Recently I played a venue for The Open that is known for the flatness of the holes nearest the clubhouse. Very enjoyable it was too.
Playing the ‘flat’ holes, very flat mostly, was intriguing with a less significant degree of dips and ridges and humps and larger features to visualise and focus on. The inability, in comparison to the norm, to judge distance, landing areas, angles, hazards, putting surfaces all combined to enhance the puzzle of playing a hole, and in an enjoyable way.
Some questions -
Is flatness and featurelessness underrated?
Is there a place for flatness on modern courses?
Do we sometimes desire too many features on courses?
Can less features be a playing benefit?
Thoughts?
Atb