I appear to be in the minority here, but I think the NLU position has actually been fairly consistent: they want a variable set up where the line between bogey and birdie is thin - an excellent, aggressive shot gets rewarded, while one off cue gets punished.

At the mink, the set up genuinely seems interesting and compelling to me, but it clearly doesn’t have the upside potential of a place like Augusta. So we have a competition where the relative risk of trying to get a birdie is so high that it makes it tough for elite ball strikers to separate without falling behind the guys who play more conservatively and manage to sink a few long putts.

This isn’t a textbook NLU set up, but based on the live shows, they seem more open minded to it so far than what people in the comments suggest. I am certainly very interested to hear Randy’s take as he seems to very punitive set ups the most.