Damn, how could I forget #10 Riviera? I say that so often it was Shivas' tagline for a long time (might still be, in fact).
Great topic, George
My topic, but Ian's question, just to be clear.
Geoff -
You are certainly correct in that it would call for certain landforms, but that's the interesting part to me.
I guess it's my math geek background, because one of the things we learned was to simplify problems until you find one where there's already a solution, and then work up from there. I realize this goes against creativity in design, but it's not like there are infinite design options out there anyway, so we might as well look to examples that work.
To me, #3 Oakmont solves the problem of how to use a moderate hilltop effectively, and #12 Oakmont is textbook for how to use a long downgrade effectively. It kills me that there really aren't any other #12s that I'm aware of. Any one of #1, 10 or 12 would be terrific templates for downhill holes. Instead, we always seem to have the obligatory drop shot par 3. Yawn.
You're probably right about #13 ANGC. That type of land, with the Daytona bank, probably isn't too common.
As for Cypress #16 & 17, they seem to be diagonal tee shots on long par 3s and short par 4s, respectively. I like that a great deal - too bad we can't make more oceans.
Sean, great photos.