Anthony:
Let me explain it this way about Wolf Creek ...
If you are one of those "CLASSIC" school of architecture types -- the ones who think golf must be in a certain prescribed manner then you should AVOID Wolf Creek at all costs.
Wolf Creek is akin to Thai food -- many people don't want more than a steak and potato meal. Wolf Creek is the movie version of an Indiana Jones adventure. If your golf tastes are equivalent to cinema tastes of a classic sort -- you'll need to stay with the Citizen Kane type movie/course.
Wolf Creek features an array of exciting opportunities for players to take risks throughout the round. I would dare say that for many people they should eschew the scorecard and play the course as a match play test.
For all the hype and talk that Shadow Creek gets -- Wolf Creek is beyond that considerably. Credit architect Dennis Rider for taking a site that looks like the surface of Mars and then designing holes that actually fit quite comfortably within such confines.
Those who are enamored with parksland golf -- heed my warning -- stay away from Wolf Creek.
What's so amusing is that the same people who gush on and on and on about quirky golf in Ireland -- see the Klondyke and Dell holes at Lahinch as two clear examples, are quick to throw Wolf Creek "under the bus" as being a big waste of time. No doubt there are some edgy holes there -- the uphill par-3 3rd is a good example. But there are also some really exciting holes the cape-like 2nd provides mega thrills with the shotmaking options and the views from the champ tees is mesmermizing.
Like I said Indiana Jones movies don't win Oscars -- but they do get people do stay in their seats for the next exciting turn of the events. Wolf Creek does that and more -- for those who prefer sedate predictable classical oriented golf the best thing to do is stay away. You won't be missed.