Professional golf is unlike most other sports. In the NFL and NBA, stadium designs might vary, but the field’s playing dimensions never change. The Ravens aren’t allowed to innovate by using a longer or wider field — although that might serve them well with their offensive firepower.

Everything is standardized. That’s not true in professional golf.

Each week, golf courses on the PGA Tour can vary dramatically. Most courses are quite long to combat the increasing distance of the game’s best players, but everything from hole design to grass type can change on a weekly basis. Radical weekly change lends itself to course debates, as players, fans and media argue the merits of the top tracks on tour.

This week’s BMW Championship at Caves Valley Golf Club in Owings Mills — a venue that isn’t

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