Thursday, June 09, 2005

The Booz Allen Classic

The 2005 BAC is to be held at Congressional CC, as the TPC at Avenel is undergoing renovations. Short of blowing up the course, the surrounding condos and houses, and every sign on River Road directing people to the course, there is nothing that can be done to not make the TPC look pitiful in comparision to its hallowed neighbor. Ironically, the TPC is being utilized this week for the duty for which it is most deserving, parking.

Having had the opportunity to play the courses, CCC is a fantastic, classic design kept in impeccable condition. The TPC resembles a course in anytown USA, built to turn a profit, but never intended to host a PGA event. The holes on the TPC are uninspiring and the prevailing thought upon depature is "did I get my mortgage payment in on time this month", as the course is suffocated by condos of varying size and distasteful color. If the TPC wasn't private, it would barely survive as an $80 course.

Congressional puts the TPC to shame, and the professionals are proof. The BAC has the best field it has ever had contend, who are raving about both the course conditions and the course. Not once has a professional, in reference to the TPC quoted saying the course was wonderful. Credit is given to the greens or the conditioning, but the course architecture and layout are terrible. No impending changes are going to improve the course into the category of Congressional, so enjoy the 2005 BAC before the anticlimatic return to Avenel.

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