Golf Channel Pre-Game Takes On Course Changes...
/...wow, did anyone else catch the Brandel Chamblee, John Hawkins, Frank Nobilo discussion about the possibilities for excitement at Augusta?
Let's put it this way. They aren't buying Billy Payne's claims about the weather. Nobilo was probably the kindest, focusing on the green speeds, but Hawkins and Chamblee effectively dismantled every assertion that the course has been improved by the changes.
I point this out because, well, many of us suffered through so many years where these chats touted the changes as progress. It's just shocking to hear it going the other way in such extreme fashion. I feel like such a moderate after hearing that exchange!
Dottie Pepper just chimed in that the tree planting was well intentioned but the trees have grown!
We'll give her points for being critical but generally you have an architect who can envision how newly planted trees will grow and impact play over time. Just not at Augusta, apparently.
