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[JimG520]

Originally Posted by derek

Here is another issue that I think is somewhat unique in Houston that I do not see many other places. For years and years, we have had lots of small shorter courses, but not many higher level sites inside the city:

Actually, we're extremely fortunate to have so many courses (of varying levels) inside the city. Other places I've been have the vast majority of courses are outside of the city where the land is more available.

In other parts of the country, high level courses are seen as fun for rec./casual players and at the same time are good enough to challenge and help grow the next generation of pros.

I agree with this to a large extent, but I've also seen "Moffit Syndrome" in places that don't have a premier, challenging course. I think the Jester redesign will go a long way to resetting expectations of n00bs here. Even though it can be far more challenging, it's still beginner friendly in that you shouldn't be too concerned about losing a disc (as long as the grass gets mowed). I spent some time in Minneapolis/St. Paul a few years ago, and the premier course (Kaposia) was pretty empty while some of the other courses had 3 groups waiting on hole-1 every evening.

3. Expansion of Imperial Park - I elect Jim G and Eric to make this happen