I played NCC on Oct. 20, on one of the best fall days I've ever experienced. It was about 55 degrees...maybe a 15 mph wind....and sun that glinted of the ocean just perfectly.
I have to agree with the above assertions about holes 1 (as a par 4), 4, 5(played about 500 from the back tee into a gale), 6, 12(as a par 4)
I also like a few of the others, namely 8 with a partially hidden green, 10, from which is one of the greatest panoramas I've ever seen on a golf course, 11, a great par 4 at just under 300 yds, and 15.
How does 14 stack up as a redan? I've only played two others, at Yale and Mid Ocean, and I noticed that it was in much more cramped quarters than the others between a rock and a dropoff, and the pin was in front, in an almost ridiculous position only allowable by the medium speed of the green that day. The high area on the right side of the green was not built up, as in other redans, as it was part of the hillside.
Shot 73 from back tees (par of 70, 6735 yards) with birdies on 3 (SW to three feet) and 13 (huge breaking putt from 40 feet)....bogies on 4, 5, 9, 14, and 17.
Fantastic place.