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Complete no brainer at least for me. I can't put myself in the place of an athlete who competes at the very top level or anyone in any profession who is super elite as their motivation and focus is out of this world, but being at the birth of your child is as important as it gets in life IMO.

It's a moot point that it's a shorter hole for a man. I'm not sure why they played this hole that short as it can stretch to 310 but even when I was a bogey golfer 218 was a good 3 wood for me.

I don't see how anyone can vote for Norman in the same poll with prominent players with no majors. No doubt that he did not live up to his potential but having 2 majors is significant. The others definitely have underachieved more than him. I voted for Monty over Sergio because Garcia still has a lot of chances to cash in.

This. First consideration has to be whether there's a market for a new course. If yes, then evaluate the business plan to find out your break even point. Other than irrigation, you will probably need to kill all the grass and reseed. If you are also doing the clubhouse I can't see how you could possibly get the course ready for play for under $500K which is a wild guess but probably on the low side.

The 18th is a great finishing hole. It's not a birdie hole. So what if the fairway is wide open? So were many at Augusta National before the relatively recent tree plantings. The key is where to drive the ball based on the pin position. And the Valley of Sin is one of the great features in all of golf. Hit your approach too short when the pin is behind the valley and you are looking at bogey. Hit long to avoid it and par is your score. As a bonus, the Royal and Ancient Club is in the background.

Can you provide some context for your post? I'm a bit confused. Are we talking about golf columnists, writers or TV analysts?

I look forward to seeing this, need to buy the DVD. I've played a few Ross courses over the years although with most, all that remains is the routing. A favorite and accessible to anyone is the Donald Ross Memorial at Boyne Highlands in Harbor Springs, MI. Faithfully reproduced holes from his most famous courses (Seminole, Oakland Hills South, Pinehurst, etc...). Great fun to play and a primer on Ross' general style.

It happened in the blink of an eye.

How does she have any time to react?

So cool! It's great to hear how you played 18. Most of us will never get this chance. Thanks for letting us live it vicariously through you.

Agree about the putter fitting your eye. I used to go through putters like crazy. I finally found an Odyssey that felt right and that fit my eye regarding lining up putts. I've now had it for about 10 years.

How cool would it be if Raynor was the original designer! Can I ask who is doing the renovation and the name of the club? I participate in a forum that is all about this kind of question and someone there may have knowledge of your club. If it was me, as a purist I would want the club to be as close as possible to the original design, using the classic Raynor templates.

Exactly. Moe Norman was one great ball striker but he had plenty of issues that kept him from being a great golfer. That's definitely an outside the box list. I completely disagree but it's an interesting list.

Great subjective topic. I tend to value majors highly which biases the list towards the last 50 years or so or maybe after the Bobby Jones era. But I reserve the right to make exceptions . But emotion is part of the decision making process too. 1) Nicklaus 2) Woods 3) Jones 4) Hogan 5) Snead 6) Player 7) Watson 8) Nelson 9) Trevino 10) Hagen

Love this tournament. IMO nothing better than watching Europeans playing links golf.

Can't say this means much to me. Spieth's season speaks for itself but purses are bigger than ever as we know.

No one said that Erik. My take is that golf courses should laid over the land that exists as much as possible and when the classic courses by Ross, MacKenzie, Tillinghouse, Colt, Allison and others become obsolete for PGA tournaments without major surgery then there is an issue. That's just my opinion. I'm a purist in this respect.

It's a matter of perspective. I can't hit a wedge from 140 yards and draw it back to the hole. Or hit a pitch from off the green that checks up next to the hole. Their talent means they can take advantage of the available technology. The average golfer cannot.

That's fine. We may be able to get nearly the same equipment but we are not playing the same game.

Lets clarify. I don't advocate rolling back equipment for anyone except the ball and then only for PGA pros not the rest of us.

The big problem is not the equipment but how classic courses have had to be altered due to this equipment. St. Andrews and Augusta National are prime examples. The original hazards off of the tee are no longer in play at St. Andrews. Along with milder weather, the scores you see in the British Open are almost laughable. I guess score shouldn't matter but the integrity of the courses are being compromised. Look what the USGA had to do to Merion a few years ago. They basically rebuilt parts of the course to make it hard enough for PGA Tour pros. Golf is about playing the courses as they lay in front of the golfer. It's well and good for newer courses like Whistling Straits and Chambers Bay that were built to play 7500 or more yards but the golden age courses like Merion, Pebble Beach and others have to be tricked up to remain viable. My recommendation is the same as Jack Nicklaus', roll back the ball.

The Ryder Cup is a huge event and garners huge TV ratings. A lot of people care. I was at Oakland Hills in 2004 and it was a massive event. It's grown since.

IMO she's still a beauty and extremely hot.

Making a 12 foot downhill putt at the US Open is not easy task. That was certainly no gimme.

That's quite the snippy article. Not to defend Holly as she is lovely eye candy but what did Fox think they were getting?