I had the chance to see an old friend while in Austin - Morris Williams. He's actually a golf course, but named after a UT golf great who died early in the post WW2 world in a military training accident.
Like a reunion, at first you notice a few changes. But after a while the personality come out and you realize there has not been much change at all.
The course and grounds were remodeled after the utility purchased a parcel from the city to build a new transformer. With those funds reinvested, a new modern club house was built, the holes on the corner rerouted slightly: Holes 10, 13, 14, mainly the green complex. Other remained blissfully the same. For example on number 5, my partner asked where to hit it. I said "That convenience store is a safe target line". That didn't change at all.
Neither did the course get any easier. It's always been a long course and many of the holes play uphill, like Olympic Club. And the greens are very large with different levels now (like Augusta) so even if you are on, you've got a tough putt (and second putt).
Not many people compare this old war horse to Olympic and Augusta, but like I said, old friends have a special pull on you. Cheers to Morris.
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