer of growing in the sodded greens, yesterday, they were double cut and rolled to perfection. Their firmness was nearly ideal, even for the national open.
After the round our group was treated to a talk by Bill Coore, where he detailed the process and the mindset that the team followed. What was fascinating was how open minded they were going into the project. Btw, that's code for not really knowing how to proceed until after further research, and a little help from our top secret poster. .....