"It's unfortunate the story became the criticism of the architect."

Ed Sherman thanks the Jemseks for a "good run" at Cog Hill, but says all signs point to Conway Farms hosting the 2013 Western Open/BMW Championship after Crooked Stick hosts in 2012.

Western Golf Assn. President John Kaczkowski says a decision hasn't been made and that Cog Hill remains in the mix after a nice conditioning comeback this year, but he wasn't so wild about the player, uh, input.

"We were disappointed by what the players said in terms of the architect," Mr. Kaczkowski said. "We spent a lot of time and money trying to promote this tournament. It's unfortunate the story became the criticism of the architect. It's something we wouldn't want to have happen going forward."