"Can you imagine having the Shore Course, Spyglass and Pebble? It would be epic."

Ron Kroichick reports that the MPCC Shore-in-place-of-Poppy swap is almost here and talks to Arron Oberholser about it.

"I think it would be absolutely phenomenal," said Arron Oberholser, the 2006 AT&T champion. "It needs to happen. No disrespect to Poppy Hills, but can you imagine having the Shore Course, Spyglass and Pebble? It would be epic."

Let's forgive Oberholser's exuberance, because it would take Cypress Point's return to truly reach "epic" (and that's not happening anytime soon). Even so, the Shore Course at Monterey Peninsula counts as a significant upgrade - in the quality of the course, the coastal setting and, most importantly, the perception of players.