Andy Johnson

So they all started visually central.

And if you said there's safety from people playing back to them, the natural idea would be to go like this, right?

It's very functional when you think about it.

And that's what makes the whole thing work.

Well, I mean, I think the undertones of all this discussion is, and it's kind of the fascinating thing about the old course, is the evolution from the 1400s, where it's this wild, you're playing on the beach, effectively, through dunes, on unkept, unmown grass with wooden sticks, to...

Today, where you have trackmans and the ability to fit your clubs, to optimize your spin rates, to get the ideal launch for your game, to the maintenance practices getting to be mown, it's effectively becoming a less and less wild battle against nature game.

game that that you started with and and you know and this is the historical you know um canvas that's undertaken this whole change so we can agree it's changed right oh yeah and and so then you move into and it's not it's not good language to use but there is one better you know what does better mean right um depends on the person you ask and that that's a whole box of rocks if you get into that yeah it really is so you know we we

No, there isn't.

It's, you know, like many things, it's up to everybody's individual interpretations.

Last question before we dive into some opens of yesteryear with Brendan and Kevin.

For just, you know, somebody's playing the next few days.

What are, what's like a couple things they can do to get the most out of it from like understanding the architectural and reverse aspect of the golf course?

Yeah, I always say, I think the greatest golf courses in the world, you have this... I personally have this sadness that comes about me when I know it's almost done.

And I think one of the unique things about the old course is...

Like you just, the buildings start getting closer and closer and it almost like, you know, you're just, it's a bittersweet feeling of like, I'm playing one of the best courses in the world, but I know it's almost over.

And the buildings just get closer and closer to remind you of that.

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