tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8444496398580358211.post3745947367649429081..comments2024-03-09T00:08:51.233-05:00Comments on Jeff Mingay: On Golf Architecture: It's all about the greens.Jeff Mingayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10286143760512003009noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8444496398580358211.post-13775922596580671602012-04-09T20:23:07.381-04:002012-04-09T20:23:07.381-04:00The golfing world clearly needs more Gerry Casavan...The golfing world clearly needs more Gerry Casavant's. Thanks,Jeff Mingayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10286143760512003009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8444496398580358211.post-19682902603803599312012-04-09T19:55:20.099-04:002012-04-09T19:55:20.099-04:00Great piece Jeff. as MacKenzie said of labour .. &...Great piece Jeff. as MacKenzie said of labour .. "more efficient to use mental labour than physical", I've always appreciated skill required in playing the game requires cerebral prowess as well as the physical. As I've heard you reference before regarding the unnecessary superabundance of bunkering on many designs, it is quite possible to provide a great challenge without this over-abundance. Unfortunately, the subtleness of these designs are often not understood and hence appreciated by the masses, at least initially. I redid a green of ours a couple of years ago and eliminated the two greenside bunkers of the original design, replacing them with subtle hollows and mounding that challenged greenside chip & pitch recovery shots. Many didn't like the "Look" of the new green at first, but many have come to appreciate the new challenges with experience playing the hole with more experience playing it.T. K. Gerry Casavanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12438006220555356030noreply@blogger.com