Phil: perhaps this example will help.
First hole, Santa Teresa golf course. Each set of thoughts occurs in about the 5 seconds of my pre-shot routine.
Tom (prior to GCA participation): hmm, OB left, trees right, just keep it between those and we're fine. Green is huge, no big deal where we come in from. Concentrate, make a good strike.
Tom (post-GCA participation): Wow, that OB left sure is stupidly place - I hate internal OB. No way MacKenzie would have done this. Jeez JakaB would go ballistic seeing this hole. Man those trees on the right really need clearing too - the angle in from that side would be so much better and why do people let trees grow and take that way so often! Jeez, that green is big but you know the bunker does slope away a bit from the left - more reason to try to go right. But man, no one would design a hole this obvious, how are they trying to trick me? Jeez perhaps it's better to go left - I must be missing something. That bunker on the left sure is artfully placed now that I want to go left. I wonder what TE Paul would say about that? Man it's a drag he hasn't seen this course. Come to think of it, Ran ought to do a profile on this course because the world needs to see more munis. Oh, I guess I ought to hit the ball.
