So you have no opinion on the new proposal?
i've given my thoughts on the new proposal several times already.
it will be a nice course, and be like the many other nice newer style courses all over central Indiana.
but it won't be nearly as special as the current lay out would be, if upgraded right.
most equate a high end course with all bent grass, (or other premium grass), tons of traps, with lots of big fairway traps, and water.
well, the current IU course has no premium grass fairways or tees, literally zero fairway traps, far less greenside traps than most high end courses, and no water at all.
yet it's still flat out gorgeous, and still a real challenge for even good players.
add the premium grass, the trapping and water other high end courses have, some added length, and you would have one of the elite courses in the state, even the midwest.
all for a fraction of what bulldozing it over and starting from scratch will cost, and with a fraction of the down time.
as for the specifics on the new course, no one will know exactly what it will look like till it's finished.
not like you can look at an outline superimposed on that land, and know what the new course will look or feel like when it's done.
but i know what SS's Indiana courses look and feel like, and what the many many other similar nice newer central Indiana courses look and feel like.
they don't have the look and feel of what IU has now, let alone what it could be with premium grass, lots more sand, water, and some added length.
it could be really special. not just another of what we already have a lot of in central Indiana.
i realize my opinion carries no weight, and who knows the politics of the situation.
i'd hoped maybe former IU golfers who saw what the course could be, and not just what it was, would maybe chime in with the administration.
on a side note, i know of 2 champ courses in Indy that have been plowed under and redone.
The Fort and Coffin.
while i never played the old Fort course, i've played the new one, and it's nothing special at all.
those who i've talked to who have played both, say they liked it better before.
as for Coffin, while Coffin needed tons of work, the original design was much better than the new design. every hole they changed, they changed for the worse. (and they never did fix the flooding issue. which they probably never will, being on the river).
and while Eagle Creek doesn't fall under the total redo category, they've ruined that place too.
on another side note, if current IU had a well known designer's signature on it, everyone would think it was great, and just needed lots of love and the upgrades i've mentioned.
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