Golf Is You Against Yourself.

Well, I Think That Augusta Is Not The Same Golf Course That I Grew Up On. Bobby Jones' Philosophy Was Giving You Space Off The Tee; If You Put It In The Right Side Of The Fairway, You Ended Up Getting The Right Angle To The Green.

Mostly I Built Golf Courses The Way I Played Golf, Which Was Left-to-right. But I Learned Very Rapidly That People Wanted To See More Than Just The Way I Played Golf And That I Had To Balance Up What I Was Doing, Right-to-left, Left-to-right, Etc.

There's More To Be Learned Here [st. Andrews] About Course Design Than Anywhere. Collection Bunkers, False Fronts, Bump Shots. The Fundamentals Of Design Became Fundamental Because Of What's Here. And It Happened Accidentally. Or Maybe Accidentally On Purpose.

A Nicklaus Design Golf Course Is Done By The Guys In My Company That I Work With, That Have Been Trained In My Vision, And They Do What They Think I Might Do. They Might Come In The Office And Ask Me Questions And I'd Certainly Answer Their Questions, But I'm Not Involved In The Site Visits Or Anything Else.

A Big Part Of Managing A Golf Course Is Managing Your Swing On The Course.