Monty's Lamenting Injuries, Lack Of Playing-Style Variety In Modern Power Game

Colin Montgomerie has been fairly subdued on the topic of distance and its impact on courses--who knew he had it in him--but he comes out firing with Lewine Mair of Global Golf Post in lamenting what he sees.

You can read the full piece here, but I was pleased to see him highlight the lengths Augusta National goes to (successfully, to an extent) in combating roll. 

He cites Augusta National as another famous venue which is struggling to keep the powerhouses in check. “They’re already cutting the fairways from the greens back to the tees so that you’re not hitting down-grain. That helps, only the gains are wiped out by higher agronomy standards which make for firmer, more consistent surfaces and better bounces.

“The authorities are talking about how to bring things back a bit and I think you’d find that a lot of spectators would like to see the same. Yes, people enjoy watching tee shots of 350 yards, but I’m sure they got just as much of a kick out of following the top players in the days when they came in all shapes and sizes and knew how to work their way round a course.”