js, we're on the same page re: latrobe cc, it's got more shot options including the ground game (which is how 95%+ of all golfers play the game) vs the overly penal aerial game requirements at laurel valley
back in day, the course rankings favored "difficult" courses but that's now no longer the en vogue point of view, we appreciated FUN, playability & minimalism (taking what mother nature gives us & not moving 100,000 tons of earth to create unnatural looking designs
absolutely love the addington in south london, so quirky starting with the uphill par 3 1st hole, there are holes there that are not like any other holes in the world
ima gonna play olde barnwell now on my pitt vs cal roadie, how far away is it?...dana fry does all the work in the hurzdan partnership, his best work thus far is calusa pines in naples & shelter harbor in rhode island
looking forward when the acc hopefully schedules a panthers vs bears or cardinals game in the bay area, then i'll make a couple of hidden public gems recommendations...
thx js
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