As it happens, the playing features of courses like Sand Hills and Bandon Dunes wider fairways, open entrances to greens, fewer bunkers, generous bailout areas, quirky short par-fours and reachable par-fives may also be what the market wants, because they are equally appealing to low-handicappers and everyone else.
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