Rick Broadbent's 'Has Technology Made It Too Easy To Break Course Records?'

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In “Has Technology Made it Too Easy To Break Course Records?” the author, Rick Broadbent analyzes the idea of the need to try and save older courses and possibly the game of golf itself and the only way to do that is we must limit the distance the golf balls travel. The author begins by saying golf is all about history and if we decide not to play a certain course because technological advances have made it irrelevant, then that would be disappointing. Broadbent continues with the other side of the argument by quoting Ross Fisher, a professional golfer who said people would much rather see birdies than golfers getting double bogey and end up losing a tournament, which isn’t too exciting. Broadbent continues with the idea that professionals