Bill B,
I am like you and would love to see the forms raters use. Tom H, is that possible?
As for a GCA Atlas list, it is easier to complain about the lists we see in the magazines.
From my years of looking at the lists put out by various mags, there are very few raters who have played even most of the courses that would contend. Looking at the courses I have played over the years, by far the most are on the west coast of the US and Canada, with a few sojourns to Scotland and the odd game in the eastern US and Canada. When I see pics of Merion, great courses back east, it is interesting but unless you have been to our played the course, you really cannot comment. I am sure there are lots of you on the east coast who have never set foot in Washington, Oregon, California and Arizona. How do you balance that out? I bet a majority would have played Pebble at some point in time but probably 10%, if that would have played Ballyneal, for example.
In Canada, it is clear that the ratings we see are tilted to the center of the country, even considering the number of courses and population spread.
Not sure how to overcome that.
Regards,
Bob Jenkins