A lot has been said about the USGA Distance project, and many would agree that tour based distance has become a bit of a problem.
Do you believe we can alter the design of a course to accommodate the new rather significant numbers being projected by the 'new' PGA Tour golfer? Here are a couple potentially viable solutions that would make distance be a bit more difficult to achieve;
- More doglegs, with impossible cutoffs
- Crazy tight fairways at a certain distance
- Bunkers or water at a certain distance
- Angled fairways at a certain distance (which at tour firmness would launch most balls into rough)
- Set up uneven lies or basically fairway moguls at a certain distance
I have been saying the same thing for a number of years. Simply make the golf course "smarter". No need to roll back equipment and/or bifurcate.