I’m not interested in playing Kiawah Island again because I had such a great day the one and only time I played it. It’s not possible to build on that great memory. And the dude who got me comped died.
I too have played it with Mike, badly I might add. I don't care if I play the Ocean course again though I like it a lot and have played decently on it a couple of times. I do wish I could play with Mike again- but for Wigler, I've typically tolerated Spartans more easily than Wolverines.
Mike Fine,
Though I agree with Mark Pearce regarding high rough which results in lost balls, you can take me to Merion any time and I promise that I will like it and won't bad mouth it. Ditto for Pine Valley where I would hit a driver on every par 4, 5 and maybe one or two 3s. Concur on golfers whining way too much when they actually have some recourse- choose the proper set of tees.
Bernie Bell,
My son and I were paired with two doctors from India living at that time in Philly at Carnoustie 15+ years ago. It was a day as you described and the day tees, for some unknown reason, were set near tournament length. We all struggled a bit, the doctors probably didn't break 120, my son and I barely got in south of 90. We all had a great time, and both me and my son thought that Carnoustie was the best of the four courses on that short trip (revealing the name of two of the others would get me excommunicated from the site).
Fortunately, in many parts of the world we have options- short courses, long ones, tight, wide, difficult, less so. Played Kiawah's Ocean course at the beginning of a trip last year, and with some weather coming in, got whacked pretty good. Ended the trip at Cougar Point with a good golfer where I managed a double on 18 to shoot 80; my opponent shot 72 with a hip he had replaced a few months later. Both rounds were highly enjoyable.