https://pinhighpress.com/tags/course-design/ Recent content in Course Design on Pin High Press Hugo en-us Wed, 15 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://pinhighpress.com/posts/in-defence-of-the-short-golf-course/ Wed, 15 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://pinhighpress.com/posts/in-defence-of-the-short-golf-course/ <p>A confession up front. The best round of tournament golf I have watched in years was the 2024 Open at Royal Troon, which measured 7,385 yards on the card, which is long enough, but every major since has pushed past 7,500 and the conversation has pushed along with them. More length. More rough. More bunkers. More elevated tees to add more length. The modern professional calendar has developed a kind of yardage anxiety, as if a course that does not break 7,400 is somehow failing to hold up against the players.</p>