"As an industry, we are getting stepped on unfairly here, " says Jeff Calderwood, chief executive of the National GolfCourse Owners Association Canada.
Actually, the comment came from a beaming Mike Davis, the U.S. Golf Association's executive director and the brains behind how the Lake Course at Olympic Club was set up for the Open.
"Courses here get 65% to 85% of their revenue during high season, " said Justin Wood, executive director of golf for Fairmont Hotels, which includes the Scottsdale Princess Resort and its associated TPC Stadium course.