Andr3w
Assistant Pro
I went to Muirfield on Thursday. The holes have MUCH more character in reality than you can pick up on tv. There's all kinds of slopes and humps and hollows and things you don't really pick up on tv.
I would suggest those who don't like it have probably played a handful of rounds at most.
Or just played so badly their one and only time that it scarred them.:whoo:
Golf course types are very much like beautiful women (slight fast show reference), some like brunettes (parkland), some like blondes (links), even the gingers (heathland) get a little lovin! Some people like them all!! while some are boring and only ever tried one.
17 July 2013
By Today's Golfer
Muirfield’s website hails the hallowed turf outside its windows as “fair, inspiring, elegant and world-renownedâ€, but you could add to that list “demanding†and, at times, “desolateâ€.
With no towering dunes or dramatic changes of elevation, this is a layout that only reveals its true identity to those who look closely enough – and that means with clubs on your back, a ball at your feet and a scorecard in your hand. Muirfield may not be the most aesthetically pleasing of golf courses, but its credentials plumb depths far beyond beauty.
not my words lol @ not flat !
I counter that argument with two extremes!hills on a golf course is my personal preference. they add an extra dimension. without them it becomes a little boring.
Scrabo is mental.
Have to say i kind of agree despite being a links player
Muirfield was a let down for me, after all the hype: the best, fairest links producing the best champions etc..
i only noticed a few reasonable dunes on the 17th i think, and one of the par 3's apart from that it seemed quite flat and dull,
also not a fan of those centre strips running down to the fairway.
I honestly think my home links course has more character.
Sad the day will be if The Open venue has to look good on telly or it won't be chosen.