On another thread Mac Plumart asked whether John Daly needed no course knowledge at Crooked Stick since he over-powered the course with his prodigious length. Living in flyover country, I immediately thought of the concept of flyover architecture. None other than Nicklaus his ownself cited the fact that there were no hazards in the sky as the basis for being a high ball hitter.
With his advocacy of fairtees, Geo. C. Thomas, Jr. seemed to advocate a continuum of architectural elements from tee to green. Save me the John Daly's no Joe Sixpack perspective. Can/should architecture be reserved for the high traffic areas only - i.e., from 200 to 300 yards from the tee and within 50 yards of the green?
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