Thanks for summing this up so I do not have to.
Basically there is a lot politics going on now with a lot of hurt feelings as well. Yet when it is all said and done I truly believe that Minnesotans will be proud of what we were able to offer for this tournament.
More importantly, I think you hit the nail on the head in regards to what you need in order to be successul. Take Kaposia for example; it has a few long holes, but they are few and far between. Assuming you can bomb it and make decent putts, at most you are gaining one stroke per each of these holes. Those lost strokes can easily be made up by another individual who has a killer 300 foot and in game. Oakwood is the same way.
Bombers may have a slight advantage at Lakewood, and if there is a course that plays to that strength, it is going to be The Valley. Yet what makes all of these courses great is that despite some of these courses seemingly catering to bigger throwers, ALL of our courses have holes on them that are equilizers; that all players of any ability to get right back in it. What makes them great is that these equilizers are not based upon luck, but skill.
I am excited to see what all these proposed changes are going to do to our courses, but I will be equally crushed if we, as a state, put on a poor show because none of these changes happen.
After this tournament I am going to take a huge step back from the sport, but I am hoping that I will do well enough to earn an invite to 2015 when it is in Michigan. I would like to see what their courses are like. I have heard plenty of good things about their courses as well.