Yesterday when walking through my front door it occurred to me to question the role of critics in the design of my door. Would it be taller, shorter, wider, open left, right, up or down? I don't think it would be a bit different as the role of the door as evolved through function and engineering. For that matter how is golf different?
If we had started with a base of St. Andrews and moved on from there with architects and owners designing new courses without ever hearing a critical review, where would we be?