Gentlemen,
Thanks for playing along, I don't blame you for not properly reading the comments or getting the point. Clearly that says more about my ability to communicate it. As I wrote in the subject, great or long slog? There is a question mark there which means in my book that I'm attempting to evoke a discussion as much as a appreciate the bashing some of you have chosen to provide.
For further clarification here are some personal details about the lengths I hit my clubs:
Driver 300 yds, 3 wood 250 yds, hybrid 225 yds, 4 iron 200 yds. no wind or elevation changes, further on a links course playing hard and firm. I mentioned clearly that into a 2 club wind and losing it right it only went about 250 yds. However, please note, this is not a good shot. It's a miss hit that I lose right. Unfortunately I did happen to do it more than once.
Yes as I've already mentioned I thought the tees were too long and it wasn't my first choice, however I also wasn't going to play in a 4 ball as the only person from a different set of tees that were further up, from the sounds of it all of you would have which I find interesting, but doubtful. I was supposed to play with the Super or GM originally and it was set for Friday but I had to change my dates and they couldn't accommodate, so I played with 3 random guys. I've played the course before, I knew what the distances were and the scorecard said. I also knew the slope and CR. So yes I chose to even though it was not my first choice.
The appropriate tee was one tee forward as the course at 7000 yds plays far shorter than my home course at 7000 yds and is far more forgiving.
However many of you have suggested that you find this course full of variation yet Brian who's clearly a stud of a golfer and smashes his drives 400 yds plus has hit driver on 11 holes, where is the variation in that? However, Brian you didn't mention what the conditions were, which direction the wind was coming or anything else that adds relevance to your data. BTW thanks for posting it for the 78th time. I've only been on here a couple months so wasn't one of the fortunate ones that benefited from your detailed analysis and US Am experience the first 77 times.
Rich, happy to have made it into your record books for posting the most ridiculous post. I suppose that's something I can be proud of, someone's got to do it. I don't see my post as a complaint, again there is a question mark there. Clearly you don't agree. I'd recommend if you've not made it to Europe to play some UK and Ireland or even NL links courses you do it someday and then let me know how you compare everything and if you still think this post is the most ridiculous one you've ever seen.
GJ, again, where I played is only relevant for me. I've played the forward tees before. The question remains, not is it a long slog for me, but is it a long slog for golf? Clearly some got the point others did not. I've accepted the blame for that one.
In any case, the majority seems to love it which is cool, that answers the question, you guys find it great! Which is also why new courses are aiming to reach to the 8000 yds mark, the golfing public loves it, even the more informed public seems to.
I personally don't find courses that are set up for pro's to play at those kinds of lengths great. I find them lacking something, perhaps effective architecture that allows them to make the course play shorter yet still challenge the world's best. I bet this course will be set up at something like 7800 or 8000 yds by the time the Open comes around. I don't see another way they can make it tough for these guys.