So how does the Mile-Long Club view course design?

Some nice soundbites in this Mark Leslie article, How penal is too penal? but while it's quite right that the view of the majority should prevail in any golf club's plan to renovate its course, that's not to say the minority view isn't of interest.

If you're a scratch golfer, hitting it further than Sam Snead ever dreamed possible, how do you view the state of golf course design today?

(a) "Just fine. There are still loads of perfectly accessible courses out there that challenge my game.  You mid- to high-handicappers are so alarmist..."

(b) "Thanks to my hugely well-paid job, I just play where the pros play. Long as Phil and Tiger aren't getting bored , neither am I."

(c) "You know how Alexander the Great wept for a lack of fresh worlds to conquer? That's me."

OR

(d) "I WAS getting a little bored, then I had a brainwave. Instead of spending a small fortune on a new set of top-of-the-range clubs, I spent it on renovating my dad's clubs. I'm now off 10, 40 yards shorter and the laughing stock of the clubhouse but my love for the game has never been stronger."

Do tell...

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