John,
When did you stop beating your wife?
There's so much to be disgusted with in the Sandhills, why pick on TR? For price and interest, there's nothing better here. I just finished a round a couple hours ago and although the course was still soggy from Wednesday's rain we had a terrific time - and I hate playing off mud. Sure, the walk between 14 and 15 is a major distraction and to be diverted from a short walk to the 18th tee to play one of the less interesting holes is disappointing, but overall, the course gets no complaints from me. I'll play it every time I'm in the area.
Someone mentioned the possibility of a new par 3 between 12 and 13 to replace 17. We looked at the site and it would offer an uphill par 3, something that the course doesn't have. I remember the first time I played TR, my group spent about 15 minutes trying to find 17 and 18 tees. And this was after taking the wrong turn between 12 and 13 - another wasted 10 minutes.