Mike Sweeney:
I played with Kyle at Lakeland and to be fair, he is realistic about Lakeland. There is not much Flynn left. Speaking for myself <50%.
Updated by Kyle:
It was nice reading your mention of our round at Cleveland Heights.
I've done some research.
I actually think there is a ton of Flynn left, and let me tell you why:
1. The original back nine was not altered nearly as much as I thought and really the only thing modified are the bunkers. One can still play the original routing (which is quite good!) by playing the 2nd hole of the B Course from the forward tee as the original 250 yard par 3. Then you just jump to B-7, 8, 9, and C-1, 7, 8, 9 to round out the back nine.
2. The greens have improved in quality since we played, and as such a lot of the tilt and contour subtlety is back with improved speeds. I won't say they are drastic or especially noteworthy, but thought and care is required to score. I believe these are as close to what Flynn put into the ground as 90 years can allow.
3. As a result of the improved conditioning the angle of attack into the green is again critical and as one would expect from Flynn, attacking the green from outside the dogleg is a must.
If you would please post my remarks on GCA and mention to Sven that I would like to meet up with him at some point to play golf, I would appreciate it.
Hope all is well and we can meet for golf again soon, here or there.
Best,
Kyle