I know Stanwich has hosted the Mid-Am, but I've heard it's a great, tough track, worthy of a major. We deserve one in Connecticut, now that 'Ol Finchy has all-but castrated the Greater Hartford Open (Buick can stick it where the Sun don't shine). It would be awesome to see one at Yale, although I don't see how par could be defended fairly there. A Women's Open is richly deserved there, in my estimation. I know it sounds tacky, but if they spruced up my home course of Hop Meadow CC (a few million from the tour put into removing some trees, deepening and adding and enlarging bunkers, et cetera et cetera)...hey, a guy can dream, can't he?
The problem with having a major at some of the great courses that have been suggested is that the tree removal that would be necessary to accomadate the crowds would compromise the character of the course. Or, the design of the course is naturally un-conducive to huge crowds. This is the case at a place like Pine Valley. The Tour wouldn't make much money, even though it would be the most awesome golf event to see, possibly ever (I don't know whether or not the PVGC membership would want it anyway)
Or, in the case of Sand Hills, it's out in East Jebip, Nowheresville. As fun as it would be to see, where would the thousands of fans stay? It might turn into golf's version of Woodstock for those nights.
This is where I think Shell's Wonderful World of Golf should start making a comeback. Let the public see the courses they would not normally see (such as Cherokee Plantation, Carnegie Abbey, Pine Valley, perhaps a Cypress Point, et cetera)! I find SWWoG fascinating, and I would love to see it make a return.