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Golf Course Architecture Magazine
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- 1Is strategy dead? Golf architects debate analytics and risk●Is strategy dead? Architects debate analytics, angles and risk
Golf course architects are debating whether strategic design is dying in the modern game. Writing in Golf Course Architecture Magazine, designers weigh how shot data and analytics are reshaping course design, questioning whether angles and risk-reward choices still matter when players can optimize every decision. The discussion touches on how length, technology and numbers-driven play may be flattening the strategic character of classic course architecture.