Steve Lapper,
Those commenting on the first course in this thread have seen it. Of course, had you read the thread rather than just pile in you'd have known that. You'd also have seen an absence of sneering at hyperbole but that would have deprived you of the chance to sneer yourself, which would have been a shame.
Mark,
Really? When I look back and re-read this (and past Trump Scotland) threads, I notice at least 35-to-60% of those opening have yet to play there yet. But of course, I'll leave it to you to tell me what I'm missing.
"Piling in." That's funny. How often do I post around here? The answer is less and less as GCA frequently turns into verbal tidal pool of drivel, repetition and hearsay. For example, is the 1st course busy (yes it was once opened to the public); 10k rounds played?(pretty damn close); empty of late? ( closed down a few weeks ago for TLC and preventive turf maintenance). But of course, you know all that already because you are an expert, no? I don't know much but only stayed in a Holiday Inn Express next door to the club's terrific GM and staff.
Finally, for sneering, I prefer to separate the owner's ego from the quality of the course and to avoid making glib remarks uniformly critical of people intimately involved in the game of golf. Well....I'll not disturb you any further from your goal of making stuff up and posting it. With such great potential, I'd not want to be the one to end the entertainment. Cheers!