The future of golf could be shorter than you think
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This is precisely what happened to Taylor Crozier back in March 2016 at Bluejack National in Texas, the crowds whoops and hollers making it feel like one of the many great Woods triumphs over the years. suit with his putter across the 81-yard opening hole, remarkably lipping out for eagle. And just like that, a vision of golf in years to come was implanted in Woods mind. "Tigers golf design business really started with him having kids. He said from the beginning that family-orientated clubs are really the future," TGR Design President and long-time friend Bryon Bell told CNN SportWoods became a father to daughter Sam in 2007 and son Charlie in 2009 having grown up playing on a short course in Long Beach, California in the 1970s and 1980s. "His time as a kid, playing with his Dad on a short course when he was three or four and enjoying every minute of it, has made him realise how great an introduction to golf it was for him. "Fast forward from Woods first foray into short course design with Bluejack to 2019, and the reigning Masters champion and his team were approached to redesign the famous Pebble Beach par-three layout. Bell said they replied "right away" to express their interest, and in spring 2021 the new-look short course will be unveiled. "When we first did this at Bluejack, we werent quite sure how it would be received," said Bell, who attended high school with Woods and once caddied for him in 2011. "We loved the concept and Bluejack is a very family-orientated club, but we didnt know if it would be empty and we were wondering: Are we really building this for kids? and Is anyone going to play it?"That whole experience made us very comfortable with the short course concept, to know its a worthwhile venture and there is a lot of interest there, plus its a great tool for golf courses to get more people involved in the game. "Too long, too expensiveThose who criticize golf often say the sport is elitist and costs too much.