8 FEATURE 44 Statistical analysis is changing the way elite golfers are taught to manage their way to lower scores, and a key result is a rather different approach to course strategy. Adam Lawrence asks if that means the philosophy of course design has to change. TEE BOX 10 Our Tee Box section kicks off with news about the opening of The Rose, a new private course designed by Tripp Davis near Athens, Georgia. INSIGHTS 37 Jim Nagle explains why ‘re-restoration’ is becoming increasingly common, and why it can be more than simply revisiting past work. 40 Kari Haug advocates for locating tees in relation to a player’s hitting distance rather than their handicap. She says this approach would allow for safer, more equitable and interesting courses. CONTENTS ON SITE 62 Toby Ingleton reports from Tralee in Ireland, where Graeme Webster has overseen eight years of renovation work, completed in time for this year’s Arnold Palmer Cup. Cover photography by Ian Cronin
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