I have to include this.
Arthur Hills courses are very nice and why there may be some artificial mounding and why sometimes his courses may not be the 'absolute best', they are still amazing and fun to play....fun to play.....At Harbour Point, which I frequently play, you could say the course, at least the front nine, is a bit contrived in various places, none of which really matter and to be honest the work he did could not have been much better, IMHO. Now, after he built the course, it was decided to put houses around the course, at least its outskirts and on a few holes, and then the course went from very beautiful to waaaaay cntrived. The thing is, there is nothing Arthur can do about
other people[/color] putting in houses. Some say the course is bad because of the houses, and while that is fine, people also have to realize that the architect does not put in the houses on the course, rather he builds and designs the golf course itself. Think about that for a second, and you may have a new respect for the course.
Now I dont know if housing is the case at Longaberger, but if it is consider the above paragraph.
No architect is perfect, and like I said very many people seem to like Longaberger, and everyone who plays Harbour Point with open eyes will see past the houses.
If you wanna see what I mean and you are in WA, I will happily take you to Harbour Point!!