IzakFouche

ROLF you must think you are super special and the only person in the world that knows golf. I completely get how greenkeeping works and course prep work for amateurs like yourself and professionals. So what you are saying golf course architect like Stanley Thompson designs is stupid and had no idea how to design courses correct? Because he used smaller greens with more undulations. You don't have to narrow the entire golf course but just the landing areas from the tips and tee boxes the tour earmark to be used. PS most greens are moved between 2.5 - 3 for tournaments. If you let greens grown out in two weeks its will be long enough for a 1st cut or apron. You don't have to narrow the greens around the bunkers, but growing it out will make a huge difference. LOL so you are saying they are doing it to keep the golf courses sustainable and affordable, lets talk how much golf course architect charge for their designs, how much soil they move (very costly) but you should know this because you know everything about greenkeeping and construction of golf courses. Modern architect want to make it so long the normal amateur that cant hit the ball out of his shadow wants to play from the tips. Maybe if you want to be better take a lesson or two and learn how to play the game better. Like certain people that ski can only go on certain slopes.

I can not believe how small minded some people are. Why not just narrow up the fairways, build smaller greens and grow out the rough. Like real rough, not this hit me in the rough and the ball actually goes further. Build smaller greens or at least narrow you cutting down for tournaments, will put the focus back on accurate second shots.. Before anyone attacks me, I come from a green keeping background as well and you can my the golf courses so touch even pros will struggle. Distance is not the problem.