Rating golf courses is, at best, an inexact science. Just about
everyone associated with the game has some personalized standard
that builds points and platitudes for sizing up golf’s better
courses. Criteria might include conditioning, defense against par,
player friendliness, scenic locale and artistic shaping. Perhaps
the most telling litmus test, the one that helps resolve whether a
track is even worth a greens fee, is: “Who designed the...
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