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Paul Gray

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It seems to me that the situation in America is much the same as in Britain. The discerning golfer, as well as the cheap golfer, will support a course regardless of par. The middle of the road, wannabe country club brigade will reject the concept out of hand, wrongly thinking that good golf is both long and tough.
In the places where golf cuts through pretension and elitism, it thrives and will continue to thrive because the simple virtues of the game and its attendant culture are allowed to be most apparent. - Tim Gavrich

Gary Slatter

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Yes, if it was par 70 and enjoyable.  It could make money depending upon location.
Gary Slatter
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Adrian_Stiff

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6500 yards par 69 is the same as 7200 yards 72, if you logically think about it.

Logic often goes out of the window with Men and green grass.

By making it par 69 you are instantly disadvantaging yourself in marketing your course.

70 and up is standard so 69 is sub-standard.

So 'most' people would take a view that the course is sub-standard.

The 110 acres makes no difference if a course is good/bad.

I think this would be the UK view of the unlogical majority.
A combination of whats good for golf and good for turf.
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