southcliffe:
LOL @ the americans and their brain-deadening obsession with seen-one-seen-them-all target golf courses that couldnt look more unnatural and man-made if they tried. I think its right that we get a British golf course with history and meaning where this game was born as a THIRD choice over disneyland country club mark 17, dont you?
When one visits Paris, the location of where the Bastille once stood, is an attraction. In London, the Tower of London is interesting, but no one wishes to stay there. In Scotland, St. Andrews is a must. It is rich in golf history. One can only wonder what it would be if the American Tour players had not revived the British Open and subsequently, an interest in St. Andrews. One could poll a thousand golfers by asking "If you could play only one golf course, in the world, for the rest of your days, which would you choose?". I doubt that more than just a very, very few would select St. Andrews.