Ernie...is it fair?

[Tiger]

Just on my way home and seen that the Big Easy had a comfortable day today with a solid,if unspectacular, -2. But it got me thinking, is it fair that current tour pros can be involved in the redesign of courses for major championships? If Ernie posts a top ten finish this week how much extra benefit had he obtained by his close involvement to the redesign?

 

[bigslice]

loads of golfers are into designing and redesigning courses. guess where ernies second shot went at the 18th?

 

[SharkAttack]

Redesigns don't hit the shots or putts for him. I don't think he would have designed the course around his game eg burn at 287 yds as he carrys his driver 290.

 

[DingleBerry]

Heheheh like your post he still has to hit the shot and also pros get to play the course and will know just as much about the course as himself i reckon

 

[pokerjoke]

Yes its fair he has no advantage, all the pros have plenty of time to learn the course.

 

[SammmeBee]

Ross Fisher shouldn't be allowed to play either as it's his home course, and Green lives nearby too, and so does.......

Soooooo unfair on the others...

 

[Tommo21]

Ross Fisher shouldn't be allowed to play either as it's his home course, and Green lives nearby too, and so does.......

Soooooo unfair on the others...

Is this for real.

 

[Dodger]

About as real as the OP.

 

[CrapHacker]

Ross Fisher shouldn't be allowed to play either as it's his home course, and Green lives nearby too, and so does.......

Soooooo unfair on the others...

Is this for real.

Irony, maybe ?

 

[Tiger]

Well that told me then

only reason I was thinking it in this instance is that it only reopened recently after the redesign and the players and caddies would have probably had a first look at it this week. Just wondered whether at elite level that extra familiarity with the changes would have given him an advantage of 1 or 2 shots on the field.

Obviously not though

 

[BrianDamage]

Ross Fisher shouldn't be allowed to play either as it's his home course, and Green lives nearby too, and so does.......

Soooooo unfair on the others...

Is this for real.

Irony, maybe ?

Sarcasm definitely.

 

[slugger]

Ross Fisher shouldn't be allowed to play either as it's his home course, and Green lives nearby too, and so does.......

Soooooo unfair on the others...

Is this for real.

Irony, maybe ?

Sarcasm definitely.

this needs a new word... "Ironsy": when a golfer is being ironic

 

[Tiger]

Ross Fisher shouldn't be allowed to play either as it's his home course, and Green lives nearby too, and so does.......

Soooooo unfair on the others...

Just seen Fisher is 2nd and Els is in the top ten.