Well, I may have a little first hand experience on this topic. I worked at the RTJ course in AU for years. I’ve never seen those weekend hustlers some of y’all are referencing. Not saying there’s not a few, but there’s not many. And there’s absolutely no 65 year olds that could hustle a pro. That’s insane and stupid talk.
I worked maintenance and watched everybody coming thru since we stopped working while groups played thru. I then played with some maintenance and clubhouse guys after work, almost every day. Including the club pro. Some good players in the group.
I was there when they setup the course for the NCAA ship in the early 2000’s. It was insane what we did to that course. The championship tees were way back the normal tees. And a bunch of other little things to make the course tough. I thought, this is crazy. Then - the top college guys came in and shot mid 60’s. Another level that most folks just don’t understand. And the driver was the least important club in the bag.
