Hi All,
I agree 100% with TarheelsRule comment - 06_07_2010.
They have to change something up, to try and protect the scoring as much as they can. In the case of both Opens, they've increased the green speeds, and pushed the tees back. That was going to happen. They need to keep the scores as realistic as they can. all things considered.
I even posted a couple of forum posts a while back, in response to people saying St Andy's was to easy. My comment - enjoy it while you can, because once the tees go back then the course will play a whole lot more difficult. Now everyones complaining its to hard lol
Personally I dont have a problem with it at all.
Lets face it guys - all it is, is PRACTICE. After my first round at Oakmont, and having the same putting problems everyone else had I made some changes. On my next round at St Andys those changes made a big difference and I 3 putted only once. Hey - I'm not saying they are easy, far from it. But they are certainly not unplayable.
Like Tar - I just love the challenge. If I qualify - great. If I dont - life goes on, and I'll keep playing just to improve my game and maybe next year I'll do better.
Its just practice - Just my opinion.
Cheers
Doug