PUBLICATION: THE WIRE, February 2003
TOPIC: Paul Albanese commentary regarding golf technology and it’s impact of course design
Editor’s note: Last summer Augusta National was revamped, stretched in length around the course to help offset many of golf’s long drivers off the tee. Some observers view the changes as insignificant, while others view them as a necessary evil to keep up with the continuing technological advances.
Paul Albanese is a Michigan-based golf course architect and member of the American Society of Golf Course Architects. Albanese writes in this week’s guest Commentary that a change at Augusta National is needed, but not in the course’s length.
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