Pat,
Should be in town on the 11th but my schedule is still uncertain.
Belown is a post I did a while back on Lancaster vs. Lehigh. I love both courses and you have to nit pick to find complaints about either one.
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Flynn did Lancaster in I believe 1920 while Lehigh was 1927. Both properties are on hilly terrain. I think the routing is good at Lancaster but it's shear genius at Lehigh. Here's my brief hole vs. hole comparison:
#1 - Both are good opening par fours. Lehigh's has more options but I'll call it a draw to start things off. All even.
#2 - Two short par fours but Lehigh's wins hands down with its hogsback fairway and numerous shot choices. Lehigh 1 up.
#3 - Both great holes, Lehigh's a long but thought provoking par three and Lancaster's a medium length par four from an elevated tee to reasonably generous landing area back to a blind green set on the side of a hill. Lehigh still 1 up.
#4 - Two more outstanding par fours with a stream in play off the tee. Too close to call. Lehigh still 1 up.
#5 - This time two dogleg par fours, Lancaster's goes left to a heavily sloped landing area set well above the green which is along side a water hazard. Lehigh's goes right and slightly back up hill to a narrow and innocent looking but treacherous green. Very evenly matched. Lehigh still 1 up.
#6 - Cut the tree down on the left side of Lancaster's par three and you'll dramatically improve the hole. Still Lehigh's gambling par five with two cross/framing bunkers and the narrow entrance to the green is the winner. Lehigh 2 up.
#7 - Two water holes, Lehigh's a long drop shot par three and Lancaster's a reachable par five with a pond fronting the green right and a ditch with water left. Unless you've bombed it off the tee, the ditch left forces most every player to layup. Lehigh's par three offers one of the most harrowing shots on the course, but I'll hold back and call it a draw. Lehigh still 2 up.
#8 - Two uphill holes, Lehigh's a par four and Lancaster's a par three. Both great greensites. Call it another draw. Lehigh still 2 up.
#9 - Very solid and similar length par fours to finish the front side. Another draw. Lehigh 2 up through nine.
#10 - Two outstanding par fours to start the backside. Lehigh's features a bunker perfectly placed 50 yards short of a green the runs away from you. However, #10 might be the best hole on Lancaster's course. I'll give the edge to Lancaster. Lehigh now only 1 up.
#11 - Another strong par four at Lancaster but no comparison to the risk/reward par five at Lehigh. Lehigh back to 2 up.
#12 - An modestly interesting elevated par three over water at Lancaster vs. a par four and Lehigh's most natural golf hole skirting along the Lehigh stream and base of the hillside. Lehigh goes to 3 up.
#13 - Ackward wrap around dog leg par five at Lancaster vs. Lehigh's best par three along the water. Lehigh goes 4 up.
#14 - Two good par fours. Might be Lehigh's best overall green (punchbowl green). However, we'll call it a draw and keep Lehigh 4 up.
#15 - Long dogleg right par four at Lancaster vs. short dogleg right par four at Lehigh. Both different but outstanding holes. Lehigh still 4 up.
#16 - Excellent short par four with a heavily bunkered landing area at Lancaster. Slightly downhill par three to heavily bunkered and shallow green at Lehigh. Give Lancaster the edge and call it Lehigh 3 up.
#17 - Good medium length par three at Lancaster but great par four at Lehigh. Lehigh 4 up.
#18 - Two long finishing par fours. Extremely severe false front green at Lancaster while Lehigh's is large and open in front but the surface is blind. I think Lehigh's hole is prettier and has more options but let's call it a draw. Lehigh wins 4 up.
Again, both are excellent courses and a number of holes could go either way. Much is about personal preference. Ran might want to take a crack at this since he just played both. One thing about Lehigh there is not a marginal or uninteresting hole in the 18. There are not many courses that I have played where I can say that.
Mark