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Old 01-20-2024, 12:45 PM
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Originally Posted by golfing eagles View Post
Really??? So why did they bother hiring golf course architects. Why pay Arnold Palmer, Nancy Lopez, Hubert Green and John Mahaffey to design courses. They could have just planted some flags in a low-lying cow meadow to drain water and "speed play". Full disclosure---are you even a golfer---not play golf, but a golfer????
Had same 1st reaction. Big difference in old vs newer courses.