"TEPaul,
Well, it's Alistar MacKenzie kinda crap
I am not commenting on Pine Valley, but I just read a few weeks ago in a Mackenzie-authored book where he said an ideal hole could indeed be played entirely with a putter. That does not mean it is so, nor does it mean that Mackenzie necessarliy followed his own dictum at all times, but..."
Andy:
You're right, it sure doesn't. The world of and art of golf architecture would definitely be poorer if that advice was taken every time!