John Steinbreder’s article on sub-70 courses was very welcome as it helps challenge the notion that they are somehow substandard (“Subpar yet above standard,” July 1 GGP).
My own course, Bromsgrove in Worcestershire, England, is a par-68 measuring 5,959 yards off the tips (par-69 off the red tees, which the women mostly use). The course has seven doglegs, more than 20,000 mature trees and 70 bunkers, which make it challenging but fair for most golfers. It is popular with societies as they like the variety that the course delivers.
As for members, we’d probably like to lengthen a couple of par-4s to add to our single par-5, but only if that would not detract from the sheer enjoyability of playing the course.
Deryck Hall
Birmingham, West Midlands, England
Interesting article about sub-70-par courses (“Subpar yet above standard,” July 1 GGP). I believe one of the best tests in the U.K. is Aldeburgh Golf Club, which is par-68 and a brute. No par-5s makes it tougher than most, and a couple of very long par-4s on the back nine make it a great test.
James Weigall
Cheam, Surrey, England
The Travelers Championship ticket price was 40 percent higher than just two years ago. Obviously, this goes toward financing the huge purse for the greedy PGA Tour player elites. I did not go, and will never again (“Connecticut’s annual super bowl,” June 24 GGP).
Chuck Salek
Stamford, Connecticut
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